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County commissioners select contractor for new animal shelter in Waldport, construction could start in July
Lincoln County hopes to hold a groundbreaking ceremony in late June for its new animal control shelter in Waldport and have a Salem-based contractor moving dirt by mid-July. If all goes well – not a given in any coastal construction project – the $5 million shelter in the Waldport Industrial Park could be open and operating sometime next summer.
These are the concerts coming to Chinook Winds casino on the Oregon coast this summer
As the summer concert season gears up, we’ve been looking around the state to find a wide variety of live music at various venues. Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City has a line-up of classic acts on tap through the summer months. Here are the concerts coming to...
I support OCCC’s plan for trades education center
As a longstanding resident of Lincoln County who is deeply invested in our community's welfare and education, I urge your support for Bond Measure 21-224 supporting OCCC’s plan to build a new trades education center. Maintaining a residence in our area poses unique challenges. We frequently rely on skilled professionals such as electricians, plumbers, well-pump maintenance experts, appliance repair technicians, and small engine mechanics (for chainsaws, etc.). They often can’t get to you for weeks because they don’t have enough qualified staff. In my conversations...
Headed to Hayward
Newport Newport’s Finn Collson is one, if not the best, distance runner for the 4A division in the state of Oregon. Collson ran away with the win in both the 1,500 meters (4:05.74) and 3,000 meters (9:05.95) races at the 4A-3 Oregon West Conference Championships hosted at Newport High School May 10-11. His finishes advanced...
Newport hospital becomes first small, rural Oregon hospital to use robotic-assisted surgery equipment
NEWPORT – Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital has become the first, small rural hospital in Oregon to acquire and implement robotic-assisted surgery equipment in one of its operating rooms. The da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery system has been in use at the Newport hospital since April, the hospital said in an...
Want your May primary ballot to count? Make sure you meet 8 p.m. Tuesday deadline
OK, now you have a deadline if you want to have your May primary election ballot counted. Ballots need to reach the Lincoln County clerk’s office by 8 p.m. Tuesday. To ensure they get counted, it’s probably best to drop them off at secure drop boxes at all city halls in the county or the county courthouse in Newport rather than put them in the mail — although a Tuesday postmark still means they still will be counted, but just later in the week.
Letter: Vote yes for libraries
Love your community library? It's a definite yes on Measure 21-222. Please remember to vote yes and support your local library system. At $9 per $100,000 assessed home value, it's one of the most effective ways to help our community. Where else can you find free books, videos, ebooks, computers and internet access, and access to materials around the state and the world? Plus free programs for children, teens, seniors and many other community groups? ...
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