The Waldport City Council voted during a special meeting Tuesday to name its new City Hall building after Mark C. Campbell, a longtime council member who was killed Dec. […]
News Briefs
Watch out for an invasion of chia seeds washing up on Oregon’s beaches
By the Salem Statesman-Journal While usually limited to smoothies and salad dressings, chia seeds have started showing up in unwelcome places this week. Beachgoers reported large, commercial-size bags of the […]
State clarifies guidelines for what it considers legal “outside” restaurant dining
The Oregon Health Authority on Tuesday clarified a question it gets a lot – what is considered “outdoors” when it comes to restaurant dining. It may be instructive to Lincoln […]
Jobless rate drops again in Lincoln County, but it’s still the highest in Oregon
The unemployment rate in Lincoln County continues to slowly drop, but the county still has the highest rate than anywhere else in Oregon. The Oregon Employment Department on Tuesday released […]
Jury finds Waldport woman guilty of three charges involving elderly Yachats couple
A Lincoln County circuit court jury Thursday found a Waldport woman guilty of identify theft, fraudulent use of a credit card and criminal mistreatment involving a theft from an elderly […]
Lincoln County residents get two more free COVID-19 testing days over next two weeks
Lincoln County residents will get two more chances the next two weeks to get a free COVID-19 test. Lincoln County Public Health is partnering with Medical Teams International of Portland […]
Lincoln County School District looking for three new members of its budget committee
The Lincoln County School District is looking for someone from the Waldport-Tidewater-Yachats area to help it review its spending proposals and yearly budget. The district’s budget committee consists of five […]
Lincoln County investigators seeking Disney cold case closure will now be getting help from the state
Cold case investigators in the Lincoln County District Attorney’s Office trying to solve a 36-year-old homicide of a Newport teenager will be getting some extra help from the Oregon […]
Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab season gets the go-ahead to open Wednesday, Dec. 16
Fresh Oregon crab is back on the menu – the commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open on most of Oregon’s coast as of Wednesday, Dec. 16. Dungeness crab will be […]
City of Waldport wins $1.67 million state grant to build sidewalk, crossing near Crestview Heights School
The city of Waldport has received a $1.67 million grant from the Oregon Department of Transportation to build sidewalks and a crossing on Crestline Drive to improve safety around Crestview […]