By QUINTON SMITH/Lincoln Chronicle The Oregon Marine Board voted unanimously Thursday to accept a petition to ban motorized boats on much of the Siletz River and proceed to rulemaking […]
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OSU scientists find new species of bacteria in Yaquina Bay and name it after coast’s first inhabitants
By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News Service Oregon State University scientists have identified a novel species of bacteria from Yaquina Bay in Newport that acts as electrical wiring, potentially ushering in […]
Tidewater man’s drunken crash into a Waldport store last week came four days after his second DUII arrest
By QUINTON SMITH/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT – A Tidewater man arrested for drunken driving last week after hitting one vehicle and then plowing his truck into an auto repair shop […]
Proposal to ban boat motors on Siletz River brings out competing interests on what’s best for users, environment
By QUINTON SMITH/Lincoln Chronicle Fishermen, boaters, and environmentalists are battling over a request by the Siletz Tribe to ban boat motors on a vast stretch of the Siletz River […]
Gray whales migrating north are malnourished, stressed and without many newborns, foreshadowing another die-off
By DANA TIMS/Lincoln Chronicle Thousands of gray whales now migrating north from Baja California are in such poor shape and so few calves were born this winter that researchers […]
Yachats council works to settle homeless shelter complaint, OKs new sheriff’s contract and to replace delineators
By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS – The Yachats city council dealt with a myriad of topics during a three-hour meeting Wednesday that shuffled through a deck of issues ranging […]
Noted OSU scientist and NOAA administrator tries to offer hope for oceans, humans during turbulent times
By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle NEWPORT – At the start of her lecture, environmental scientist and marine ecologist Jane Lubchenco projected a map onto a screen at Hatfield Marine Science […]
Resource fair Wednesday in Waldport aims to connect people in need with social service agencies
By CHERYL ROMANO/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT — Sometimes the people who need help the most don’t know which social services are available — or how to access them. That’s why, […]
Lincoln County schools work to bring farm-fresh food to cafeterias, but federal cuts jeopardize the program
By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle When the lunch bell rings, students eagerly scramble to Newport Middle School’s cafeteria and line up, plates in hand. There are the usual options – […]
Yachats Fire board will wait for interviews, outside report before deciding what to do with ambulance service
By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS – The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board will hold off seeking legal advice regarding its ambulance options in south Lincoln County until after it […]