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 […]
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Newest study predicts “The Big One” tsunami will do even greater damage to coast than previously thought
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 […]
Voters in Central Oregon Coast Fire district will determine its direction and future with levy decision
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. […]
Lincoln County School District seeks renewal of $73 million bond in May election to repair buildings, build three auditoriums
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 […]
Lincoln County wraps up its second season of winter shelters for the homeless with 247 people served
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 […]
Back under city’s direction, Waldport Wednesday Market opens this week with 35 vendors, music and food trucks
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 […]
5-year-old lawsuit that changed Oregon’s recreational immunity law reaches conclusion in Lincoln County circuit court
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 […]
Newport’s Loyalty Days celebration Friday and Saturday is one of the few left in the United States
By SAMANTHA SWINDLER/The Oregonian/OregonLive In many countries, the first of May is International Workers Day, a holiday commemorating the working class and the gains of the labor movement. But […]
Hundreds of cyclists hit the road — and gravel — in Waldport, Yachats this weekend for annual races
By CHERYL ROMANO/Lincoln Chronicle Two major bicycle races wheel through Waldport and Yachats this weekend, minus some of the festival aspects of the past three years. The Oregon Coast […]
Black Portland filmmaker creates award-winning documentary on trip to Yachats, Newport and Florence
By KRISTI TURNQUIST/The Oregonian/OregonLive A trip to the Oregon coast can be a relaxing getaway for many, but for Portland filmmaker Devin Boss, a visit to Yachats became a transformative […]