Despite lots of vocal opposition, county commission chair says idea of limiting public comment still alive

May 22, 2025

By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle NEWPORT – A proposal to limit public comment at Lincoln County commission meetings is still alive despite a wave of opposition Wednesday – including from commissioner Casey Miller who was blocked from voicing his dissent. Another chaotic commission meeting this week is the latest in an onslaught of conflict – months of contention between commissioners

Nurses union, 3 lawmakers urge Samaritan Health not to close maternity units in Lincoln City, Lebanon

May 22, 2025

By LYNNE TERRY/The Lund Report Dozens of residents and health care professionals held a last-minute rally called by the Oregon Nurses Association on Wednesday in Corvallis over the specter of Samaritan Health Services closing maternity centers at its hospitals in Lincoln City and Lebanon They gathered mid-day outside a Samaritan building in Corvallis an hour before board members were

Declining enrollment, rising costs creates $2.8 million deficit in Lincoln County School District’s budget for next year

May 22, 2025

By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle The Lincoln County School District is facing a $2.8 million budget deficit for fiscal 2025-26 — and future budgets may have a larger gap with less resources to plug the holes. Every year, fewer students are enrolling in the district’s schools, a trend across Oregon since the Covid pandemic. The district is losing about 100

$7.2 million townhome project in Depoe Bay designed to aid victims of 2020 Otis-area wildfire

May 21, 2025

By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle DEPOE BAY– Affordable housing for 2020 Labor Day wildfire victims is officially under construction after a groundbreaking ceremony this week at the 12-unit townhome site in Depoe Bay. Some people are still displaced nearly five years since the Echo Mountain Fire swept over 2,500 acres and destroying 288 homes in Otis. “What we are seeing

Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue district’s proposed five-year operating levy passes by 116 votes

May 21, 2025

By the Lincoln Chronicle staff With 98 percent of all Lincoln County ballots counted Friday, it’s now clear that a five-year operating levy for the Central Oregon Fire & Rescue district has been approved, throwing the Waldport area district a lifeline to continue full operations. In the third and next-to-last count of ballots Friday, the district’s request for a

Mini-research boat built by Lincoln County high school students lands 239 days later on Palau island atoll

May 20, 2025

By DANA TIMS/Lincoln Chronicle The Lincoln County high school students who spent weeks last summer building an autonomous mini-boat to launch into the Pacific Ocean knew just what they were doing when they dubbed the craft the RSV Yaquina Neversink. The five-foot-long boat lived up to its unsinkable name this week, surviving storms, waves and wind to wash up

Two-day art show, craft bazaar and Lions Club breakfast on tap for Memorial Day weekend in Yachats

May 20, 2025

By CHERYL ROMANO/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS — As America pauses this weekend to honor U.S. military members who died in service to their country, several Yachats traditions will help celebrate the unofficial start of the summer season. The Memorial Day weekend features an art show and bazaar/bake sale on both Saturday and Sunday, and an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast Sunday morning.

Lincoln County officials still not allowing commissioner into courthouse office, so now renting him work space instead

May 19, 2025

By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle Eight months after Lincoln County commissioner Casey Miller was accused of bullying and creating a toxic work environment and told not to work in the courthouse, he now has an office – four blocks to the north. Since September, Miller has been told not to use his courthouse office after allegations he bullied employees and

Samaritan considers closing birthing center at its Lincoln City hospital as cost-cutting move

May 16, 2025

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 whether to close the maternity ward at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital and the Girod Birth Center at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. In addition to Lincoln City and Lebanon, Samaritan has

Supporters of Newport private school press Lincoln County School District to back off revised athletic policy

May 15, 2025

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 its students’ participation on public school athletic teams in the fall. School administrators now say the update in their athletics handbook caused a misunderstanding and are working to resolve the

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Despite lots of vocal opposition, county commission chair says idea of limiting public comment still alive

Nurses union, 3 lawmakers urge Samaritan Health not to close maternity units in Lincoln City, Lebanon

Declining enrollment, rising costs creates $2.8 million deficit in Lincoln County School District’s budget for next year

$7.2 million townhome project in Depoe Bay designed to aid victims of 2020 Otis-area wildfire

Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue district’s proposed five-year operating levy passes by 116 votes

Mini-research boat built by Lincoln County high school students lands 239 days later on Palau island atoll

Two-day art show, craft bazaar and Lions Club breakfast on tap for Memorial Day weekend in Yachats

Lincoln County officials still not allowing commissioner into courthouse office, so now renting him work space instead

Samaritan considers closing birthing center at its Lincoln City hospital as cost-cutting move

Supporters of Newport private school press Lincoln County School District to back off revised athletic policy

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