It’s a new year and that means the end of Styrofoam to-go containers in Oregon – although many cities including some on the central Oregon coast already prohibit them. A […]
Local Styrofoam to-go container ban now in effect statewide
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News Briefs
Yachats fire district’s assistant administrator leaving for county job
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YACHATS – The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District is losing its longtime assistant administrator to a job in the Lincoln County health department. Shelby Knife, who has been the district’s […]
Tickets for third annual Big Blue Film Festival Jan. 24-25 are on sale
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NEWPORT – The Big Blue Film Festival, which showcases ocean-themed films that connect science and the arts, returns for its third year on Jan. 24-25 with 34 offerings by […]
Highway 101 repairs north of Newport will snarl traffic Jan. 7-8
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NEWPORT – Expect long delays on U.S. Highway 101 in the Beverly Beach area north of Newport on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 7-8 as the highway is reduced to a […]
Newport says leaking Yaquina Bay pipe may take a month to fix
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Newport officials say they’re working as fast as they can but it may be a month before a leak that’s diverting treated wastewater into Yaquina Bay can be fixed. Nearly […]
Samaritan opening pharmacy on Lincoln City hospital campus
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LINCOLN CITY — Samaritan Health Services is trying to buck the trend of pharmacy closures by opening one on its North Lincoln Hospital campus on Monday, Jan. 6. The pharmacy’s […]
Suspect in man’s 2022 disappearance jailed on corpse abuse charge
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NEWPORT – An apparent suspect in the disappearance of a Newport car dealer three years ago is being held in the Lincoln County jail on $500,000 bail on accusations of […]
Lincoln County jobless rate stays at 4.8 percent in November
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Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stayed at 4.8 percent in November, unchanged from October’s rate but half a percentage point higher than the year before and higher than Oregon’s […]
County jail inmate died of medical condition, police say
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NEWPORT – Investigators announced Monday that a 53-year-old Lincoln County jail inmate found dead in his cell Dec. 22 died of natural causes related to a chronic medical condition. The […]
Police underage luring stings lead to arrests of two more men
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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Lincoln City Police Department continue to ramp up their child luring stings of local men during online decoy operations this month. Seiji M. Button, […]