That ballot still on the kitchen table? Get it filled out and mailed or dropped off by Tuesday night

May 15, 2025

By QUINTON SMITH/Lincoln Chronicle Lincoln County voters are not showing much interest in returning their ballots. Yet. As of Thursday, just 18 percent of the 40,475 ballots sent to voters in late April have been returned, according to county clerk Amy Southwell. The so-called “special elections” in May of odd-numbered years never have a tremendous turnout. In Lincoln County,

“Washed Ashore” exhibit lands at Oregon Coast Aquarium for 7 months beginning Saturday

May 15, 2025

By Oregon Coast TODAY Some people ignore beach trash. Other kind souls gather it up and dispose of it properly. In either case, it’s rare for the trash to become the main attraction. That will change Saturday, May 17, when the Oregon Coast Aquarium unveils its new temporary exhibit, Washed Ashore, featuring larger-than-life sculptures inspired by marine creatures and

Oregon arts group goes to federal court to stop Trump administration’s national humanities cuts

May 15, 2025

By The Oregon Journalism Project Oregon Humanities filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Thursday in U.S. District Court in Portland saying the Department of Government Efficiency improperly cut funding that Congress appropriated to the National Endowment for the Humanities. The organization, a nonprofit formerly known as the Oregon Council on Humanities, was founded in 1971. It advocates for and

Police, animal protection agencies raid Bandon-area wildlife park Thursday after months of investigations

May 15, 2025

By TATUM TODD and CARLOS FUENTES/The Oregonian/OregonLive Police descended on a wildlife park near Bandon on Thursday after years of inspections documented animals in poor condition and other concerns, the Oregon State Police said. Local, state and federal officers “served multiple search warrants” as part of a months-long investigation into West Coast Game Park Safari’s operations, which have come under

After decades of planning and four years after Legislature’s allocation, East Lincoln breaks ground on fire/emergency center

May 15, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle EDDYVILLE – Persistence paid off in spades for the East Lincoln County Fire District this month as it broke ground on a long-awaited fire station. Firefighters and board members stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the legislator who helped make it all possible as they dug into the dirt with gold-tipped shovels on the site of the new

Federal chaos leaves Oregon’s economic outlook sluggish, uncertain — and short hundreds of millions

May 14, 2025

By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Uncertainty from President Donald Trump’s tariffs have thrown a wrench in Oregon’s tax revenues previously expected to grow by hundreds of millions of dollars, state economists said Wednesday. Forecasted growth in the national and state economy has deteriorated in the last few months, leaving Oregon lawmakers to craft a two-year state budget with

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DEPOE BAY PLANNING COMMISSION

May 14, 2025

Proposed federal SNAP cuts would leave Oregon families hungry, governor and senators warn

May 14, 2025

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregonians will go hungry if congressional Republicans plow forward with plans to cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and shift costs to states, senators and Gov. Tina Kotek warned on Tuesday. Kotek and Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined a press call Tuesday with three other Democratic senators and the head

Most Oregon youth don’t consider cannabis use risky. Committee discusses ways to change that

May 14, 2025

By MIA MALDONADO/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon youth have some of the most elevated rates of cannabis use in the country — but when it comes to recognizing the risks, they rank at the very bottom. Public health and drug experts discussed how cannabis use is impacting Oregon youth during a Tuesday meeting of the Senate Early Childhood and Behavioral

Speakers this weekend and next week focus on Latino and Native American history on Oregon coast

May 14, 2025

By Oregon Coast TODAY Oregon Coast Community College will continue its multipart cultural history series, “The People and The Public,” this week with a pair of presentations from Franki Trujillo-Dalbey on Latino contributions to Oregon. The series aims to highlight the often-overlooked contributions of Black, Latino and Indigenous communities in Oregon’s history. Trujillo-Dalbey, a Chicana, retired professor and community

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That ballot still on the kitchen table? Get it filled out and mailed or dropped off by Tuesday night

“Washed Ashore” exhibit lands at Oregon Coast Aquarium for 7 months beginning Saturday

Oregon arts group goes to federal court to stop Trump administration’s national humanities cuts

Police, animal protection agencies raid Bandon-area wildlife park Thursday after months of investigations

After decades of planning and four years after Legislature’s allocation, East Lincoln breaks ground on fire/emergency center

Federal chaos leaves Oregon’s economic outlook sluggish, uncertain — and short hundreds of millions

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DEPOE BAY PLANNING COMMISSION

Proposed federal SNAP cuts would leave Oregon families hungry, governor and senators warn

Most Oregon youth don’t consider cannabis use risky. Committee discusses ways to change that

Speakers this weekend and next week focus on Latino and Native American history on Oregon coast

Letters from readers

Commissioner clarifies stance on Veterans Service levy on Nov. 4 ballot

Lincoln County ballot measure is a commitment to our veterans

$25,000 grant will help View the Future’s community conversations

Obituaries

Joe Chapman of Tenmile

Ruth R. Mock of Yachats — “Fiddlin Ruth”

Marie Jones of Newport

Civic Calendar

City of Yachats Parks & Commons Commission

Workshop meeting of Seal Rock and East Lincoln County fire district boards

Yachats Big Band monthly concert

Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board

Yachats Planning Commission monthly workshop meeting

Yachats Public Works & Streets Commission

Lincoln County School District board of directors

Waldport City Council

Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District monthly board meeting

Yachats “open mic” night

Public & Legal Notices

LEGAL NOTICE: Seal Rock Fire District and East Lincoln County Fire District

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Central Lincoln PUD