By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle TOLEDO – A 47-year-old therapy-based school and resource hub — the only one of its kind in Lincoln County — has ceased operations after a […]
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Citing legal expenses and desire to move on, Waldport council votes to reinstate Lambert as mayor
By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT – The Waldport city council voted unanimously Tuesday to return mayor Heide Lambert to office and dismiss charges that she violated the city charter […]
Oregon State Parks officials soon deciding fate of 150-year-old “Yaquina Muscle Tree” in Newport
By KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/Oregon Public Broadcasting NEWPORT — Anyone driving into Yaquina Bay State Recreation Area will see a majestic Sitka spruce standing in the middle of the road, overlooking […]
Caught in Trump and Europe’s tariff wars, USDA announces $16 million purchase of Oregon pink shrimp
By ALEJANDRO FIGUEROA/Oregon Public Broadcasting In a regular season, commercial fishing boats on the Oregon coast set out at the beginning of April to catch Pacific pink shrimp to […]
25-year plan for Yachats Commons/city center area takes shape, now heads to commission and council
By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS – Designing a vision of what a Yachats civic campus might look like 25 years into the future is not easy but after months […]
Big crowd anticipating fireworks at Waldport city council instead get calm meeting focused mostly on business
By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT – Some who attended Waldport’s city council meeting Thursday said they “had come to watch the fireworks” and others “to see the show” after […]
Despite lots of vocal opposition, county commission chair says idea of limiting public comment still alive
By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle NEWPORT – A proposal to limit public comment at Lincoln County commission meetings is still alive despite a wave of opposition Wednesday – including from […]
Yachats’ proposed 2025-26 budget rising 14 percent as multiple long-planned city projects get under way
By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS – If the city of Yachats’ proposed 2025-26 budget were a person they would be wearing a hard hat and boots and working from […]
Annual “Art on the Edge” tour offers peek into 14 studios and work of coastal creators
By ELIOT SEKULER/Oregon Coast TODAY It’s become an annual tradition, a creative cruise along the coast that allows art lovers to indulge their curiosity, expand their knowledge of artistic […]
Find a float and charitable foundation will spread $129,000 among dozens of Lincoln County organizations
By Oregon Coast TODAY Finding a glass float on a Lincoln City beach is already a special experience, but from June 1-14 a found float will have even more […]
5 Questions and a Secret: You may have seen him flying over central coast beaches, now meet Josh Norris
By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/Lincoln Chronicle Every time Josh Norris launches his paraglider he is filled with reverence, wonder and exhilaration. He feels that flying actually grounds him, helping him to […]