Children who have experienced abuse or neglect in Lincoln and Benton counties may no longer have the benefit of volunteer advocates starting Wednesday if CASA – Voices for Children is forced to cease operations.
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The widow of a Milwaukie man beaten to death on an anniversary getaway to Lincoln City in 2024 has reached a seven-figure settlement with the hotel where his accused killer was staying. Bradley Cole, 69, died after a stranger attacked him as he was walking his dog outside the Ashley Inn & Suites.
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The Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles has hired enough staff to reopen its office in Lincoln City for three days a week beginning Tuesday, June 30.
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You can check out Oregon State Parks day use parking passes at the Newport Public Library. The passes serve as one-day permits for all state parks day use sites that charge a fee to park.
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The Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission on Friday approved fishing regulations and seasons for fall Chinook and coho on the Oregon coast – and voted to ask the federal government to approve a short coho fishery on the Alsea River.
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The Lincoln County School District on Friday announced final administrative changes to school leadership positions for 2026-27.
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Close encounters of the coyote kind have become a common occurrence in Yachats in the last month with stories abounding of the four-legged locals boldly sprinting past beachgoers and strutting down city streets. Warnings on social media to protect pets and take precautions are as numerous as the social media photos and videos showing a coyote nearly everywhere in town.
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The state of Oregon has agreed to pay $49 million to the families of inmates who died while in state custody during the COVID-19 pandemic and to the more than 5,000 people who contracted the virus while incarcerated.
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The Pacific Maritime Heritage Center is celebrating the U.S.'s 250th anniversary with three exhibits -- one from the Oregon Historical Society about Oregon after World War II, an exhibit detailing the 60 years of the sister city friendship between Newport and Mombetsu, Japan, and a third explaining the waves of immigration to the Oregon coast. Click on the photo or headline for more…
A group of agencies and local governments is urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to halt plans to draw down the Detroit Reservoir on the North Santiam River later this winter.
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Gov. Tina Kotek’s Prosperity Council on Thursday issued a clear challenge to the governor — make a package of relatively small changes to the state’s tax code and replace the controversial Climate Protection Program — or risk Oregon’s further slide.
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Local politicians and Oregon’s largest teachers union are among those suing Hillsboro and Washington County, alleging they hastily and unjustly approved more than a dozen new applications for data center tax breaks ahead of a statewide moratorium on the incentive.
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The Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble is celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary with three free concerts in Yachats and Florence, featuring a concert of American music, patriotic favorites, and rousing wind ensemble classics.
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Waldport voters will soon decide the fate and could put to rest once and for all whether they want to recall none, some or all six city council members. Ballots were mailed Tuesday to 1,821 eligible voters within the Waldport city limits for a special recall election that ends July 13.
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The former director of Oregon Coast Community College’s aquarium science program was sentenced Tuesday to 6½ years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of encouraging child sex abuse.
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Workers for Ninkasi Brewing of Eugene are hauling away more than 1,300 barrels of whiskey from Rogue Ales & Spirit's distillery building in South Beach, purchased at auction after the Newport-based company declared bankruptcy last year. Moving the barrels is expected to last until next week. Click on the photo or headline for more information.
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Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.8 percent in May, unchanged from April, the Oregon Employment Department announced this week. The county’s jobless rate 5.9 percent the year before.
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Led by Seattle saxophonist Jack Klitzman, the group includes professional musicians with backgrounds from jazz and rock to swing, who focus on preserving the spirit and sophistication of Steely Dan's music.
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The event on June 27 and 28 is the fair's 10th annual gathering in Toledo and is one of the central Oregon Coast's most distinctive summer traditions, drawing thousands of visitors eager to step into a world inspired by the past.
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Ashland residents are debating how the city should spend a $4 million penalty paid by Asante after the health system ended services it had agreed to maintain at Ashland Community Hospital.
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How important are bees, butterflies, birds and bugs? These pollinators are critical to the global food supply, and their roles will be celebrated Saturday, June 27, when the Waldport Library stages its Fourth Annual Pollinator Day.
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There will be a trial for the shooting death last year of Toledo teacher Tasha Rodriguez-Anderson after her husband Monday rejected a manslaughter plea agreement he accepted two months ago. Instead of 12 years in prison, he could be sentenced to life if found guilty.
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Typically, the weather pattern means warmer and drier temperatures from August through winter, but a super El Niño — of which there have been only three since 1980 — brings more rain and mountain snowpack.
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The Lincoln Chronicle's bi-monthly 5 Questions and a Secret feature is on Rand Higbee of Yachats, who has been writing and publishing plays -- mostly comedies -- for decades. "Making people laugh is good for them, good for the world, and very rewarding for me."
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A federal judge said Monday that the fence at the Federal Building in downtown Eugene must be removed within 48 hours. U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai said he was granting a preliminary injunction, siding with six local activists who are suing the federal government over the barrier.
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By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS – The city of Yachats and deputy city recorder Kimmie Jackson have agreed to settle her federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination and retaliation for $175,000 to avoid the expense and uncertainty of a trial. Jackson sued the city in May 2023 alleging racial discrimination, retaliation, disability discrimination, and medical leave interference and…
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By DANA TIMS/Lincoln Chronicle One of the country’s longest continually operated bicycle rides ran into unforeseen trouble last December, when a massive landslide blocked the ride’s planned route along Oregon Highway 229 west of Siletz . The sheer size of the slide doomed any chance the expected 300 or so cyclists could camp in Siletz and continue on to Pacific City the following day. So, Jim…
Oregon Coast Community College held its 38th annual commencement ceremony June 12, honoring more than 200 graduates who earned their associate degrees or certificates. Graduate Kara Norton delivered the student address. The nursing program produced one of its largest classes yet, with 42 students earning their degrees. Click on the photo or headline for more information.
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When Gov. Tina Kotek’s Prosperity Council releases its final report in the last week of June, it’s almost certain the panel will recommend an overhaul of Business Oregon, the state’s economic development agency.
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