Lincoln County schools work to bring farm-fresh food to cafeterias, but federal cuts jeopardize the program

April 15, 2025

By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle When the lunch bell rings, students eagerly scramble to Newport Middle School’s cafeteria and line up, plates in hand. There are the usual options – pizza, burgers and sandwiches. But there’s something else too – bowls of shrimp alfredo with bread and ceviche with chopped cilantro, tomatoes, and cucumber. The dishes are part of Farm

Yachats Fire board will wait for interviews, outside report before deciding what to do with ambulance service

April 15, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS – The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board will hold off seeking legal advice regarding its ambulance options in south Lincoln County until after it meets Friday with representatives from the group it asked to conduct a feasibility study. The board asked the Special Districts Association of Oregon to advise it on whether operating an

If you are visiting the coast, do you know what to do and where to go during a tsunami emergency?

April 14, 2025

By DANA TIMS/Lincoln Chronicle Drew Roslund knows very well that the more than 1,500 tourists and others who stay at the two Yachats-area motels he operates may know very little about their oceanfront surroundings. Knowing where to shop and dine, for instance, are likely to be completely foreign to many guests, many of whom are first-time visitors to the

Third annual Yachats “Sip ‘n Stroll” wanders among 16 shops and restaurants on Saturday

April 14, 2025

By CHERYL ROMANO/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS — Want to amble around Yachats’ unique shops while sampling wines and other adult beverages, have a snack and then be shuttled back to your car? It’s happening Saturday, April 19, at Yachats’ third annual “Sip ‘n Stroll”. From noon to 5 p.m., 16 local shops and restaurants will host tastings — and purchases

Ex-mayor’s defiance at raucous Waldport council meeting Thursday leads to a citation for disorderly conduct

April 10, 2025

A raucous and contentious Waldport city council meeting Thursday evening led to sheriff's deputies citing ex-mayor Heide Lambert for disorderly conduct after she refused to leave a chair normally reserved for the city's top elected official.

From Kernville to Rose Lodge to Taft, new museum exhibit tells stories of Lincoln City area’s first post offices

April 10, 2025

By LORI TOBIAS/Oregon ArtsWatch LINCOLN CITY — The letters came from as far as China and as near as a five-minute-drive away, arriving at post offices often established before their towns had names. The new and 10-month-long Postage, People, and Place exhibit at the North Lincoln County Historical Museum, shares the story of how the U.S. Postal Service shaped the place

Newport’s Nye Beach paid parking plan not ready for prime time, so city council delays a year

April 8, 2025

The expansion of Newport’s paid parking program to the Nye Beach district will come later than expected after the city council agreed Monday to delay the rollout a year.

Number of farms and farm workers in Lincoln County continues to shrink as costs rise, owners grow older

April 8, 2025

Earning a living farming on the Oregon coast is difficult, as evidenced by the fast-shrinking number of farms and farmworkers in Lincoln County and the northwest coast by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Iconic tree at entrance to Yaquina Bay state park may come down for safety reasons

April 8, 2025

The well-known Sitka spruce tree at a state park overlooking Yaquina Bay is about to get a trim or a big farewell.

Anti-Trump protestors line streets in Newport, Yachats and Lincoln City, adding voice to Oregon, national demonstrations

April 5, 2025

By SHAYLA ESCUDERO and CHERYL ROMANO/LINCOLN CHRONICLE Telma Pombrol’s family fled from authoritarian regimes in Cuba and Venezuela. She’s vowing not to do that again. That’s why the Toledo resident joined an estimated 500 others Saturday in Newport, 300 in Yachats and 100 in Lincoln City – and thousands more in cities around Oregon and across the country –

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Lincoln County schools work to bring farm-fresh food to cafeterias, but federal cuts jeopardize the program

Yachats Fire board will wait for interviews, outside report before deciding what to do with ambulance service

If you are visiting the coast, do you know what to do and where to go during a tsunami emergency?

Third annual Yachats “Sip ‘n Stroll” wanders among 16 shops and restaurants on Saturday

Ex-mayor’s defiance at raucous Waldport council meeting Thursday leads to a citation for disorderly conduct

From Kernville to Rose Lodge to Taft, new museum exhibit tells stories of Lincoln City area’s first post offices

Newport’s Nye Beach paid parking plan not ready for prime time, so city council delays a year

Number of farms and farm workers in Lincoln County continues to shrink as costs rise, owners grow older

Iconic tree at entrance to Yaquina Bay state park may come down for safety reasons

Anti-Trump protestors line streets in Newport, Yachats and Lincoln City, adding voice to Oregon, national demonstrations

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

Lincoln County School District board special 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

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