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Northeast Harney Street from U.S. Highway 20 to Northeast Seventh Street in Newport has seen major construction this summer. The project is a part of an effort to bring pedestrian, bicycle and traffic safety improvements near schools, making it easier for students to walk and bike to class. Click on the photo or headline for more information.

A biologist from Massachusetts contacted Roy Lowe of Waldport regarding a satellite tagged Hudsonian whimbrel that according to data was using the beaches around Newport. The biologist asked if someone might be able to take a photo and report on the bird. Lowe posted a “be on the lookout” request on birder websites and 26 hours later Amy Summerfelt located

There’s a handful of new buildings going up around Newport -- Central Lincoln People's Utility District's $26.5 million headquarters, Oregon Coast Community College's $30.5 million trades education center, and a $3.5 million apartment building to house medical residents practicing at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital. Click on the photo or headline for more information.

Struggling to recruit and retain people who want to work in marine operations, Oregon State University and Oregon Sea Grant spent the past week trying to “grow their own.” That’s what the first maritime exploration and training program did for five days as part of a workforce development program targeting 16 to 24-year-olds. Click on the photo or headline for

Harnessing the talent and exuberance that only 56 kids can deliver to the stage, the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts 2026 Theatre Camp is ready to showcase three live performances on Friday, July 31. For the past week, the Newport Performing Arts Center has been a hub of activity, teaching the students not only the finer points of acting,

Garden beds have arisen on a corner of Atonement Lutheran Church’s parking lot in Newport, part of a project to help address food insecurity in the community. The garden will grow produce, attract pollinators and expand to involve neighbors and a preschool to learn how to grow, nurture and harvest food. Click on the photo or headline for more information.

The Pacific Maritime Heritage Center is celebrating the U.S.'s 250th anniversary with three exhibits -- one from the Oregon Historical Society about Oregon after World War II, an exhibit detailing the 60 years of the sister city friendship between Newport and Mombetsu, Japan, and a third explaining the waves of immigration to the Oregon coast. Click on the photo or headline for more