School board candidates are from different zones, but all Lincoln County voters get to decide who wins May 20

May 8, 2025

By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle Seven candidates are vying for four seats on the Lincoln County School District board up for election in the May 20 special election. The school board plays a role in shaping policies, approving budgets and other decisions that impact students, staff, and teachers. The four open positions are zone 1, which represents the north area

Newport fishing captain lost with vessel after it quickly sank Friday near Grays Harbor; three crew rescued

May 8, 2025

By Lincoln Chronicle NEWPORT – A fishing boat captain from Newport is missing at the entrance to Grays Harbor in southwest Washington and the Coast Guard has called off its search for him after his 68-foot vessel sank quickly Friday. The Coast Guard was able to rescue three crew members from the water. Missing is Jon Stevenson, 44, of

There’s an election this month and in many special districts only one candidate — and sometimes none — is running

May 7, 2025

By NATHAN WILK/KLCC News and Lincoln Chronicle There is an election going on around the state this month but some special district races – especially in Lincoln County – are missing some candidates. Special districts oversee local services like water, fire, roads and sewer systems. They’re largely made up of elected volunteers who receive limited payment, according to Frank

“Wild Things” festival returns for second year Saturday in Yachats and farmers market gets under way Sunday

May 6, 2025

By CHERYL ROMANO/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS — The accent is on family fun and shopping this Mother’s Day weekend when the “Wild Things” festival returns and the popular Yachats Farmers Market re-opens for the season. On Saturday, May 10, all ages are invited to enjoy Wild Things 2025, when the free nature festival returns for its second year in and

Newest study predicts “The Big One” tsunami will do even greater damage to coast than previously thought

May 5, 2025

By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle If the once-every-500-year Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake doesn’t do enough damage to the coastal Northwest on its own, frequent and widespread flooding from rising seas that follows will take care of the rest, new research is suggesting. Oregon, Washington and California are susceptible to a potentially recurring seismic event — popularly referred to as

Voters in Central Oregon Coast Fire district will determine its direction and future with levy decision

May 1, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT – Six months ago voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposed tax increase to help cash-strapped Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue district make ends meet. The seeming message – make do with what you have. But fire district officials say it can no longer do that – not at current staffing and service levels and

Lincoln County School District seeks renewal of $73 million bond in May election to repair buildings, build three auditoriums

May 1, 2025

By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle Voters this month will decide the fate of a $73 million bond that aims to repair and upgrade infrastructure in buildings across the Lincoln County School District. Ballots were mailed Wednesday and are due back to the Lincoln County clerk’s office by 8 p.m. May 20. Voter pamphlets have also been mailed to households of

Lincoln County wraps up its second season of winter shelters for the homeless with 247 people served

May 1, 2025

By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle NEWPORT – The last night before Newport’s only shelter closed for the season, staff and volunteers looked at each other with tenderness. Spread out in a semicircle, the group shared what the past six months have meant to them. When one staff member looks at the people who come into the shelter, he sees his

Back under city’s direction, Waldport Wednesday Market opens this week with 35 vendors, music and food trucks

May 1, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT – The wind still has a bit of a bite but the sun is back to making regular appearances, trees are leafing, flowers are blooming and green thumbs are back to digging in the dirt – all of which signals the start of Waldport Wednesday Market. The market opens for the 2025 season on Wednesday

5-year-old lawsuit that changed Oregon’s recreational immunity law reaches conclusion in Lincoln County circuit court

May 1, 2025

By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle NEWPORT – The lawsuit that triggered trail closures across the state and prompted a change in the interpretation of Oregon law, reached a conclusion Thursday – six years after a Newport woman broke her leg while using the city’s Ocean to Bay Trail. In her 2020 lawsuit against the city of Newport, Nicole Fields said

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School board candidates are from different zones, but all Lincoln County voters get to decide who wins May 20

Newport fishing captain lost with vessel after it quickly sank Friday near Grays Harbor; three crew rescued

There’s an election this month and in many special districts only one candidate — and sometimes none — is running

“Wild Things” festival returns for second year Saturday in Yachats and farmers market gets under way Sunday

Newest study predicts “The Big One” tsunami will do even greater damage to coast than previously thought

Voters in Central Oregon Coast Fire district will determine its direction and future with levy decision

Lincoln County School District seeks renewal of $73 million bond in May election to repair buildings, build three auditoriums

Lincoln County wraps up its second season of winter shelters for the homeless with 247 people served

Back under city’s direction, Waldport Wednesday Market opens this week with 35 vendors, music and food trucks

5-year-old lawsuit that changed Oregon’s recreational immunity law reaches conclusion in Lincoln County circuit court

Letters from readers

Lincoln County ballot measure is a commitment to our veterans

$25,000 grant will help View the Future’s community conversations

Look at Medicare Advantage plans carefully before making a decision

Obituaries

Ruth R. Mock of Yachats — “Fiddlin Ruth”

Marie Jones of Newport

Rebecca L. Bloch of Yachats

Civic Calendar

Newport Planning Commission work session and regular meeting

Port of Newport Commission monthly meeting

Port of Alsea commission special 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

Public & Legal Notices

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Central Lincoln PUD

Otter Rock Water District NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET HEARING