Oregon Ethics Commission votes unanimously to conduct full investigation of Lincoln County commissioners’ hiring decisions

October 9, 2025

Lincoln County commissioners may have broken several public meeting laws when deciding what positions to exempt from their budget-triggered hiring freeze, according to a review by Oregon Government Ethics Commission staff.

The Lincoln Chronicle unveils a new look, improved readability and new content Sunday

October 9, 2025

After nearly seven years of the current website's design, the Lincoln Chronicle got a new look and additional content Sunday that is brighter, cleaner, crisper and easier to read.

Jail is hard on everyone in it, but many Lincoln County corrections deputies consider the job a calling to public service

October 9, 2025

Working 12-hour shifts in a windowless jail filled with inmates is not for everyone. But Lincoln County Sheriff’s corrections officers Lt. Josh McDowall and Sgt. Justin Stark consider the work a calling -- and will try to get that point across on Saturday during a recruiting event for new sheriff's office employees.

9th Circuit Court judges appear skeptical Thursday of order blocking Trump’s troop deployment to Portland

October 9, 2025

A federal appeals court expressed skepticism Thursday toward a temporary order blocking President Donald Trump from deploying members of the Oregon National Guard to a federal immigration building in Portland.

Lincoln County has benefitted from Hall’s service for 20 years

October 8, 2025

To the editor: For more than 20 years, Lincoln County has benefited from Commissioner Claire Hall’s extraordinary service — capable, dedicated, and widely informed — delivered with honesty, integrity, and genuine concern for every resident, and consistently translated into action and outstanding results. Claire Hall has been a focused, driven champion for people experiencing homelessness, something I have witnessed since

School district staff, students team up for “GarlicPalooza” Saturday at Toledo’s Memorial Field

October 8, 2025

A new event that started from the ground up, GarlicPalooza will fill Toledo’s Memorial Field with the oh-so-sweet scent of the popular bulb sometimes called the “stinking rose” on Saturday, Oct. 11.

Award-winning play “What the Constitution Means to Me” opens its three-week run Friday

October 8, 2025

A timely and powerful play, “What the Constitution Means to Me” by Heidi Schreck will open at the Newport Performing Arts Center on Friday, Oct. 10 for the start of a three-week run.

Gov. Tina Kotek calls for Oregon and California National Guard troops to demobilize

October 7, 2025

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday directed a senior military leader to demobilize and send home hundreds Oregon and California National Guard troops who are training near Astoria and Clackamas.

OSAA votes to add boys volleyball as a sanctioned high school sport beginning next spring

October 7, 2025

The delegate assembly of the Oregon School Activities Association voted Monday to approve sanctioning boys volleyball as the state’s newest activity for high schools next spring.

Federal shutdown begins to close more facilities in Lincoln County, including Forest Service office, visitor center

October 7, 2025

Both the Siuslaw National Forest’s Central Coast Ranger Station in Waldport and the Cape Perpetua Visitors Center south of Yachats are now closed because of the federal government shutdown.