Yachats bird group gets help from two youth groups, Lions Club

March 3, 2025

YACHATS — Local bird activists have been joined by the Yachats Lions Club and area youth to help migratory birds survive and thrive. A group called SWIFTY (Swallows in Flight to Yachats), aided by students from Newport High School and the 4-H Club of Waldport, have launched two programs to produce bird nesting boxes for tree swallows and purple martins.

Oregon Coast CC wins initial OK to offer bachelor’s degree in nursing

February 26, 2025

The state’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission has approved Oregon Coast Community College’s application to offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. The decision, made during the commission’s Feb. 13, meeting, marks a major milestone for OCCC and five other Oregon community colleges participating in the consortium-based program. The program still requires approval by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and

Newport says leaking sewage pipe under Yaquina Bay is now repaired

February 26, 2025

NEWPORT — A sewage pipe running under Yaquina Bay that ruptured two months ago as been fixed and is no longer dumping treated wastewater into the bay, the city of Newport announced Wednesday. The pipe runs between the East Science Drive area near the Hatfield Marine Science Center across Yaquina Bay to Southeast Bay Boulevard. While the water had been

Forest collective offering five hours of community activity Friday in Yachats

February 24, 2025

YACHATS – The public is invited to attend an evening of art, music, education and community action centered around coastal forest health at the Yachats Commons from 4-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28. Forest Through the Trees presented by the Emerald Curtain Collective is billed as a fundraiser and awareness event celebrating the Siuslaw National Forest. The five-hour “immersive experience” begins

Tidewater man suspected of murder dies in Kansas police chase Jan. 25

February 22, 2025

A Lincoln County man sought in a woman’s death died Jan. 25 in south-central Kansas after a police pursuit led to a rollover accident. Jerry W. Thompson, 55, of Tidewater, was a person of interest in a homicide investigation in Anderson County, authorities said. The incident began at 9:03 p.m. Jan. 25 when Kansas Highway Patrol troopers spotted a stolen

Deputies arrest Waldport man after months of bias crimes against neighbors

February 19, 2025

WALDPORT – A 46-year-old Waldport man is in the Lincoln County jail on charges of intimidation, stalking and disorderly conduct after his arrest Wednesday following more than a year of actions against two neighbors on Southeast Salmon Street. Israel Bynum is being held on $100,000 bail after his arrest by Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies. Bynum’s arrest came after incidents involving

Man found dead last October in Depoe Bay harbor identified

February 19, 2025

DEPOE BAY – A man found dead in the Depoe Bay harbor last October has been identified as Duncan Grundman, 31, of Boulder, Colo., the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday. In a news release, the sheriff’s office said deputies were able to track his identity through a vehicle abandoned at a nearby gas station, relatives in Maryland, linking a

County commissioners OK $130,000 in grants to 12 organizations

February 19, 2025

Lincoln County commissioners have approved $130,000 in grants to 12 local governments or nonprofits as part of its community and economic development program. Applications and screening for the long-standing grant program are administered by the Economic Development Alliance of Lincoln County whose board rates projects and makes recommendations to county commissioners. The county awarded $76,000 in “standard grants” to 11

Third Lincoln County summit in March will focus on coastal “blue economy”

February 18, 2025

The third annual Lincoln County economic summit in March will focus on the Oregon coast’s ocean-related economy The summit will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 13 at the Inn at Otter Crest and is sponsored by the Economic Development Alliance of Lincoln County. The theme of this year’s Economic Summit is “New, Blue & Buoyant” with

Waldport man jailed Sunday after 2-hour downtown standoff with police

February 17, 2025

WALDPORT – A 43-year-old Waldport man is in the Lincoln County jail following a more than two-hour standoff with police following a call to a suicide prevention hotline and report of gunshots. Timothy R. Swander is being held for unlawful use of a weapon and recklessly endangering others. In a news release Monday, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s office said they