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A Lincoln County circuit judge has awarded $3,615 to a May primary county commission candidate against a Newport radio station which he says did not run his advertisements and therefore hurt his campaign. Presiding Judge Sheryl Bachart put a judgement lien on the property of KSHL and its owners Leslie Brown and Stephanie Linn after months of them avoiding service

The Toledo city council, Lincoln City’s mayor and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office are condemning a racist letter they received or is circulating that encourages residents to help round up and deport “brown folks” who may be in the country illegally. The letter, titled “The Brown Round-Up Part 1,” said Jan. 21, 2025 will mark the beginning of the “largest

YACHATS — Winter’s shortest day gets a fiery sendoff Saturday, Dec. 21, at Yachats’ annual winter solstice celebration. A traditional bonfire is the anchor of the event, running from 4-7 p.m. or until the bonfire goes out near the Pavilion behind the Yachats Commons. Food, music and dancing are on the agenda, with free treats including three types of chili

SALEM — The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted 2025 recreational and commercial groundfish regulations at its meeting Friday that continues a five-fish recreational bag limit during the popular summer months. Nearshore groundfish species — approximately a dozen species of rockfish, cabezon, greenlings, and lingcod — are subject to joint state and federal management. The 2023 stock assessment for both

By KLCC News Oregon State University’s marine energy research got a boost this week, with $2.5 million in federal funding for three projects. Mechanical engineering professor Geoff Hollinger said the awards are meant to boost development of renewable ocean energy. “If we want to expand out marine energy,” he told KLCC, “and we want to make it something that is

The Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble, a community band, will offer its annual seasonal celebration concerts in Yachats on Saturday, Dec. 14 and in Florence on Sunday, Dec. 15. The Yachats event begins at 2 p.m. at the Commons’ multipurpose room. The Florence concert begins at 2 p.m. at the Presbyterian Community Church, 3996 U.S. Highway 101. Admission is free for

YACHATS – City manager Bobbi Price received high praise from the Yachats city council Friday and a five percent pay raise for her performance one year into the job. Price, the former director of the Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce, had no previous city manager experience when she was chosen over two other candidates to lead the city in October