State schedules Lincoln County forum on prescription drug prices

April 2, 2024

The Oregon Prescription Drug Affordability Board has scheduled community forums across the state in April and May to seek the public’s input about soaring costs of prescription drugs. One of those forums will be held in Lincoln County — from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 N.E. Highway 101. The board will use public

Governor names Holland to the Oregon Arts Commission

April 1, 2024

Jason Holland of Newport, the executive director of the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts has been appointed to the Oregon Arts Commission by Gov. Tina Kotek. Holland’s four-year terms immediately. The nine-member Oregon Arts Commission provides leadership, funding and arts programs through its grants, services and special initiatives. Its commissioners determine arts needs and establish policies for public support of the arts.

Governor signs legislation to temporarily fix recreational immunity law

March 28, 2024

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed legislation Wednesday protecting public landowners from lawsuits over recreational incidents, but proponents caution it is just a temporary fix for a larger issue. The legislation, SB 1576, is in response to a lawsuit filed against the city of Newport by a woman who broke her leg in 2019 after slipping and falling on a wooden bridge

Wildlife trooper cites 2 men for illegal killing of cow elk

March 28, 2024

SEAL ROCK – An Oregon State Police wildlife trooper cited two Albany men Sunday for a variety of hunting violations after a property owner in Seal Rock reported they shot a female elk on their land without permission. Trooper Maleri Cates said after she responded to the call she found that two men were trespassing, the man who shot the

Port of Alsea board will interview 3 for manager’s position

March 28, 2024

WALDPORT — The Port of Alsea board will interview three candidates for the port manager position during a special meeting Tuesday. The candidates are Ron Graves and Lynn Bisby of Waldport and Peter Adolph of Yachats. Graves and Adolph were applicants for a vacant board position last fall, but board members selected George Gray of Waldport. Current manager Roxie Cuellar

USGS reports 5 earthquakes off southern Oregon coast Tuesday night

March 27, 2024

A series of earthquakes occurred Tuesday night off the southern Oregon coast, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Five earthquakes ranging from magnitude 3.9 to magnitude 5.7 rumbled in the Pacific Ocean just over 100 miles west-southwest of Port Orford between about 7:20 p.m. and 9 p.m. Such earthquakes in the region are common. No one has reported to the

Yachats still accepting applications for city council vacancy

March 26, 2024

YACHATS — The city of Yachats is seeking applicants for a vacancy on the city council that was created with the February announcement that Greg Scott will resign in April. Applications to serve the remainder of the term, which ends Dec. 31, are due by May 31. Applicants must be registered to vote in Oregon and have lived in Yachats

Toledo police arrest man for burning down Memorial Field’s restrooms

March 24, 2024

A 43-year-old apparently homeless man who spent 15 days in the Lincoln County jail last November for public indecency has been charged with setting a fire in Toledo this month that destroyed the bathrooms at the city’s Memorial Field. Zachary C. Casas was indicted by a grand jury March 18 on second-degree arson, first-degree criminal mischief and reckless burning.

Adventist Health closing its medical offices in Lincoln City

March 24, 2024

LINCOLN CITY – Adventist Health Tillamook has announced the closure of its medical offices and urgent care clinic in Lincoln City because of what it called “long-standing challenges” with finding and retaining staff. The Lincoln City clinic will close to the public April 12 and the last day for office staff is May 1. Adventist Health Tillamook is also closing

Corvallis-based nonprofit serving Lincoln County youth wins $1 million grant

March 24, 2024

By KEZI News A Corvallis-based nonprofit that provides housing, educational help, and mental health services to unhoused youth in Linn, Benton, and Lincoln counties has received a $1 million grant from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Scott announced in 2019 that she would be giving away her fortune after divorcing Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Scott gave $640 million to 361 nonprofit