The Oregon Coast Community College board has appointed newspaper publisher and college advocate Patrick Alexander of Lincoln City to a vacancy on its seven-member board. Alexander, who will be sworn […]
News Briefs
Most Siuslaw Forest fees are waived on ML King Day Monday
The U.S. Forest Service is waiving recreation fees at most day-use sites across the Siuslaw National Forest and its other properties in Oregon and Washington on Monday, Jan. 20, in […]
Fisherman drowns after being swept off rocks near Otter Crest
OTTER CREST — A 45-year-old Happy Valley man died Wednesday, Jan. 15 when he was swept off the rocks by a sneaker wave along the north end of Otter Crest […]
Lincoln City councilor Mitch Parsons appointed to school district board
The Lincoln County School District board voted 4-0 Tuesday night to appoint Lincoln City councilor Mitch Parsons to fill the Zone 1 position left vacant by Megan Cawley’s resignation […]
Lane County hires former Lincoln County DA as its legal counsel
KLCC News EUGENE — Lane County Commissioners have voted to hire a former Lincoln County District Attorney as their legal counsel. As chief legal officer, Rob Bovett will lead the […]
Cape Perpetua group schedules 12th land-sea symposium Jan. 31
YACHATS — Cape Perpetua is not just a very scenic section of the central Oregon coast, it also has protections in place to help it stay that way. The Cape […]
Flooring replacement at Newport hospital delays some surgeries until March
NEWPORT – A massive flooring replacement project at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital has moved into the surgery department and as a result some elective surgeries and procedures are being delayed […]
Last of winter’s king tides are this weekend — so watch out!
Expect a few more beachgoers this weekend for the third and final king tide of the winter Friday through Monday. The last Oregon king tide took place Dec. 13-15. The […]
High-speed crash kills Florence man Tuesday on Highway 126
FLORENCE – A 74-year-old Florence man was killed Tuesday, Jan. 7, when he lost control of his Ferrari GTB, crashed into a guardrail and overturned on Highway 126 eight miles […]
The rest of Oregon’s commercial crab fishery will open next week
NEWPORT – The remainder of Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open Jan. 15 from Manzanita into southwest Washington, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Tuesday. The area, […]