By NIKA BARTOO-SMITH/Underscore News A stretch of land in Southern Oregon with historical significance, including the likely location of a treaty signing and near the site of a massacre, […]
5 Questions and A Secret: Central Lincoln’s Ticker Ekelund has long family history with the utility
By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/YachatsNews Sixty-nine years of institutional history — that’s what Ticker Ekelund brings to his position as a serviceman for the Central Lincoln People’s Utility District. Ticker joined […]
Merkley, Hoyle hold joint town hall Saturday in Newport
NEWPORT – Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. and Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Ore. have scheduled a joint town hall beginning at noon Saturday, Feb. 1 at Oregon Coast Community College. The Newport […]
News release: Newport school locked down Friday during menacing incident
About 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, the Newport Police Department and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Sam Case Elementary School on the report of a man […]
News release: Newport police arrest man after drug bust Thursday
On Thursday, Jan. 23, at about 8:50 p.m. members of the Newport Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle occupied by Norman F. Casas, 51, as part of […]
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s executive order on state construction work prompts outcry in Salem and beyond
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — The most controversial policy being debated in Salem these days has nothing to do with the thousands of bills that have been introduced […]
News release: Lincoln City police arrest beach driver on DUII charges
LINCOLN CITY — On Saturday, Jan. 25, the Lincoln City police dispatch center began receiving multiple calls from people regarding a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed on […]
Fishing support group uses $50,000 in grants for commercial safety gear
NEWPORT – Members of Newport’s commercial crab fleet are a little safer this winter thanks to equipment purchased with more than $50,000 in grants to the Newport Fishermen’s Wives organization. […]
Rep. Hoyle announces subcommittee assignments for new session of Congress
Rep. Val Hoyle, who represents Oregon’s Fourth Congressional District including all of Lincoln County, has received her subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress. In the House Committee on Natural Resources, […]
A $6 baseball ticket that ballooned to $18 prompts Oregon legislator to make fees more transparent
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — An Oregon lawmaker’s pricier-than-expected trip to a minor league baseball game could lead to a state law blocking surprise fees and forcing vendors […]