WALDPORT — Repaired, reconditioned and ready to roll — those are the rows of bicycles up for grabs Saturday, May 17, when the Green Bike Co-op stages its first open […]
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Oregon governor signs bill to get the state out of betting on greyhound races around the world
By NIGEL JAQUISS/Oregon Journalism Project SALEM — Gov. Tina Kotek has shut the door on Oregon’s large, if largely invisible, role in the rapidly declining sport of greyhound racing. On […]
House and then Senate pass legislation that will ban Oregon employers from asking for applicants’ age
By BRYCE DOLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon is on the cusp of making it illegal for employers to ask for a person’s age in the beginning stages of applying for a […]
Newport police news release on Walmart parking lot menacing arrest
On Monday May 12th, 2025 at 9:16 am Officers from the Newport Police Department were dispatched to Walmart on a report of a male subject pointing a firearm at another […]
PUBLIC NOTICE: Board of Directors of Central Lincoln PUD regular meeting
A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Central Lincoln PUD will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday May 28, 2025 at 2129 N. Coast Hwy. Newport, Oregon. […]
5 Questions and a Secret: Carrie Newell (with Koda and Kilo) make a business watching Depoe Bay’s gray whales
By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/Lincoln Chronicle Some people are so kinetic and spirited that they practically sparkle. Carrie Newell, the owner of Whale Research EcoExcursions might be one of those people. […]
Impending closure of Rite Aid in Newport, Lincoln City has Samaritan considering adding another pharmacy
By QUINTON SMITH/Lincoln Chronicle The imminent departure of two Rite Aid pharmacies in Newport and Lincoln City has added some urgency to potential plans by Samaritan Health Services to […]
School bus driver being held on $250,000 bail after luring arrest
A 21-year-old bus driver in the Lincoln County School District is being held on $250,000 bond after his arraignment Monday in circuit court on charges of luring a minor and […]
Loss of beloved boat captain at sea has Newport Fishermen’s Wives helping family of one of their own
By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle NEWPORT — Inside the gazebo, dozens of framed photographs of fishermen stand shoulder to shoulder — faces smiling, catch in hand or holding loved ones […]
Newport council OKs garbage rate increase effective July 1
NEWPORT– Residents will pay a little extra for their early morning garbage truck visit after the city council last week approved a 5.99 percent rate increase. Starting July 1, the […]