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Allow extra time when traveling to Lincoln City hospital

Beginning Monday, Feb. 26, and continuing for approximately three weeks, underground utility work near Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital in Lincoln City will create traffic delays. Patients with appointments at the hospital are asked to allow extra time.

Bill would allow stop arm cameras on school buses

House Bill 4147, would allow automated stop arm cameras to be installed on school buses. On Wednesday, February 14, 2024, the House Education Committee passed the legislation. Today, it was passed with 49 votes in the Oregon House of Representatives and now heads to the Senate.

Tiger Varsity loses a nail biter to Amity

In an exciting back and forth 3A playoff match between the Taft Tigers boy's Varsity basketball squad and Amity High Warriors the contest settled into a tie at the end of four quarters.

Ferren joins Samaritan North Lincoln

Ferren has a long history of nursing and health care leadership. She started her career in bedside nursing at Legacy Oregon Burn Center and quickly advanced into a variety of leadership roles at Legacy Emanuel Hospital, later becoming Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Quality Officer at Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville. Most recently, she served Western Arizona Regional Medical Center in Bullhead City as their Chief Nursing Officer. Ferren was raised in Oregon and has family on the Oregon coast, including a sister who also works with Samaritan Health Services.

ODOT Issues Winter Driving Warning

"A winter storm is expected in the Columbia River Gorge, mountain passes, and possibly Portland area this week

Umpires needed for baseball and softball

The Oregon Athletic Officials Association and the Oregon School Activities Association are recruiting officials for the high school spring sports seasons.

School vaccinations deadline approaching

With the February 21 deadline fast approaching for updating kids vaccinations, the Oregon Immunization Program (OIP) reminds parents and caregivers that children may miss out on school or childcare if their records on file show missing immunizations.

Press release from Senator Dick Anderson

I won’t bore you with the background on why we do these during election years, but only to reiterate the focus should be on key fixes and some budgeting.

Gomez files for County Commissioner race

Marine Corps veteran and local business owner Don Gomez announced his campaign for Lincoln County Commissioner, Position 2 on Friday, February 6. Gomez, a Newport resident, is the founder of a locally based independent press called Sterncastle Publishing.

Heart attack on Friday-back to work on Tuesday

Within, what I would guess was less than half an hour (I wasn't really paying attention too much as my heart was busy trying to kill me.), I was being prepped for a trip on a Life Flight helicopter ride to Corvallis.  I was being surrounded by professionals doing the work they have sacrificed and trained for and though I was in tremendous pain I felt a sense of freedom in giving up control of what was going to happen with and to me from that moment forward.

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