After move from spring, Waldport’s Beach, Bike & Blues festival hoping for sunny weather, big crowd Saturday

September 9, 2025

Live blues music, prime food and drink plus bike fun rolls into Waldport on Saturday when the fourth annual “Beach Bike & Blues” festival hits town, months later than the first three BBB events were originally held.

On the road since the pandemic, world traveler now in Newport will share moments from her digital nomadic life

September 9, 2025

Nicole Elyse will share the tale of her digital nomadic life in a presentation “Why Getting Robbed at Gunpoint in Colombia Is the Best Thing That’s Ever Happened to Me … and Other Tales From Abroad” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Newport Public Library.

Newport city council approves moving ahead with U.S. Highway 101 couplet project through downtown

September 8, 2025

A major project to overhaul a portion of U.S. Highway 101 and restructuring Newport’s City Center got the green light from the city council. The plan will convert a 4-6 block section of Highway 101 into two one-way routes.

Survivor of 2020 Echo Mountain fire rebuilds life five years after the Lincoln County inferno changed everything

September 8, 2025

Rachelle McMaster and her children were burned out of their manufactured home when the Echo Mountain fire swept through Otis on Sept. 7, 2020. After five years of bouncing from friends homes, motels and an apartment, McMaster will soon be living in a new home under a Habitat for Humanity program in Lincoln City.

A Covid diagnosis derails Wyden’s town hall Saturday in Newport, but not cell phone talk with community leaders

September 6, 2025

Sen. Ron Wyden's Covid-19 illness forced him to cancel a town hall meeting scheduled Saturday afternoon in Newport, but he was able to connect via cell phone with a room full of community leaders for an hour to hear their concerns about federal funding issues.

Cost to replace Newport’s Big Creek dams jumps to $185 million so city spending $476,000 to suggest alternatives

September 4, 2025

Years ago, engineers advising the city of Newport said it needed to replace two earthen dams that hold back the city's entire water supply. But the cost to replace them has ballooned to $185 million. With the decreasing likelihood of getting state or federal help, the city council has agreed to spend $476,000 to see if there is an alternative

Yachats commission decides to keep going and try to clarify its purpose and mission

September 4, 2025

After an hour-and-a-half discussion and a 3-2 vote that seemingly could have gone either way, the Yachats Parks & Commons Commission chose to continue on as is for the next three months while it works to streamline and re-evaluate its purview.

Samaritan Health dropping Medicare Advantage plans at end of year; nearly 5,000 affected in Lincoln County

September 3, 2025

Samaritan Health Plans has notified thousands of its Medicare customers in Lincoln, Benton and Linn counties that it will end its popular Advantage insurance plans at the end of the year.

More restraining orders in Waldport: Beachcomber officer on receiving end after Moose Lodge dustup

September 2, 2025

One week after a Waldport Beachcomber Days board member won a temporary restraining order against the Waldport city manager, she was hit by a similar order claiming she attacked another woman at the Moose Lodge and harassed her online.

Schools across Oregon — and in Lincoln County — adjust to new restrictions on student cell phone use

September 2, 2025

The start of a new school year marks another step in the crackdown of cell phones in public schools – and a slight change for most Lincoln County School District students. Now, there will be no cell phones, smart watches or personal electronic devices the entire school day, including between classes and at lunch.

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After move from spring, Waldport’s Beach, Bike & Blues festival hoping for sunny weather, big crowd Saturday

On the road since the pandemic, world traveler now in Newport will share moments from her digital nomadic life

Newport city council approves moving ahead with U.S. Highway 101 couplet project through downtown

Survivor of 2020 Echo Mountain fire rebuilds life five years after the Lincoln County inferno changed everything

A Covid diagnosis derails Wyden’s town hall Saturday in Newport, but not cell phone talk with community leaders

Cost to replace Newport’s Big Creek dams jumps to $185 million so city spending $476,000 to suggest alternatives

Yachats commission decides to keep going and try to clarify its purpose and mission

Samaritan Health dropping Medicare Advantage plans at end of year; nearly 5,000 affected in Lincoln County

More restraining orders in Waldport: Beachcomber officer on receiving end after Moose Lodge dustup

Schools across Oregon — and in Lincoln County — adjust to new restrictions on student cell phone use

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

Newport Planning Commission work session and regular meeting

Lincoln County School District board special meeting

Port of Newport Commission monthly meeting

Port of Alsea commission special meeting

City of Yachats Parks & Commons Commission

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

Public & Legal Notices

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

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

Otter Rock Water District NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET HEARING