While the peak August fire season brought 839 blazes and burned 69,600 acres of Oregon land, there was a reduction in human-caused fires in comparison to the 10-year average.
Lincoln City Police arrested 29-year-old Pieter Roos, and 24-year-old Kristen Hall, Monday at the Safeway parking lot in Lincoln City while investigating a report of a stolen purse earlier in the day.
A U.S. Coast Guard aircrew recovered the deceased body of a Lake Oswego man and his unresponsive female companion from the waters outside Rocky Creek State Park near Depoe Bay late Sunday afternoon.
In less than 60 days, you will receive your General Election Ballot. We will all be voting on candidates for state and local positions, and a series of policy proposals.
Lincoln County students, including more than 226 students who attended a recent Back to School Event at the Newport Elks Lodge, returned to school last week with smiles on their faces and backpacks full of supplies thanks to donations from several organizations.
Plans regarding efforts to enhance and ensure bridge safety and facilitate traffic flow at D-River and the Schooner Creek bridges were shared last week with Lincoln City residents at an Oregon Department of Transportation open house.
