SILETZ – Delores Pigsley of Keizer, who has been chair of the Tribal Council of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians for nearly 40 years, has been elected to […]
News Briefs
Lincoln County unemployment rate stuck at 4.8 percent for third month
Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.8 percent in December, unchanged from 4.8 percent in November and October, according to the latest figures from the Oregon Employment Department. The […]
Police say Depoe Bay motel worker argued with boss before killing him
DEPOE BAY – A Depoe Bay motel worker charged with killing his boss had been fighting with him over job issues, told others that he was going to kill him […]
Former Lincoln County superintendent wades into St. Helens school mess
Former Lincoln County School District superintendent Karen Gray must have grown tired of a quiet retirement. Gray, who retired from the Lincoln County district in 2023 after five years, has […]
Merkley, Hoyle hold joint town hall Saturday in Newport
NEWPORT – Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. and Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Ore. have scheduled a joint town hall beginning at noon Saturday, Feb. 1 at Oregon Coast Community College. The Newport […]
Fishing support group uses $50,000 in grants for commercial safety gear
NEWPORT – Members of Newport’s commercial crab fleet are a little safer this winter thanks to equipment purchased with more than $50,000 in grants to the Newport Fishermen’s Wives organization. […]
Rep. Hoyle announces subcommittee assignments for new session of Congress
Rep. Val Hoyle, who represents Oregon’s Fourth Congressional District including all of Lincoln County, has received her subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress. In the House Committee on Natural Resources, […]
Deputies arrest Newport and Siletz men in three child luring stings
Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies arrested three men the past week on a variety of charges from a child luring sting operation it conducted from late December to mid-January, the agency […]
Siletz, coastal tribes win $1.56 million grant for sea otter reintroduction
A significant new, three-year grant will help the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and others work to reintroduce sea otters to their historic ranges along the Oregon and northern California […]
Nonprofit gives $24,000 to music programs in Lincoln County middle/high schools
A Lincoln County nonprofit dedicated to supporting music education has given $24,000 to Lincoln County School District music programs at middle and high schools in Waldport, Toledo, Newport and Lincoln […]