Now in its second summer, Newport’s Bayfront parking plan still irks some business owners and visitors

July 14, 2025

By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle NEWPORT – The Bayfront is bustling during summer. As seafood processors operate heavy machinery, tourists weave through the sidewalk in droves and cars circle Bay Boulevard hunting for parking spaces. Bob Herich, a visitor from Ohio, squinted in the sun for over 10 minutes after scanning the parking QR code on his phone. He sat

Controversial southern Oregon transit director is working to save his job — and change the way Oregon votes

July 13, 2025

By NIGEL JAQUISS/ The Oregon Journalism Project A disputed result from the May election in Douglas County is sending ripples across the state as the chief executive officer of a little-known government agency refuses to accept or pay his agency’s share for an election whose outcome could cost him his job. That agency head, Ben Edtl, is a Tualatin-based

Highway 101 paving project south of Newport kicks into high gear

July 13, 2025

Night owls and early morning commuters entering or leaving Newport from the south could face delays beginning this week as a $4.84 million U.S. Highway 101 paving project shifts into gear Sunday nights through Friday mornings. Crews on the Oregon Department of Transportation project have already begun work on intersections and curbs between Southeast 40th and Southeast 123rd streets.

Waldport park project gone awry leaves council to sort out dispute between contractor and city manager

July 13, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT – The biggest news out of the Waldport city council meeting Thursday might have been the offhand mention during the public comment period that a petition to recall five councilors had been submitted just hours before. But it was eclipsed by an allegation that city manager Dann Cutter suggested a contractor working at Louis

Aren’t there more important things we should be discussing?

July 12, 2025

To the editor: I’m writing in response to The Oregonian/OregonLive’s story the Lincoln Chronicle published about three high school girls suing to ban transgender athletes from girls high school sports. Competition in sports has been an important part of people’s lives for a very long time. The benefits around both individual and team sports is unarguable. Sportsmanship, equity, and respect

After months of little rain, Oregon governor officially declares Friday that Lincoln County is in a drought

July 12, 2025

By the Lincoln Chronicle Lincoln and Baker counties couldn’t be more different. Lincoln County is located on Oregon’s coast and Baker County is hundreds of miles away in the mountains of far northeast Oregon. But on Friday they shared the same distinction – the first two counties in Oregon this summer to officially be declared by Gov. Tina Kotek

Have a canning question? OSU Extension hotline is taking your calls

July 11, 2025

Canning season is underway which means the food safety and preservation helpline from Oregon State University Extension Service has started taking calls. The toll-free helpline, 800-354-7319, is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The helpline will be staffed by certified Master Food Preserver volunteers until Oct. 10. In 2024, the volunteers fielded 723 calls. “Preserving the

Man sentenced to 8 years in prison for 2024 rape in Newport park

July 11, 2025

NEWPORT – A homeless man from Corvallis was sentenced Friday to more than eight years in prison after being convicted last month of rape and sex abuse in the attack of a woman almost a year ago in Don Davis Park. Lincoln County Circuit Court presiding Judge Sheryl Bachart sentenced Tucker Todd, 47, after a jury found him guilty June

Florence museum director arrested on sex abuse charges

July 11, 2025

FLORENCE — The director of the Oregon Coast Military Museum in Florence was arrested Thursday, July 10 and later lodged at the Lane County Jail on accusations of sexual abuse of a minor. The Florence Police Department said officers received a report June 29 that Geoffrey Cannon, 27, was in an inappropriate relationship with the minor. Search warrants were executed at the

One man’s journey shines light on 100-year-old “Toledo Incident” that has similarities to what is happening today

July 10, 2025

By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle Before a white mob dragged Ichiro Kawamoto out of his home in Toledo, a battering ram pounded the door and rocks hurled down like rain. Spectators clapped as Asian laborers and their families were forced into waiting trucks and driven to Corvallis where they were put on a train to Portland. A century has passed