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WALDPORT – A 38-year-old Waldport man already on probation for thefts in 2022 and 2023 has been arrested again on accusations he stole five gas tanks for boats from Alsea Bay Power Products on June 10. Christopher S. Schwender is charged with four counts of second-degree burglary and theft and one of criminal mischief, according to Lincoln County circuit court

NEWPORT – The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday approved agreements with the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians during its meeting in Newport. Consideration of a similar agreement with the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde was delayed until the Aug. 4 meeting to allow more time for

Lincoln County commissioners have decided to triple the amount of federal pandemic relief funds it has committed to help increase the availability of local child care. In April, commissioners allotted $100,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to award grants of up to $15,000 for expanding a current child care business or creating a new one in Lincoln County. That

YACHATS – The Yachats Lions Club announced $42,769 in grants and scholarships to Lincoln County organizations and students Tuesday night during its annual awards dinner. Fifteen organizations were awarded a total of $28,500, seven programs received $2,849, three students received $1,000 college scholarships, and $8,420 went to Oregon Lions sight and hearing programs. “This is record territory for the Lions,”

NEWPORT — The governing body of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Department is meeting Thursday and Friday in Newport. A tour by the seven-member Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission on Thursday includes stops to discuss the new agreement with private forest landowners, a discussion of key conservation issues in marine ecosystems and celebration of 10 years of ODFW’s marine reserve

More than 5,000 residents and businesses from Waldport to Yachats lost power Friday after a broken insulator caused lines to collapse. The power went out about 9 a.m. Friday and was not restored entirely until 3 p.m., although the majority of affected Central Lincoln Peoples Utility District customers had power restored by 10:15 a.m. “Basically, what caused the outage is

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has scheduled eight open houses in Oregon this month to gather comments on the potential reintroduction of sea otters to the West Coast. The open houses are designed to provide residents and organizations an opportunity to ask questions, share perspectives and speak with agency staff about sea otters and next steps in recovery efforts

Lincoln County and Oregon State University Extension Service are expanding a successful septic replacement program for wildfire survivors in Otis to include all low- and middle-income homeowners in Lincoln County with damaged septic systems. Repair or replacement of a damaged septic system can cost from a couple thousand dollars to in excess of $10,000, the county said its announcement of

WALDPORT — Duane Snider of Waldport, who began to build an impressive collection of works by contemporary Oregon artists 40 years ago while he was working as a modestly paid eyeglass lens technician in Portland, died May 26 following a lingering illness. “My darling husband, Duane Snider, passed over on Friday afternoon, May 26, 2023,” his wife, Linda Dies Snider,