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NEWPORT – What’s in a name change? Not much, apparently. Samaritan Health Services on Tuesday officially dropped “Urgent Care” from its walk-in clinics in Newport, Lincoln City and across its three-county operation. They are now called Samaritan Walk-In Clinics – but nothing is changing but the name, the hospital system said. “The decision to rename our clinics is part of

The Lincoln County Democratic party has elected a slate of four new officers to serve two-year terms. New officers are Mary Infante as chair, Kelly Greer as vice chair, Christine Berg as secretary and Marta West as treasurer. The two-year terms will involve providing leadership to the Lincoln County Democratic Party, communicating with elected officials, promoting voter registration, supporting registered

SILETZ — Siletz Valley School culinary director Patrick Clarke has been named the Small School Association’s 2025 teacher of the year. Clarke is at the forefront of a program that combines French cooking methods and local Native American traditions where students practice hands-on learning from deep sea fishing to foraging mushrooms, according to an OregonLive article. Beginning as a food

TOLEDO — The popular Olalla Reservoir will be closed to the public for six months beginning Tuesday, April 1 for forest management activities. The site, owned by Georgia-Pacific, is usually open year round to the public to swim, fish, kayak or hike along the 450 acres of lake and surrounding forest. But the purpose of the reservoir’s construction is for

YACHATS — The Yachats Ladies Club Spring Bazaar and Bake Sale will fill the group’s clubhouse at 286 W. Third St. with a wealth of handmade items and tasty treats on Saturday and Sunday, March 29-30. During those days shoppers can browse tables of goods and goodies from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Homemade baked goods, including a variety of

WALDPORT — Bargain-hunters can find furniture, artwork, tabletop goods, décor items and much more at Saturday’s Unexpected Elephant resale event. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., pre-owned items are up for sale at 3710 Crestline Drive, home of non-profit South Lincoln Resources. The proceeds all help sustain and maintain the organization’s two warehouses on Crestline, where community partner groups Waldport

NEWPORT – Staff from the office of Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Ore. have begun regular once-a-month sessions for Lincoln County residents to get in-person help on issues with federal agencies. Hoyle’s staff will use the meeting room of the Lincoln County commission from 1:30-3:30 p.m. the fourth Friday of each month. The first session was Feb. 28; the next is March

Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly to 4.9 percent in January, the Oregon Employment Department has announced, up from 4.8 percent in December. The county’s unemployment rate a year earlier was 4.4 percent. Oregon’s statewide unemployment rate was 4.4 percent in January, and the national rate was 4 percent. Regional economist Shaun Barrick said the county’s seasonally adjusted

WALDPORT – After moving its Beach Bike & Blues festival from May to September this year, the Waldport Chamber of Commerce has again tweaked the event’s date by a week. Three years of chilly Spring rain led the Waldport Area Chamber of Commerce to announce in January it was moving its Beach, Bike & Blues festival from May to Sept.

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday rescinded a 45-year-old agreement between the state of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, the last remaining step to remove the restriction on the Siletz Tribe’s hunting and fishing rights. The action was in keeping with U.S. Congress and a federal court’s vacating of the Siletz Tribe Consent Decree and