Debate over road funding reignites Monday ahead of Oregon special legislative session beginning Friday

August 25, 2025

By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting Two months of summer relaxation have done little to cool the debate over how the state should pay for road maintenance. Oregon lawmakers on Monday picked up exactly where they left off in late June, meeting in Salem to take up a high-profile bill that would hike taxes to pay for its transportation system. The

5 Questions and a Secret: Retiring Waldport librarian leaves behind a program bursting at the seams

August 25, 2025

An everyday trip to town in Waldport will often include a stop at the public library -- the bright blue building on Hemlock Street, practically in the middle of town. Most regular visitors know the library director, Sue Bennett -- but they might not know she is retiring this week after serving Waldport for nine years.

‘He was gone’: Nestucca players save life of new coach from Lincoln City during first summer practice

August 25, 2025

The Nestucca High School football players had just started their first practice of the summer on June 17 when new offensive coordinator Frank Elsasser of Lincoln City collapsed with a heart issue. Members of the team saved his life through CPR and using an automatic defibrillator. It's changed everyone.

Sheriff’s “Shred Day” announced for Saturday, Sept. 6

August 25, 2025

It’s still more than a week away but many people always wonder “When is the sheriff’s ‘Shred Day’?’’ Now we know – from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 6. The event, where people can bring almost anything to get shredded for free, will be in the Lincoln County Courthouse parking lot, 225 W. Olive St., Newport. The event is

Seashore Family Literacy’s SLUGS are the kind of Waldport musical group that can grow on you

August 25, 2025

The Seashore Literacy Ukulele Group Singers, or the SLUGS, are a come as you are, play when you can group that make playing “Jambalaya (On The Bayou)” look like the most fun thing you can do while sitting.

Four people apply for vacancy on Newport City Council

August 24, 2025

Four people have applied for the vacant seat on the seven-member Newport City Council created in May when Ryan Parker resigned.

Oregon Coast CC sets up fund in honor of former small business coordinator

August 24, 2025

The Oregon Coast Community College Foundation has established a new fund in memory of Ron Spisso, the longtime small business management coordinator who served Lincoln County entrepreneurs for 25 years through OCCC’s Small Business Development Center.

Five Lincoln County fire departments send crews to central Oregon

August 23, 2025

Five fire departments in Lincoln County sent crews early Saturday to help battle a 18,500-acre blaze burning out of control near Culver in central Oregon. The crews were from the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue, North Lincoln Fire, Depoe Bay Fire, Siletz Valley Rural Fire and Seal Rock Fire districts. The Oregon State Fire Marshal’s office said it had

Doerner Fir tree in Southern Oregon survives fire but loses its record height

August 22, 2025

After days of tremendous firefighting effort, a team of tall-tree climbers finally extinguished the fire burning inside the historic Doerner Fir tree in the southern Oregon Coast Range.

After years of study and delays, Yachats finally ready to adjust zoning codes to allow greater variety of housing

August 21, 2025

The city of Yachats is updating its housing codes in part to provide more affordable housing. Proposed options include allowing accessory dwelling units like converted garages and tiny houses as well as allowing single-family homes to be divided into duplexes.