To the editor: Lincoln County commissioners, legal counsel and human resources have created an issue with the Lincoln County district attorney’s cold case unit, limiting our abilities to investigate and […]
Oregon Coast CC nursing graduates have 96 percent exam pass rate
Oregon Coast Community College is touting the growth and success of its nursing program as it prepares to graduate 28 students who completed the program this spring and had the […]
ODFW issues advice for would-be wildlife helpers this spring — “Let wild animals stay wild”
By Lincoln Chronicle The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife has embarked on a campaign this spring to encourage people to leave young wild animals alone and to remind […]
Aging tide gates threaten Oregon’s coastal waters, but replacing them isn’t cheap and takes years
By JUSTIN HIGGINBOTTOM/Jefferson Public Radio On an early spring day outside of North Bend in Coos County, Fred Messerle admires a newly built tide gate spanning Palouse Creek. The […]
Patient chides Samaritan Health executives for staff exodus
To the editor: This is a letter directed to Samaritan Health Services executive management. I have been a dual Medicaid/Medicare member of Samaritan Health for five years. During that time, […]
Waldport council schedules special meeting Thursday
WALDPORT – The Waldport City Council has scheduled a special meeting for Thursday, May 22 at the community center. The 4 p.m. meeting will begin with the council’s regular monthly […]
Oregon legislation would speed up process to rename locations with offensive titles
By MIA MALDONADO/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon lawmakers aim to speed up the process for renaming dozens of creeks, lakes, mountains and other sites that still hold offensive names. […]
Samaritan considers closing birthing center at its Lincoln City hospital as cost-cutting move
By KRISTINE deLEON/The Oregonian/OregonLive Samaritan Health Services’ maternity care services at its Lincoln City and Lebanon hospitals are on the chopping block. The Corvallis-based nonprofit health network is evaluating […]
JoAnn and Bill Barton’s Yakona Nature Preserve creates a “living laboratory” and legacy in Yaquina estuary
By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle NEWPORT – JoAnn Barton is careful not to step on the small orange bodies of rough-skinned newts as she hikes through Yakona Nature Preserve. She […]
Supporters of Newport private school press Lincoln County School District to back off revised athletic policy
By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle A large Newport Christian church with a growing private school is pressuring the Lincoln County School District to reverse a new policy that could restrict […]