By QUINTON SMITH and SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle Months of back-and-forth public conflict between Lincoln County’s district attorney, a commissioner and the county’s attorney has hit a new level with […]
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After 45 years behind the grill and waiting tables, the Lindsleys say goodbye to LeRoy’s Blue Whale’s loyal customers
By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS – Friday marked the final day for beloved central coast restaurant LeRoy’s Blue Whale whose owners – after 45 years to the day – […]
Newport’s lawsuit says community pool has big leaking issues and will need to close at some point for repairs
By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle NEWPORT – The city’s only public pool is cracked, sinking and the subject of a lawsuit seeking $2.1 million from the contractor who constructed the […]
Tidewater man’s drunken crash into a Waldport store last week came four days after his second DUII arrest
By QUINTON SMITH/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT – A Tidewater man arrested for drunken driving last week after hitting one vehicle and then plowing his truck into an auto repair shop […]
Gray whales migrating north are malnourished, stressed and without many newborns, foreshadowing another die-off
By DANA TIMS/Lincoln Chronicle Thousands of gray whales now migrating north from Baja California are in such poor shape and so few calves were born this winter that researchers […]
Resource fair Wednesday in Waldport aims to connect people in need with social service agencies
By CHERYL ROMANO/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT — Sometimes the people who need help the most don’t know which social services are available — or how to access them. That’s why, […]
Lincoln County schools work to bring farm-fresh food to cafeterias, but federal cuts jeopardize the program
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 – […]
Yachats Fire board will wait for interviews, outside report before deciding what to do with ambulance service
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 […]
If you are visiting the coast, do you know what to do and where to go during a tsunami emergency?
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 […]
Third annual Yachats “Sip ‘n Stroll” wanders among 16 shops and restaurants on Saturday
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 […]