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NEWPORT — The public is invited to help raise funds for heart health equipment at the 40th anniversary gala and auction of the Pacific Communities Health District Foundation. The event is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Samaritan Center for Health Education. The evening will feature a champagne social, live music by the Pacific Standard Time trio, cuisine from

WALDPORT — People grieving the loss of a loved one this holiday season are invited to a support seminar titled “Surviving the Holidays” on Saturday, Nov. 18. From 10 am. to noon at First Baptist Church, 2620 East Alsea Hwy. in Waldport, three members of the church will lead a session providing encouragement and tools from GriefShare, a national grief

Senior citizens who are without friends or family this season and would welcome some extra cheer can receive a free holiday gift bag with just a telephone call. Thanks to the work of Yachats’ Amy Parker, the “South County Elves’ Secret Santa” drive will, for the fourth year, deliver a wrapped gift bag to eligible seniors in south Lincoln County.

YACHATS — The public is invited to attend an open house from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16 to share opinions about the city’s plans around incorporating renewable energy into a self-sustaining civic campus. The Oregon Department of Energy awarded Yachats a $100,000 grant to help plan and study incorporating renewable energy and emergency preparedness to help reduce risks to the

FLORENCE — A woman who got separated from her boyfriend while picking mushrooms near Herman Peak Road northeast of Florence was rescued Tuesday by the Lane County Search and Rescue Team. The sheriff’s office received a report Monday afternoon of a man who hiked out of the woods to a house in the Mercer Lake area. He said he had

Ports in Newport, Astoria and North Bend are getting a total of $36.5 million as part of a national distribution of $662 million from a port infrastructure program managed by the U.S. Maritime Administration. By far the largest portion of the Oregon funds is $25.3 million headed to the Port of Astoria to pay for the complete rehabilitation of its

The month of October saw below-normal rainfall in the Yachats area — but two storms this week are expected to get November off to a very wet start. Weather watchers who report rain and other data to YachatsNews said their rainfall amounts were below their long-term averages for October. Don Tucker, who lives three miles north of Yachats on the

Lincoln County plans to illuminate county buildings green from Monday through Nov. 12 as part of Operation Green Light for Veterans, a nationwide effort uniting counties to support military veterans. The initiative, led by the National Association of Counties, is designed to raise awareness around the challenges faced by many veterans and the resources available at the county, state, and

YACHATS — More than a decade after its founding, an annual event spotlighting the central coast’s relationship with the Pacific Ocean seems as popular as ever. The 100 free tickets to the 11th annual “Land-Sea Symposium” in the Yachats Commons were claimed almost as soon as they were released, said Katy Nalvin, communicators director for the Cape Perpetua Collaborative, which