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.

DeafBlind mentors and interpreters come to Newport to practice an emerging language based solely on touch

August 21, 2025

Some 25 interpreters and 20 DeafBlind mentors from across the U.S. were in Newport this week to attend training sessions an emerging language called Protactile, a method of communication solely based on touch.

Lincoln County’s unemployment rate reaches 5.6 percent in July

August 21, 2025

The Oregon Employment Department said this week that the county’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate hit 5.6 percent in July, up from 5.5 percent in June. It was 5.1 percent in July 2024.

NOAA issues early La Niña prediction that could mean more rain and snow in Oregon this fall and winter

August 21, 2025

The National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center has announced a La Niña watch and it its prediction holds up, the Pacific Northwest could see more rain this fall and winter — and maybe some relief from the region’s stubborn drought conditions.