Home sales up and down the central Oregon coast remain sluggish with high interest rates mostly to blame

The number of residential real estate sales in Lincoln County so far this year remains flat -- or almost the same as in 2025 and 2024 -- but much below the near-record sales during the Covid pandemic. Real estate agents mostly blame high interest rates for keeping people from moving around.

Yachats’ jolly green trolley completes first season and city officials are calling it a success

September 21, 2026

Oregon Democrats introduce legislation to transfer 18,600 acres of Siuslaw National Forest to Grand Ronde tribe

September 20, 2026

Yachats commission splits state-required housing code changes from optional ones for small cities

September 17, 2026

Community News

19 months after their son drowned in Siletz River, legal battles continue to trail anguished parents

September 17, 2026

Aaron Paulsen and Chamet Jackson have been through a rollercoaster of court proceedings since their two-year-old son drowned in the Siletz River 19 months ago. One trial was postponed from July to November and after a hung jury in another trial, that proceeding has been rescheduled for next year.

After massive remodel, Pelican Brewing’s sixth Oregon coast location opens Friday in Yachats

September 17, 2026

Diners in Yachats have a new option beginning Friday with the soft opening of Pelican Brewery’s newest location on the Oregon coast. The first week of operation is a time for new staff to learn the ropes and get some customers under their belts, said co-owner Mary Jones, before the grand opening and ribbon cutting at 10:30 a.m. Friday Sept.

Some Yachats residents surprised to learn fire department’s ambulance won’t automatically take them to Florence

September 16, 2026

Changes how the Yachats fire district operates the former South Lincoln Ambulance -- by not automatically taking some patients to Florence, for example -- has surprised some residents but is necessary to keep firefighter/paramedics in the area to handle an increasing amount of calls for service.

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News Briefs

Yachats Chamber of Commerce seeks new executive director

September 21, 2026

The Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking an executive director to begin work in January. The full-time, salaried position leads the day-to-day operations of the chamber, overseeing membership, the visitor center, tourism marketing, government agencies, signature community events and partnerships between the city and Lincoln County.

Lincoln County opens applications for $250,000 in economic grants

September 20, 2026

Lincoln County has opened applications for its 2026-27 community and economic development grants and is offering more money than ever. This year, the total available for grants has increased from $185,000 to $250,000.

Waldport woman lands in jail after two alcohol-related driving incidents

September 18, 2026

A 75-year-old Waldport woman is in the Lincoln County jail on accusations that she was involved in drunken-driving incidents twice in two days. Jean E. Kent is being held without bail after a Lincoln County judge denied her release Thursday.

Newport Harbor Triathlon attracts 400 Sunday to swim, run and bike

September 17, 2026

About 400 triathlon participants will be biking, running and swimming in Newport this Sunday with some busy city streets included in the course.

Samaritan officials hold Lincoln City meeting Wednesday on hospital resiliency

September 17, 2026

Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital is hosting a public event from 2:30-4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23 to talk about its project to secure an independent, reliable source of clean water so the hospital can keep operating after a disaster, such as a Cascadia earthquake.

Newport sets first “State of the City” presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 22

September 15, 2026

City of Newport officials are hosting their first state of the city address at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22 at the Performing Arts Center.

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Oregon Coast Today

Newport hosts annual Pride weekend starting Friday

The fifth annual Newport Oregon Pride takes place at a variety of venues this weekend, from Friday, Sept. 18, through Sunday, Sept. 20, and features activities and entertainment for everyone.

Oregon Coast Jazz Party bringing top names to Newport Oct. 2-4 to honor late director Ken Peploski

For more than two decades, some of the brightest names in jazz have converged on the central Oregon coast for a weekend built around one simple idea: put great musicians together and see what happens That tradition continues when the 22nd annual Oregon Coast Jazz Party returns to the Newport Performing Arts Center beginning Oct. 2-4.

Coastal Events and Entertainment

Looking for something to do, some place to go, something to learn, something to enjoy? Inside this section are public events for the next seven days on the central Oregon coast as part of a partnership between the Lincoln Chronicle and Oregon Coast TODAY.

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5 Questions and a Secret

Instructor for Oregon Coast CC’s new natural resources program brings worldwide experience to class

The Lincoln Chronicle's bi-monthly 5 Questions and a Secret feature talks with AJ Mallozzi, the new instructor developing the inaugural classes in the Natural Resources program at Oregon Coast Community College.

Oregon/NW News

Northwest rail fans eager for Sept. 30 debut of Amtrak’s Airo fleet between Eugene and Seattle

September 21, 2026

Amtrak’s sleek, amenity-packed new trains, which can carry 300 passengers, will debut on the Cascades intercity route on Sept. 30.

Oregon data centers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new report

September 20, 2026

For the first time since the explosive rise of artificial intelligence and spread of political tensions around data centers, researchers in Portland have quantified the size and scope of the industry in Oregon.

Oregon defense commission, Gov. Kotek tout significant decrease in unrepresented cases

September 19, 2026

Oregon has seen a major decrease in the number of people facing criminal charges without representation over the past year after years of the state failing to provide enough public defenders to meet people’s constitutional rights.

Public power groups, Kotek tangle over BPA’s proposed 6.3% supplemental rate increase

September 19, 2026

By JONATHAN BACH/The Oregonian/OregonLive Gov. Tina Kotek on Friday pushed back at critics who are blaming the state of Oregon’s litigation to promote salmon recovery in the Columbia River Basin for a proposed $250 million supplemental rate increase that the Bonneville Power Administration announced earlier this week. In a letter to a coalition of public power advocates and industry groups,

Oregon doesn’t have to hold trans women inmates in women’s prisons, federal appeals court rules

September 19, 2026

A federal appeals court has thrown out a previous court order requiring that Oregon stop housing transgender women in men’s prisons.

Appeals court overturns BOLI requirement on paying union wages in an affordable housing project

September 18, 2026

The Oregon Court of Appeals this week paved the way for the widespread conversion of existing buildings into affordable housing.

Port of Bandon returns memorial site to Coquille Indian Tribe

September 17, 2026

Council members, elders and children of the Coquille Indian Tribe joined Port of Bandon commissioners to mark the transfer of a quarter-acre memorial site in Old Town where a Coquille village once stood and which the port has owned and leased to the tribe for decades.

9 months in, Kotek’s Data Center Advisory Committee shares many questions, few answers

September 17, 2026

Following seven fact-finding meetings over nine months, Gov. Tina Kotek’s Data Center Advisory Committee is asking the public to weigh in on its finding in a report that does not include policy recommendations though the group seems to have found consensus around a need for more responsible oversight of the data center industry.

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Lincoln County Real Estate Sales

Want to know more about real estate sales in Lincoln County? What sold when, where and for how much? The Lincoln Chronicle is now offering weekly real estate sales data and brief stories based on all property sales in Lincoln County. This information is gathered from public, registered real estate sales records.

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