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Stacker compiled statistics about where people in Coos County are looking to buy homes using cross-market demand and monthly inventory data from Realtor.com.

Stacker compiled statistics about where people in Marion County are looking to buy homes using cross-market demand and monthly inventory data from Realtor.com.

This is the first of a two-part series on homelessness in Lincoln County and a $1 million pilot program to help tackle the crisis. This first article seeks to paint a picture of the current scope of the issue in Lincoln County. An extension cord runs from the building on...

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is again warning residents to secure or remove smelly things that might attract bears to urban and coastal areas of Lincoln County. A release issued by the department noted that a bear’s sense of smell is its most refined sense and it can easily detect backyard grills and garbage.

Habitat for Humanity of Lincoln County (HFHLC) is celebrating the opening of its new ReStore location at 1255 NW Highway 101, Lincoln City. This new 6,500-plus square foot facility replaces a much smaller space next door that was used temporarily while renovations were completed. “We’re excited to be fully open...

They often don’t get a second look, but the seaweed off local beaches are a world unto themselves. Now they are the subject of a new exhibit at the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center on the Newport Bayfront, with June 2-4 set aside for Seaweed Weekend and a special look at marine flora.

Another year of turmoil in Yachats city government, burgeoning municipal projects in Waldport, fights over vacation rentals in Lincoln County, stories from the ever-changing beaches and ocean just to our west, abandoned RVs, important elections, and features on groups, events and people that help stitch together our communities. Those were...

The Missoula Children’s Theatre is calling all student actors for its annual visit to Lincoln City. The musical theater workshop will take place from Monday to Friday, June 19-23. As the grounds of the Lincoln City Cultural Center are under heavy construction, the auditions, rehearsals and performance will all...

Dear Senator Anderson, Merely deciding not to walk out does not make you the influencer the Coast needs this Session. Your decision only enables and empowers your eleven colleagues. The House now has “hundreds” of bills waiting for Senate consideration. What will you do, as a Leader of the Republican caucus and a Coastal Legislative Caucus member, to return at least one of your colleagues to work so the Senate...

The police blotter relates to the public record of incidents as reported by law enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Information printed is preliminary and subject to change. For specific details about cases listed, contact the appropriate law enforcement agency. Lincoln City Police May 18 ...

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Management Division has scheduled its annual, countywide test of the emergency notification systems for June 9, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. This will allow county emergency management personnel to test all components of the Lincoln Alerts emergency notification system in preparation for seasonal wildfire conditions.

This is an open letter to Sen. Dick Anderson, R-Lincoln City. Thank you for your prompt reply to my email about your attendance at work during the walkout by your colleagues. I am glad you have had only one unexcused absence this session. Yet your constituents need you to do...

As the final month of the 2023 Oregon Legislative session gets underway, all eyes are on the Capitol. Confused about just exactly what’s happening in Salem? Attend the next video town hall presented by Oregon Coast Community College, live via Zoom. The event runs 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. this Friday, June 2.

For many years, Samaritan Health Services has partnered with other local nonprofits to address the unmet health and medical needs of underserved populations, through its Social Accountability grants. For this next cycle of grant funding, Samaritan will award close to $1 million to support nonprofit organizations in Benton, Lincoln and...

Two Oregon lawmakers from Lincoln County embroiled in the stalled session of the 2023 Legislature will appear in an online forum from 8-9 a.m. Friday sponsored by Oregon Coast Community College. For the past eight years the community college has hosted live video town hall meetings between Lincoln County residents...

PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Friday, May 26, lifted a public health advisory for contact with ocean water at Nye Beach in Lincoln County. The health authority issued the advisory May 23, after water samples showed higher-than-normal levels of fecal bacteria in ocean waters. Results from follow-up tests taken by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) showed lower bacteria levels. Contact with the ocean water no longer poses a higher-than-normal risk. Officials recommend staying out of large pools on the beach that birds visit often, and runoff from those pools, as the water may contain increased bacteria from fecal matter. Since 2003, state officials have used a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant to monitor popular Oregon beaches and make timely reports to the public about elevated levels of fecal bacteria. Oregon state agencies participating in this program are OHA, DEQ and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. For more information, visit the Oregon Beach Monitoring Program website at http://www.healthoregon.org/beach or call 971-673-0440, or call OHA toll-free information line at 877-290-6767.

LINCOLN ALERTS COUNTY WIDE TEST SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 9, 2023. Downloadable file: Lincoln Alerts Annual Test Notice. Downloadable file: Lincoln Alerts and Wellness Check Spanish. Downloadable file: Lincoln Alerts and Wellness Check – English. Downloadable file: Media Release – Lincoln Alerts Annual Test 2023. See attached media release...

The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund distributed $157,562.85 to 36 organizations as it continues its quarterly donations to nonprofit groups. The Siletz Tribe has made contributions through employment, monetary donations and cooperative measures to the Siletz community, Lincoln County and the state of Oregon. The seven-member charitable fund advisory board has distributed more than $16.6 million since its inception in 2001. Overall, the Tribe has honored its tradition of sharing...