Waldport employees show up to tell council members they like the job city manager Dann Cutter is doing

June 13, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT – With nothing more titillating on the Waldport city council agenda Thursday beyond the city manager’s report about ongoing projects – which can be akin to watching paint dry – it was at first difficult to explain the large turnout. It was not until the scheduled executive session, normally closed to the public, that

Widow of man killed at Lincoln City inn files $20 million lawsuit against attacker, father, motel and its managers

June 12, 2025

By QUINTON SMITH/Lincoln Chronicle The widow of a tourist beaten to death outside a Lincoln City motel in May 2024 has filed a $20 million lawsuit against the man charged with killing her husband, the man’s father and the motel where they were all staying. Roland Evans-Freke, 31, is charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter, assault and robbery in the

Siletz Valley School in upheaval again over leadership, budget cuts, board issues and communication with community

June 12, 2025

By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle SILETZ – Twenty-three graduates at Siletz Valley Schools received their diplomas in the hot Saturday sun, some adorned with eagle feathers, beads and cedar-woven graduation caps. While the joyous day was filled with school pride and honor songs, the celebration did not ignore the turmoil in leadership its students endured the last four years and even

Samaritan Health Services calls off merger with Stayton-based Santiam Hospital and Clinics

June 12, 2025

By MIKE FRANCIS/The Lund Report One year ago the leaders of two small Oregon hospital systems said they needed to join forces to withstand the pressures that are building on hospitals nationwide, especially in rural America. Then, last month, with virtually no explanation, they called it off. Corvallis-based Samaritan Health Services, which dominates health care in its core territory of Lincoln, Benton and

Double your money! Lincoln Chronicle donor is matching all contributions during June campaign

June 10, 2025

By QUINTON SMITH/Lincoln Chronicle The basic premise of Lincoln Chronicle — its reporters, freelance writers, news partners, editor and board — is that professionally-reported local news is an important, vital element to a vibrant, engaged and informed community. That’s why we want to keep growing as other media – locally and across Oregon — shrink. And while there is

Oregon parks commission changes rules to allow e-bikes on wet portion of beaches beginning July 1

June 10, 2025

By DANA TIMS/Lincoln Chronicle Beginning July 1, electric-assisted bicycles will be allowed in most areas of Oregon state parks where regular bicycles currently are allowed, and on almost all wet-sand stretches of the state’s 363 miles of ocean beaches. Those changes were unanimously approved recently by the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission. “E-bikes are definitely growing in popularity

Eight years after firing, federal jury awards Toledo recorder $1.3 million from city, former manager and mayor

June 10, 2025

By MAXINE BERNSTEIN/The Oregonian/OregonLive A federal jury has awarded a former Toledo city recorder fired eight years ago more than $1 million in a verdict against the city for retaliating against her as a whistleblower who reported mismanagement, waste and abuse of authority. Nancy Bryant had worked for the city as its recorder for 13 years before then-city manager,

Waldport Beachcomber Days shrinks to one day Saturday, but still busy with parade, music, food and fun

June 10, 2025

By CHERYL ROMANO/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT — The attractions are still free and family-friendly, but the 69th annual Waldport Beachcomber Days is making a slightly smaller splash when it comes ashore Saturday. Under the theme “United by the Sea,” the festival which coincides with Flag Day packs a lot of fun into a one-day schedule — a car show, live

Oregon’s fishing industry faces challenges of low demand at home and trade barriers abroad

June 8, 2025

By KYRA BUCKLEY/Oregon Public Broadcasting Local Ocean restaurant on Newport’s bayfront is the kind of place where you might have lunch next to the fisherman who caught it. That’s according to Laura Anderson, co-founder of the more than 20-year-old restaurant. “Creating market opportunity for fishers and showcasing local species were really what drove the founding of the restaurant,” Anderson

Special program helps some of Lincoln County’s 410 graduating seniors make the impossible come true

June 5, 2025

By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle Best friends Aurora Fee and Braxton Kavanaugh are nearly inseparable – they made sure they had all their classes together right up until senior year at Toledo High School. They got top grades, started a campus clean-up program, shared the title of class valedictorian, won scholarships, earned honors diplomas and plan to be roommates at

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Waldport employees show up to tell council members they like the job city manager Dann Cutter is doing

Widow of man killed at Lincoln City inn files $20 million lawsuit against attacker, father, motel and its managers

Siletz Valley School in upheaval again over leadership, budget cuts, board issues and communication with community

Samaritan Health Services calls off merger with Stayton-based Santiam Hospital and Clinics

Double your money! Lincoln Chronicle donor is matching all contributions during June campaign

Oregon parks commission changes rules to allow e-bikes on wet portion of beaches beginning July 1

Eight years after firing, federal jury awards Toledo recorder $1.3 million from city, former manager and mayor

Waldport Beachcomber Days shrinks to one day Saturday, but still busy with parade, music, food and fun

Oregon’s fishing industry faces challenges of low demand at home and trade barriers abroad

Special program helps some of Lincoln County’s 410 graduating seniors make the impossible come true

Letters from readers

Lincoln County ballot measure is a commitment to our veterans

$25,000 grant will help View the Future’s community conversations

Look at Medicare Advantage plans carefully before making a decision

Obituaries

Joe Chapman of Tenmile

Ruth R. Mock of Yachats — “Fiddlin Ruth”

Marie Jones of Newport

Civic Calendar

Port of Alsea commission special meeting

City of Yachats Parks & Commons Commission

Workshop meeting of Seal Rock and East Lincoln County fire district boards

Yachats Big Band monthly concert

Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board

Yachats Planning Commission monthly workshop meeting

Yachats Public Works & Streets Commission

Lincoln County School District board of directors

Waldport City Council

Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District monthly board meeting

Public & Legal Notices

LEGAL NOTICE: Seal Rock Fire District and East Lincoln County Fire District

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Central Lincoln PUD