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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Nurses union, 3 lawmakers urge Samaritan Health not to close maternity units in Lincoln City, Lebanon
By LYNNE TERRY/The Lund Report Dozens of residents and health care professionals held a last-minute rally called by the Oregon Nurses Association on Wednesday in Corvallis over the specter […]
Declining enrollment, rising costs creates $2.8 million deficit in Lincoln County School District’s budget for next year
By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle The Lincoln County School District is facing a $2.8 million budget deficit for fiscal 2025-26 — and future budgets may have a larger gap with […]
$8.5 million townhome project in Depoe Bay designed to aid victims of 2020 Otis-area wildfire
By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle DEPOE BAY– Affordable housing for 2020 Labor Day wildfire victims is officially under construction after a groundbreaking ceremony this week at the 12-unit townhome site […]
Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue district’s proposed five-year operating levy passes by 116 votes
By the Lincoln Chronicle staff With 98 percent of all Lincoln County ballots counted Friday, it’s now clear that a five-year operating levy for the Central Oregon Fire & […]
Mini-research boat built by Lincoln County high school students lands 239 days later on Palau island atoll
By DANA TIMS/Lincoln Chronicle The Lincoln County high school students who spent weeks last summer building an autonomous mini-boat to launch into the Pacific Ocean knew just what they […]