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OTIS – A 15-year-old Otis boy was killed Oct. 3 after the dirt bike he was riding collided head-on with a FedEx delivery truck on North Maple Drive, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said this week. First responders reported that  Shaun J. Hart had died at the scene when they arrived about 12:50 p.m., the sheriff’s office said. Deputies said

WALDPORT – Opening of the new playground at the 14-acre Louis Southworth Park in Waldport is delayed indefinitely because of weather conditions that prevent its surfacing from being installed. The city had hoped to have the 14,000-square-foot playground ready for use this fall but temperatures must be within certain limits to install the pour-in-place surface, said city manager Dann

The Lincoln County League of Women Voters and Oregon Coast Community College are co-sponsoring a local candidate forum from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 at the college’s campus in Newport. League president Jean Cowan will serve as moderator. The evening will begin with a candidate “meet and greet” from 5:30-6:00 p.m., followed by the first hour highlighting races for the

Lincoln County’s years-long attempt to give Ocean View Drive to the city of Yachats cleared a small but key hurdle Wednesday when county commissioners held a brief hearing to approve a new legal description and boundaries for a short section of the road. The hearing was a continuation of one from August, when an Oregon State Parks official showed

Lincoln County has opened applications for $130,000 as part of its 2024-25 community and economic development grant program. With a variety of conditions, applications are open from local governments and nonprofit organizations in the county. Applications are also accepted from public-private partnerships with the fiscal agent being a nonprofit or municipal organization. To maximize applicant and project diversity, the county

WALDPORT — Firewood cutting permits for commercial and personal use are now available for the Siuslaw National Forest’s central coast ranger district. Commercial and personal use permits are required and must be in-hand when harvesting or transporting firewood. Personal use and commercial firewood permits are at the Central Coast Ranger Station, 1130 Forestry Lane, Waldport and at the Reedsport ranger