Looking for wheels? Green Bike Co-op holds first “garage sale” Saturday

May 13, 2025

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 house and garage sale. From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 320 Grant St., bargain hunters can take advantage of sale prices on bikes, parts, helmets and other accessories —

Oregon governor signs bill to get the state out of betting on greyhound races around the world

May 13, 2025

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 May 7, Kotek signed House Bill 3020, which, according to a staff summary, “prohibits any person from wagering on the outcome of a greyhound or other dog race, or accept

House and then Senate pass legislation that will ban Oregon employers from asking for applicants’ age

May 13, 2025

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 job. Lawmakers in both legislative chambers have passed House Bill 3187, which proponents say will help curb age discrimination. The bill passed through the Oregon Senate Tuesday on a vote

Newport police news release on Walmart parking lot menacing arrest

May 13, 2025

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 person. After an investigation it was determined that 68-year-old Lincoln City resident, Dee Helm, got into a verbal altercation in the Walmart parking lot with another driver over a

PUBLIC NOTICE: Board of Directors of Central Lincoln PUD regular meeting

May 13, 2025

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. In addition to regular business, an Executive Session will be held in accordance with ORS 192.660(2)(f) and (h) to consider information or records that are exempt by law from public

5 Questions and a Secret: Carrie Newell (with Koda and Kilo) make a business watching Depoe Bay’s gray whales

May 13, 2025

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. During the summer season in Depoe Bay, she pilots four whale-watching trips a day, seven days a week. She grew up around water near Lake Huron in Michigan. When she

Impending closure of Rite Aid in Newport, Lincoln City has Samaritan considering adding another pharmacy

May 13, 2025

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 open its second pharmacy in Lincoln County. The bankruptcy and store closure announcement by Rite Aid last week will leave Lincoln County with two less pharmacies in an area already

School bus driver being held on $250,000 bail after luring arrest

May 12, 2025

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 online sexual corruption of a child. Lincoln City police arrested Josiah Lafrenz, 21, a First Student school bus driver on Friday a day after it received a report of inappropriate

Loss of beloved boat captain at sea has Newport Fishermen’s Wives helping family of one of their own

May 12, 2025

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 in their arms. As Taunette Dixon stood in front of mourners inside the Fisherman’s Memorial Sanctuary she was aware of a painful irony. Her friend and past president of Newport

Newport council OKs garbage rate increase effective July 1

May 12, 2025

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 average Thomspon’s Sanitary Service customer will see a $2.49 increase on their monthly bill. The hike is a response to more expensive vehicles, labor, insurance, and disposal costs, according to