From Kernville to Rose Lodge to Taft, new museum exhibit tells stories of Lincoln City area’s first post offices

April 10, 2025

By LORI TOBIAS/Oregon ArtsWatch LINCOLN CITY — The letters came from as far as China and as near as a five-minute-drive away, arriving at post offices often established before their towns had names. The new and 10-month-long Postage, People, and Place exhibit at the North Lincoln County Historical Museum, shares the story of how the U.S. Postal Service shaped the place

The completed 60-mile Corvallis to the Sea Trail is inspiration for new “Life & Times” hiking book

April 10, 2025

By GRETCHEN AMMERMAN/Oregon Coast TODAY A few years ago, a friend and I “fast packed” a section of the 60-mile C2C Trail, which begins in Corvallis and ends at the “sea,” or more accurately, the Pacific Ocean. Fast packing is a not-particularly-pretty action that is faster than hiking, but because you are carrying all the food and gear you

Surfrider, SOLVE schedule Newport-area cleanups for Earth Day

April 10, 2025

Five beach cleanup efforts will take place Saturday, April 19 across five sites around the Newport area in honor of Earth Day. Registration is open for the annual event, hosted by the Newport Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation in partnership with Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism. The cleanups will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 19.

Symphony orchestra concludes its season with Bayfront performance Saturday night

April 9, 2025

By Oregon Coast TODAY The Newport Symphony Orchestra concludes its 2024-25 season with the final Chamber Music on the Bayfront concert Saturday, April 12. The program will feature hornist Frances Pinkham, concertmaster violinist Casey Bozell and guest pianist Stephen Lewis from Portland. The recital begins with “Make It Short” by Paul Lansky. This charming piece is the fourth movement

As legislators try to find money to repair roads, ODOT report shows gas tax falls more heavily on rural drivers

April 9, 2025

By NIGEL JAQUISS/Oregon Journalism Project Last week, the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Transportation released its long-awaited funding proposal for the Oregon Department of Transportation. The proposal, which would raise nearly $1 billion a year, includes a slew of ideas, such as higher title and registration fees, a sales tax on vehicles, a road-use charge on delivery vehicles, and gradually

Newport’s Nye Beach paid parking plan not ready for prime time, so city council delays a year

April 8, 2025

The expansion of Newport’s paid parking program to the Nye Beach district will come later than expected after the city council agreed Monday to delay the rollout a year.

Bill that would require Oregon county election clerks to livestream voting processes sparks concerns

April 8, 2025

By CARLOS FUENTES/The Oregonian/OregonLive SALEM — A proposed bill that would require every Oregon county election office to livestream its vote tabulation processes could improve trust in the state’s elections, its proponents say. But officials who’d have to implement the bill, which was introduced by a Republican senator, say it would be costly and logistically difficult. Senate Bill 1054 would require

EPA withholds $85 million designed to fund environmental justice projects around Oregon

April 8, 2025

By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle A new community center and “climate resilience hub” in the southern Oregon town of Chiloquin should be months underway right now. Instead, city officials are wondering if they’ll ever see the $16 million they were promised in December from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to build it. The community center and hub — meant for

Number of farms and farm workers in Lincoln County continues to shrink as costs rise, owners grow older

April 8, 2025

Earning a living farming on the Oregon coast is difficult, as evidenced by the fast-shrinking number of farms and farmworkers in Lincoln County and the northwest coast by the United States Department of Agriculture.

“Ocean Wonders” is theme of Marine Science Day on Saturday

April 8, 2025

NEWPORT — Hands-on exhibits, tours, a film festival and more family-friendly activities are free for the enjoying at Hatfield Marine Center’s annual open house Saturday, April 12. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., all are welcome at the Marine Science Day, themed “Ocean Wonders” for the range of events showcasing Hatfield’s research. Visitors can experience over 40 hands-on marine