Lincoln County commissioner reflects on first six months following appointment

August 14, 2025

To the editor: I was appointed to fill the vacancy on the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners six months ago and am grateful to Commissioners Claire Hall and Casey Miller for choosing me to serve with them. During this time, I have participated in 11 commission meetings and during those meetings I have seen both of my fellow commissioners be

Two well-known Northwest guitarists bringing their music to Yachats on Saturday night

August 13, 2025

Both award-winning musicians in their own rights, Terry Robb and Adam Scramstad are teaming up for a special performance at the Yachats Commons at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16.

“The overall picture looks weaker” as Oregon’s unemployment rate hits 5%

August 13, 2025

Oregon’s jobless rate reached 5% in July, up from 4.2% a year ago. That’s the highest it’s been since the state recovered from COVID-19 lockdowns that pushed tens of thousands of people out of work in 2020.

Lincoln County reduces marine patrols after partial loss of federal grant due to Oregon’s sanctuary law

August 13, 2025

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has cut its marine patrols by more than half after the state agency that provides the bulk of its funding lost a federal grant over Homeland Security conflicts with Oregon’s sanctuary laws.

20th Wooden Boat Show (and some cardboard ones too) will delight crowds this weekend in Toledo

August 13, 2025

You don’t need to own or even care that much about wooden boats to have a great time at the 20th Annual Wooden Boat Show this weekend at Toledo’s Waterfront Park. Fans of boats will enjoy the variety of mostly hand-made vessels on display alongside boat-building demonstrations. The family-friendly festival celebrating Toledo’s boat-building heritage also features the Georgia Pacific Containerboard

5 Questions and a Secret: Jeremy Likness searches space for stars and teaches others how to as well

August 12, 2025

Remember the 1980s when the world of cell phones and Wi-fi was just beginning? Most of the world was just learning to adapt to personal computers back then, but Jeremy Likness was beginning his journey toward mastering them. Now, the Newport resident is a principal project manager at Microsoft and an avid astrophotographer.

Undersea volcano 300 miles off the Oregon coast could erupt this year — but don’t worry, there’s no danger

August 12, 2025

Bill Chadwick expects an undersea volcano 300 miles west of Newport to erupt in the next 4-6 months, but it won’t create a tsunami and send Oregon coast residents scrambling for safety. Instead, the first eruption of the Axial Seamount volcano in 10 years should help give geologists like him more insights into predicting eruptions – be they deep under

Oregon governor says Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will cut $15 billion in federal money to the state

August 11, 2025

By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon stands to lose more than $15 billion in federal funding for health care, food assistance and other purposes in coming years, under the sweeping spending bill congressional Republicans passed earlier this year. That’s the preliminary conclusion by Gov. Tina Kotek’s office, which in recent weeks asked state agencies to crunch the numbers for what

Yaquina Bay Lighthouse gets its light back Tuesday as $1.8 million restoration nears completion

August 11, 2025

The Oregon coast’s only wooden intact lighthouse was reunited with its lantern Tuesday, as the $1.8 million restoration of the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse nears completion.

Like to sing? Coastal chorus staging “vocal introductions” in Newport

August 11, 2025

Potential members of the Coastal Voices community chorus may try for a spot in the line-up when “vocal introductions” — not auditions — take place Saturday, Aug. 23 and Tuesday, Aug. 26 in Newport. In preparation for the fall season, anyone interested in joining the choral group is invited to attend the sessions at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church at Southwest