Sudden closure of 99 Job Corps centers across the U.S. could threaten the operation of Angell center near Yachats

June 3, 2025

Thursday, June 5, 2025 update: By Reuters News Service NEW YORK — A U.S. judge on Wednesday temporarily stopped the Trump administration from moving ahead with an effort to eliminate the Job Corps, the largest U.S. job training program for low-income youth. U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter in Manhattan issued a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit filed by a trade

7th year of Yachats Pride celebration kicks off Friday with weekend full of events

June 3, 2025

By CHERYL ROMANO/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS — Three days of celebrating diversity begin Friday, when Yachats Pride offers live music, discussions, dinners, a dance and a puppy parade, all indoors at the Yachats Commons. For the seventh year, the local nonprofit group is staging a weekend of events to “give everyone a chance to connect with people who may be

30-foot recreational boat catches fire and burns Friday afternoon in Yaquina Bay

May 30, 2025

By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle NEWPORT — A 30-foot recreational boat caught fire along the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration dock Friday afternoon, sending plumes of black smoke into the sky and drawing onlookers throughout Yaquina Bay and Newport. No one was injured in the fire and it was extinguished in about 20 minutes. The large plume of black smoke

Coast tourism officials say loss of Canadian visitors because of Trump’s rhetoric will hurt this summer

May 29, 2025

By DANA TIMS/Lincoln Chronicle Curtis Allen spent considerable time earlier this year planning what he expected would be his next “great trip” to the central Oregon coast. Allen, who lives about four hours outside Vancouver, British Columbia, had already contacted a number of friends and, accompanied by a bevy of dogs loaded into cars and campers, were all set

Bayshore volunteers complete years-long project to create beach access for people with mobility issues

May 29, 2025

By CHERYL ROMANO/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT — It’s a beautiful day on the Oregon coast so let’s go to the beach! That’s an easy plan for many — but not if you’re in a wheelchair, using a walker or cane, or just don’t feel secure walking on soft, shifting sand. That’s changed, however, in the Bayshore community just north of

Lincoln County’s only therapy-based school closes this week after years of financial struggles

May 29, 2025

By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle TOLEDO – A 47-year-old therapy-based school and resource hub — the only one of its kind in Lincoln County — has ceased operations after a failed merger agreement and years of financial instability. Olalla Center, a day treatment program in Toledo, offered therapy-based education for children with disabilities and behaviors who need extra support before

Citing legal expenses and desire to move on, Waldport council votes to reinstate Lambert as mayor

May 27, 2025

Note: This story was updated at 4:05 p.m. Friday, May 30 with a formal statement from Waldport city manager Dann Cutter. By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT – The Waldport city council voted unanimously Tuesday to return mayor Heide Lambert to office and dismiss charges that she violated the city charter in March. The decision is a reversal of

Oregon State Parks officials soon deciding fate of 150-year-old “Yaquina Muscle Tree” in Newport

May 27, 2025

By KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/Oregon Public Broadcasting NEWPORT — Anyone driving into Yaquina Bay State Recreation Area will see a majestic Sitka spruce standing in the middle of the road, overlooking the ocean. It’s known as the Yaquina Muscle Tree, because its beefy branches stick out like a flexing bodybuilder. For generations, people have gotten married next to it, taken graduation

Caught in Trump and Europe’s tariff wars, USDA announces $16 million purchase of Oregon pink shrimp

May 26, 2025

By ALEJANDRO FIGUEROA/Oregon Public Broadcasting In a regular season, commercial fishing boats on the Oregon coast set out at the beginning of April to catch Pacific pink shrimp to then be canned or frozen at a local processing facility. This year, those plans got delayed. “They decided to wait and put it off two weeks at least,” said Nick

Big crowd anticipating fireworks at Waldport city council instead get calm meeting focused mostly on business

May 24, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT – Some who attended Waldport’s city council meeting Thursday said they “had come to watch the fireworks” and others “to see the show” after the regularly scheduled meeting was cancelled two weeks ago out of concern clashes between opposing groups might lead to mayhem. But there were no fireworks and there was no show.

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Sudden closure of 99 Job Corps centers across the U.S. could threaten the operation of Angell center near Yachats

7th year of Yachats Pride celebration kicks off Friday with weekend full of events

30-foot recreational boat catches fire and burns Friday afternoon in Yaquina Bay

Coast tourism officials say loss of Canadian visitors because of Trump’s rhetoric will hurt this summer

Bayshore volunteers complete years-long project to create beach access for people with mobility issues

Lincoln County’s only therapy-based school closes this week after years of financial struggles

Citing legal expenses and desire to move on, Waldport council votes to reinstate Lambert as mayor

Oregon State Parks officials soon deciding fate of 150-year-old “Yaquina Muscle Tree” in Newport

Caught in Trump and Europe’s tariff wars, USDA announces $16 million purchase of Oregon pink shrimp

Big crowd anticipating fireworks at Waldport city council instead get calm meeting focused mostly on business

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Look at Medicare Advantage plans carefully before making a decision

Obituaries

Marie Jones of Newport

Rebecca L. Bloch of Yachats

Sandra Lee Dunn of Yachats

Civic Calendar

Newport Planning Commission work session and regular meeting

Port of Newport Commission monthly meeting

City of Yachats Parks & Commons Commission

Yachats Big Band monthly concert

Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board

Yachats Planning Commission monthly workshop meeting

Yachats Public Works & Streets Commission

Lincoln County School District board of directors

Waldport City Council

Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District monthly board meeting

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Otter Rock Water District NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET HEARING