By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle EDDYVILLE – When voters in a 55-square-mile patch of rural east Lincoln County that straddles U.S. Highway 20 open their ballots they are going to […]
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Greenhouses, skate gear, landscaping, vendor space and cake mix — student entrepreneurs make “Shark Tank” pitches
By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle When Evan Hernandez built a greenhouse for his neighbors, the 16-year-old Newport High School sophomore didn’t know it would win him $3,000 and ignite a […]
School board candidates are from different zones, but all Lincoln County voters get to decide who wins May 20
By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle Seven candidates are vying for four seats on the Lincoln County School District board up for election in the May 20 special election. The school […]
Newport fishing captain lost with vessel after it quickly sank Friday near Grays Harbor; three crew rescued
By Lincoln Chronicle NEWPORT – A fishing boat captain from Newport is missing at the entrance to Grays Harbor in southwest Washington and the Coast Guard has called off […]
There’s an election this month and in many special districts only one candidate — and sometimes none — is running
By NATHAN WILK/KLCC News and Lincoln Chronicle There is an election going on around the state this month but some special district races – especially in Lincoln County – […]
“Wild Things” festival returns for second year Saturday in Yachats and farmers market gets under way Sunday
By CHERYL ROMANO/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS — The accent is on family fun and shopping this Mother’s Day weekend when the “Wild Things” festival returns and the popular Yachats Farmers […]
Newest study predicts “The Big One” tsunami will do even greater damage to coast than previously thought
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle If the once-every-500-year Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake doesn’t do enough damage to the coastal Northwest on its own, frequent and widespread flooding from rising […]
Young, blind harbor seal from Canada has found a new home at Oregon Coast Aquarium
NEWPORT – A harbor seal pup rescued in British Columbia two years ago and is now blind because it had its eyes removed due to infection has joined the […]
Construction, foundation work on Yachats’ library, Little Log Church Museum moving briskly with good weather
By CHERYL ROMANO/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS — Work on two of the city’s most-watched building projects is proceeding steadily as workers take advantage of mostly fair spring weather. Foundation work […]
Voters in Central Oregon Coast Fire district will determine its direction and future with levy decision
By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT – Six months ago voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposed tax increase to help cash-strapped Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue district make ends meet. […]