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Coastal choir wrapping up season with weekend concerts

May 1, 2024
Four choir concerts over two weekends in May will mark the end of the performance season for Coastal Voices, formerly the Central Coast Chorale. The concerts by the 50-voice community choir, themed “Spring Homage”, will take place in Newport, Yachats and Lincoln City: Saturday, May 4: Newport Performing Arts Center, $25; Sunday, May 5: Yachats Community Presbyterian Church, $20; Saturday,

Man wearing “Rip City” sweatshirt does just that with county bus Sunday

April 29, 2024
NEWPORT – Oops, no wonder your bus was late Sunday. Newport police said Monday that a man wearing a “Rip City” sweatshirt made off with a Lincoln County Transit bus shortly before noon as the driver was refueling it at the fuel station at Northeast Harney Street and Yaquina Heights Drive. Police said the driver parked at the fuel pumps

Siletz man killed in Friday head-on collision just east of Newport

April 29, 2024
NEWPORT – A 62-year-old Siletz man was killed and his passenger seriously injured Friday evening when their small pickup was struck head-on by a car that crossed into their lane of U.S. Highway 20 a little more than a mile east of Newport. Oregon State Police said in a news release Monday that Christopher M. Robeson died at the scene

Nearly 70 vendors prepare for Waldport Wednesday market’s 2024 opening

April 25, 2024
WALDPORT — Almost six dozen vendors are lined up for the new season of the Waldport Wednesday Market, opening May 1 for its 2024 season. The market takes place from 10 a.m. through 3 p.m. each Wednesday through Sept. 25 in the parking lot of the Waldport Community Center.  Admission is free. Some 70 sellers, although not all on

Waldport woman dies Monday after Highway 101 crash in Newport

April 24, 2024
NEWPORT – A 74-year-old Waldport woman was killed Monday evening when her car went into the opposite lane of U.S. Highway 101 in the South Beach area of Newport and collided with an oncoming car. Oregon State Police says Heidi Fay Rock of Waldport died after being taken to Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital following the 5:39 p.m. crash. Police said

Lincoln County unemployment rate rises slightly in March

April 24, 2024
Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has increased slightly, moving to 4.5 percent in March from a 4.3 percent rate in February, according to the Oregon Employment Department. It was 4.2 percent in January. That’s still less than the county’s unemployment rate of 5.4 percent in March 2023. The employment department said in its monthly report this week that Oregon’s

Newport council picks former Gresham manager to lead city

April 21, 2024
By KLCC News NEWPORT — The Newport city council has have chosen former Gresham city manager Nina Vetter as the new city manager. In a unanimous decision Friday, councilors voted to start negotiations with Vetter, who resigned in December after 2½ years as the city manager in Gresham. She previously worked as the city administrative officer for the Pueblo West

County announces low-income program to help spay and neuter pets

April 21, 2024
Lincoln County has announced it will use some of its federal relief funds for a spay and neuter service to help counter dog and cat overpopulation that was substantially worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic. The program is for local low-income households that cannot afford spay and neuter services for their pets. County staff will work with applicants and participating veterinarians’

Lincoln County fair board seeks more members to bolster event

April 21, 2024
Lincoln County commissioners are seeking applications from people interested in serving on an expanded fair board. The board, which has struggled to attract and retain members, oversees the planning, preparation and production of the Lincoln County Fair and associated events and activities. The current three-member board is seeking additional board members to help build capacity and manage the annual event,

Oregon Coast CC president has Waldport forum Tuesday on $33 million bond

April 18, 2024
Oregon Coast Community College president Birgitte Ryslinge will be in Waldport on Tuesday evening for the third of four public sessions this month to discuss the college’s $33.2 million bond measure on the May 21 primary ballot. The college is asking voters to approve a bond that, if passed, would provide funds to construct a new trades education building, and
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