ODFW investigating reports of sick, dead brown pelicans along coast

April 26, 2025

The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife says it’s investigating reports of sick and dead brown pelicans along the central Oregon coast. The agency says two pelicans found in Newport tested negative for Avian flu but that test results are pending for other diseases and domoic acid toxicity. Brown pelicans migrate north along the Oregon coast from southern California in

Lincoln County’s unemployment rate continues to climb, reaching 5.3%

April 23, 2025

Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continues to ratchet upward, reaching 5.3 percent in March, up from a revised rate of 5.2 percent in February. A year ago the county’s unemployment rate was 4.8 percent. Oregon’s statewide unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in March, and the national rate was 4.2 percent. The county’s unemployment rate at the beginning of the

Newport council OKs three more art vendors along Bayfront boardwalk

April 22, 2025

NEWPORT — More vendors will operate along the Bayfront after local artists asked the Newport City Council to offer more permits. The addition of two designated spaces along the west end of the Bayfront boardwalk will allow three more vendors to sell their goods. During an April 3 meeting, artists argued that allowing more vendors along the Bayfront would benefit

Waldport show returns for one day Saturday with 16 local artists

April 22, 2025

WALDPORT – Last fall, 14 Waldport artists put on a one-day show with hopes it would be popular. After more than 500 people poured through the doors of the Waldport Community Center, they had no doubts. Buoyed by that success, the Waldport Artist Festival & Sale is back Saturday, April 26 for a spring edition with 16 vendors. From 10

Samaritan Health Services board selects new leader to replace Boysen

April 20, 2025

CORVALLIS – The Samaritan Health Services board has selected the organization’s chief operating officer to lead the five-hospital system in Lincoln, Benton and Linn counties effective May 19. Marty Cahill, who has been with Samaritan in various capacities since 2007, replaces Doug Boysen, who is resigning after eight years. Cahill has a sociology degree from the University of Oregon, and

Lincoln City’s top admnistrator resigns after three years in job

April 18, 2025

LINCOLN CITY – Lincoln City’s city manager Daphnee Legarza is resigning effective June 9. “We have received a resignation letter from our city manager … and the council needs to start the process of finding an interim city manager,” Mayor Susan Wahlke said at Monday’s city council meeting. Legarza, who has been the city manager since 2022, is leaving to

Newport woman killed after Highway 20 head-on collision Thursday

April 18, 2025

A 42-year-old Newport woman was killed early Thursday on Highway 20 four miles east of Newport when the car she was driving crossed into the opposing lane, collided with one vehicle and then was hit by a second. Oregon State Police said Heather Maria Paz Hosey was driving east at 7:07 a.m. when her GMC Terrain crossed into the westbound

Pacific Fisheries council sets dates and limits for ocean salmon fishing

April 16, 2025

NEWPORT – The Pacific Fisheries Management Council has completed the 2025 ocean salmon seasons including waters off the Oregon coast. Recommended salmon seasons are not official until after adoption by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday, April 18, for waters within three nautical miles of the shore and final approval by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, which is

Six county fire departments awarded wildfire grants for the summer

April 16, 2025

Billed as a small grant with big impact, the Oregon State Fire Marshal has announced its 2025 wildfire season staffing grant recipients, which included six Lincoln County fire agencies. The grants are intended to help fire agencies, many of which rely on volunteer crews, to bring on extra firefighters during wildfire season. These seasonal staff boost emergency response for 200

Lincoln County is advertising for someone to become its top administrator

April 12, 2025

Lincoln County is advertising for a new, top administrator three months after the resignation of its first administrator who had held the job for nearly three years. The county hired Tim Johnson in April 2022 after commissioners decided the county needed someone to focus solely on directing department heads and overseeing its $180 million budget. For decades the top administrative