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Oregon’s only oceanfront casino offers a lot more than gambling
Oregon’s only oceanfront casino is a lot of other things, too. The Chinook Winds Casino Resort is also one of Oregon’s best and biggest oceanfront hotels, for example, as well as one of the coast’s biggest event venues. It’s also home to a surprisingly dense collection of dining options in the heart of Lincoln City.
Car crashes into Newport business Saturday
The driver of a vehicle that crashed into a building in Newport’s Deco District on Saturday afternoon, June 8, was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants. The incident occurred at around 4 p.m. when a Kia Amanti, driven by Christopher Daniel Johnson, 38, of Newport, jumped the curb, took out a streetlamp, and struck a building at 437 SW Coast Highway. That building houses Red Lotus Music. ...
Beverly Beach State Park on Oregon Coast to remain closed through July
Beverly Beach State Park will extend its closure through July due to construction delays, according to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The campground and day-use site, located 7 miles north of Newport, has been closed since September. Construction includes moving power lines underground and replacing aging water lines. Much...
Students, school staff look beyond graduation
For the 2024 graduating seniors at Taft High School, the last four years have been “an amazing journey,” according to Principal Nick Lupo. “Their freshman year was not in person due to the COVID pandemic and that was difficult and that transition kind of moved them up the chain and they couldn’t finish school, so to start your high school career off like that and to come through and pull through, is a great accomplishment,” he said as he prepared for the graduation ceremony June...
Make a discovery in Lincoln City
Lincoln City Parks & Recreation Department decided to swing for the fences when planning Lincoln City’s first new community park in more than 20 years. Now, groundbreaking will finally take place for the newly named Schooner Creek Discovery Park on Thursday, June 20. Celebration of the Phase 1 construction will highlight the first inclusive and accessible playground on the Oregon Coast, including public parking lot ADA-access.
Months before tourist’s death in Lincoln City, police warned attacker was “hearing voices telling him to kill someone”
The father of a man charged with stomping a tourist to death outside a Lincoln City motel last month had warned police months earlier that his son had become “very violent” and was hearing voices telling him to kill someone. Roland Evans-Freke, 30, is accused of second-degree murder,...
Use northern route to access Drift Creek Falls
Visitors traveling to Drift Creek Falls near Lincoln City will need to access the trailhead from the north, via Highway 18 or Schooner Creek Road, beginning this month and running through October. Travel to the trailhead from the south, on Forest Service Road 17 east of Lincoln City, will be restricted due to additional road repair work and restoration work. Visitors can access the Drift Creek Falls Trailhead from the north, via Highway 18 east of Otis. From Highway 18, visitors will travel south on Bear Creek Road (FSR 17) for about nine miles until they reach the trailhead. Repair work is expected to be completed in October, but the work is weather dependent and may be delayed. For alerts and updates, visit the Drift Creek Falls Trail webpage and check the current conditions, or call the Hebo Ranger District Office at 503-392-5100.
Starting out as U.S. Life Saving Service, Coast Guard has been on central coast since 1896
The U.S. Coast Guard has a long history on the central Oregon coast. The service was originally called the U.S. Life Saving Service and its first Yaquina Bay station in the Newport area was built in 1896 in what is now South Beach. Operations were moved to the dormant Yaquina...
Lincoln City hires new attorney, still seeks planning director
The Lincoln City City Council has voted unanimously to hire David James Robinson as its city attorney. He has been serving as Lincoln City’s pro tem attorney under contract since September 2023. Robinson is elected to the Oregon State Bar House of Delegates and the Solo and Small Firm executive committee. He is the treasurer for the Lincoln County Bar Association and current president of the Oregon Coast Community College...
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