By QUINTON SMITH/Lincoln Chronicle The Oregon Marine Board voted unanimously Thursday to accept a petition to ban motorized boats on much of the Siletz River and proceed to rulemaking […]
Archives for April 2025
What a Holocaust survivor could teach us about the times we’re living in
To the editor: Recently I spent most of the day reading a book I’d been putting off reading for more than 50 years — Victor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning. Frankl’s […]
Building maintenance isn’t sexy, but Lincoln County’s schools need it
To the editor Every homeowner knows there’s nothing fun or exciting about maintenance. They also know there’s nothing more critical. Ignore the upkeep and repair at your own peril. What […]
Habitat for Humanity’s annual home and garden show Saturday is its main fundraiser for housing projects
By Oregon Coast TODAY The third annual Habitat for Humanity Home & Garden Show, a fund-raiser supporting affordable housing initiatives in the community, will fill the Newport Recreation Center […]
Lincoln County’s unemployment rate continues to climb, reaching 5.3%
Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continues to ratchet upward, reaching 5.3 percent in March, up from a revised rate of 5.2 percent in February. A year ago the county’s […]
Orchestras from six Oregon high schools and Drake University perform concerts Friday and Saturday nights
By Oregon Coast TODAY Six Oregon high school string orchestras will perform two concerts at Newport Middle School on Friday and Saturday, April 25-26, as part of the Oregon […]
OSU scientists find new species of bacteria in Yaquina Bay and name it after coast’s first inhabitants
By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News Service Oregon State University scientists have identified a novel species of bacteria from Yaquina Bay in Newport that acts as electrical wiring, potentially ushering in […]
Astoria’s blocked project hints that Oregon’s top Democrats may put union donors before some housing proposals
By NIGEL JAQUIS/Oregon Journalism Project ASTORIA — In this fishing town at the mouth of the Columbia River, unsheltered homelessness is pervasive. The percentage of people sleeping outside in […]
Newport council OKs three more art vendors along Bayfront boardwalk
NEWPORT — More vendors will operate along the Bayfront after local artists asked the Newport City Council to offer more permits. The addition of two designated spaces along the west […]
The federal investigation into former Oregon Secretary of State is over — without charges
By LAUREN DAKE/Oregon Public Broadcasting Federal criminal investigators have closed their case against former Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan. Fagan, a rising Democratic political star, resigned in 2023 after revelations she […]