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The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife is helping people celebrate President’s Day weekend by dropping license and tag requirements — meaning that aAnyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 17-18. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags are required those two days. Both Oregon residents and nonresidents can fish for free. But, the

WALDPORT — Free help filing tax returns is being offered to the public by the American Association of Retired Persons in Waldport three days a week through April 11. Each Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday from 1-5 p.m. people of any age or income level may visit the Waldport Community Center, 265 E. Hemlock St., to get help. Taxpayers should arrive

By KLCC News A state senator from Lincoln County is asking colleagues to approve a study examining congestion and safety on U.S. Highway 101 between Lincoln City and Coos Bay. The highway bisects many communities and during high-traffic summer months, it can be dangerous for tourists and locals. The road has also seen closures from landslides, and other dangerous weather

The public is invited to attend one of two free seminars Thursday, Feb. 29 on opioid abuse and treatment at the Samaritan Center for Health Education in Newport. Jesse Noble, who leads Lincoln County’s harm reduction program, will present the same seminar twice — from noon to 1 p.m. and from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Her topics will include an

Coastal Voices, the 53-voice community choir on the central Oregon coast, has received grants from three organizations to help continue its operations and outreach, The choir was recently awarded a $2,500 grant from the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund to purchase of equipment and software, received $3,500 from the Sponenburg Memorial Trust for middle school outreach programs, and got $3,000

BLODGETT – Michael R. Fetch, 61, of Hubbard was killed Wednesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 20 near Blodgett when he pulled his truck out in front of an unloaded log truck, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. Deputies said Fetch was stopped on Oregon 180 in his truck waiting to turn east on Highway 20 when he pulled out