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Three rangers at Yaquina Head Natural Area get their jobs back — but still aren’t allowed to work
By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle NEWPORT – Four Bureau of Land Management employees fired suddenly and without notice at Yaquina Head last month have been offered their jobs back. Three […]
It’s just practice — but local law enforcement spent the week training for the unimaginable school shooting
By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle NEWPORT — Clad with bullet proof vests, safety glasses, modified handguns and assault rifles, police officers and sheriff’s deputies carefully step in unison as they […]
Addition of doctor to Lincoln County’s winter shelter helps homeless with with short- and long-term ailments
By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/YachatsNews NEWPORT — When Charles Stuebner is sleeping outside, he usually finds a place along the beach, forming a makeshift bed on the sand and laying a […]
Artist and educator Debbie Aken of Yachats used her creative passion to help and motivate rural students
Second in a three-part series By CHERYL ROMANO/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS — Rare is the artist who can make a living from creative expression. Just as rare, possibly, is […]
COCF&R board says it will need to lay off three firefighters and one administrator if levy fails May 20
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Union firefighters at Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue were given notice last week that potential layoffs loom for the cash-strapped agency. The layoffs […]
Seal Rock fire board, staff and volunteers issue strong support for chief after inflammatory email last month
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews SEAL ROCK – Seal Rock Fire District chief Will Ewing was met with a resounding show of support at the district’s board meeting last week in […]
There will be a few contested races — and three money measures — in May 20 election after surge of late filings
By Lincoln Chronicle A surge of candidate filings late last week has resulted in a handful of contested races for positions on school, college and fire district boards in […]
As Samaritan Health System financial losses mount, chief executive says merger, partnership or sale are on the table
By MIKE FRANCIS and NICK BUDNICK/The Lund Report Corvallis-based Samaritan Health Services has formally notified its bank that it likely violated its bond terms last year due to financial losses. While Samaritan […]
Rather than issue 17 available vacation rental licenses, Lincoln County commissioners vote to trim number in two zones
By QUINTON SMITH/Lincoln Chronicle Lincoln County commissioners have decided to decrease the number of vacation rental licenses allowed in two zones east of U.S. Highway 101 rather than issue […]