By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/YachatsNews The search for a 2½-year-old boy who had been missing 11 days ended Tuesday when a diver found and recovered his body from the Siletz River […]
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City of Waldport says two applicants to run Wednesday market don’t meet legal qualifications
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Recent move to NOAA leads to sudden layoff of Newport staffer working to make agency more efficient, nimble
By LIZZY ACKER/The Oregonian/OregonLive When Cristen Don got word she had been laid off from her job at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Newport […]
250 students show off their wind/wave/solar energy devices at Hatfield Marine contest
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Fifth day of search for missing 2-year-old boy covers 14 miles of the Siletz River without success
Wednesday evening search update from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Divers and search boats covered 14 miles of the Siletz River downstream from the home of 2-year-old Dane Paulsen, who […]
After years of community effort, 51-year-old Yachats library demolished to make way for 3,600 square foot structure
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Federal workers comprise just 2 percent of Lincoln County’s workforce, but have outsized impact on economy
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Trump administration firings of federal workers begins to ripple through Lincoln County. Are budget and program cuts next?
By QUINTON SMITH and GARRET JAROS /YachatsNews Three U.S. Bureau of Land Management park rangers at Yaquina Head? Gone. U.S. Department of Agriculture temporary, probationary or seasonal workers in […]