Lincoln County commissioners award $130,000 in community grants — but not without a few changes

March 21, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County commissioners on Wednesday awarded grants totaling $130,000 to eight organizations and one business – but not before juggling allocations after questioning two of the projects earlier this month. The board also approved re-allocating $435,000 in unused federal pandemic relief funds to various county projects and approved giving $500,000 to the Pacific Communities Health District

Lincoln County police agencies to conduct “active shooter” training at Newport, Taft high schools

March 21, 2024

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Newport Police, Toledo Police, Oregon State Police, and Lincoln City Police will be conducting active shooter response training exercises March 26-28, 2024 to better prepare officers to respond to an active shooter type event should one occur in our cities. These training exercises will be taking place at the Newport Middle School and Taft High

End of spring break weather should cooperate for Yachats book and crafts sales Friday and Saturday

March 21, 2024

Maybe, just maybe, the weather will cooperate with both tourists and locals on the last weekend of Oregon’s spring break so they can venture outside – and maybe stop in at two Yachats events that begin Friday. National Weather Service forecasters are calling for decreasing showers through the day on Friday – and even a chance of sun by

Former Oregon Coast CC president urges yes vote on $33 million bond

March 21, 2024

To the editor: In May, Lincoln County residents have the opportunity to vote “yes” on a trades education training bond for Oregon Coast Community College. The need for trades education is not new but has become more pronounced. Workers skilled in trades such as welding/fabrication, construction, maritime engineering and other trades will help meet local and statewide demand. The bond

Four t ribes ask U.S. interior secretary to deny proposed Coquille tribal casino in Medford

March 21, 2024

By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Four tribes opposed to a proposed tribal casino in Medford are asking U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to stop the project from moving forward. For 10 years, the Coquille Indian Tribe has been working to turn a bowling alley on land it owns in Medford into a casino, more than 150 miles from the tribe’s

Lincoln City center offers a full week of affordable family entertainment for Spring Break

March 21, 2024

By Oregon Coast TODAY Oregon’s spring break next week will be a whip-cracking, art-making, balloon-twisting, mesmerizing and appetizing good time at the beach, thanks to the 2024 Festival of Illusions at the Lincoln City Cultural Center. The family-friendly, weatherproof festival will offer magic, art, ventriloquism, juggling, circus tricks and more, with daytime and evening events for every budget through

Spring Break kicks off in Yachats and Waldport with craft fairs and furniture sales, ending with annual book extravaganza

March 21, 2024

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews Spring activities start blooming this weekend and next with a colorful slate of events in Yachats and Waldport. The Spring Break lineup includes two arts and crafts fairs, a book sale and a sale of household goods to support a local resource center. 52nd Annual Yachats Arts and Crafts Fair From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday

Newport Symphony concludes its 2023-24 season this weekend with commissioned flute performance

March 21, 2024

By Oregon Coast TODAY It will be a genre-bending evening when the Newport Symphony Orchestra performs its 2023-24 season finale, “Boléro and Symphonic Jazz, a musical journey through time” at the Newport Performing Arts Center on Saturday and Sunday, March 23-24. Covering a span of 300 years, selections will include a concerto by Vivaldi all the way to the

UO and Eugene police investigate drugging allegations against fraternities

March 20, 2024

By NATHAN WILK/KLCC News Eugene Police are investigating an alleged incident involving a University of Oregon fraternity, which victims describe as a possible drugging. In an interview with campus station KWVA, an unnamed student said she blacked out after consuming a small amount of alcohol at a Phi Delta Theta live-out last month. The woman said an acquaintance handed the drinks to

Where’s Donald Trump? Not in the Oregon voters pamphlet after declining statement

March 20, 2024

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon voters will see a big name missing when they open their state-issued voters’ pamphlet next month: Republican Donald Trump. Laura Kerns, a spokeswoman for the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office, said Trump’s campaign declined to provide a statement for the pamphlet and didn’t share a reason. Candidates aren’t required to submit statements, but most