Workers at Rogue Brewery showed up to work on Friday morning, November 14th to find out that the company had closed its operations. The company started in 1988 by Jack Joyce , Rogue’s founder and started out in Ashland, and then relocated their brewery to Newport. Rogue has been behind in their lease payments to the Port of Newport for the last year and owes the Port over $500,000, and is also behind in their property taxes. The port has been working with Rogue management ove

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners took steps to maintain county operations and align its management structure in the wake of ongoing leadership transitions. Faced with the vacancy of the County Administrator position, the Board voted by 2 to 1 vote to continue to empower the current Board Chair, Claire Hall, to assume the administrator's responsibilities temporarily. This move is designed to ensure that continuity of operations occurs for the county during the recruit

On Friday October 31st,  Lincoln County Circuit Court Judge Amanda Benjamin sentenced 47-year-old Tyson Kay to 18 months in prison for killing Daisy, a 6-year-old black labrador retriever in the back with a shotgun full of birdshot. Daisy was the neighbor's dog, who was known by several neighbors and described as a happy, playful, and loving dog. Daisy was primarily an inside dog, but that day had gotten out, and she wandered to the neighbor's yard. Kay was found guilty of on

The recall effort led by Christine Jamison targeted county leadership turned in their signatures to the county clerk's office. The recall started when Jamison spoke during public comment and asked questions regarding the budget and asked why Commissioner Miller was not being allowed to do his job in the county offices. After the meeting, Jamison said she was pulled aside along with Barbara Davis by the County Council who reportedly put down several county employees. At the ne

Lincoln County Circuit Court presiding judge Sheryl Bachart sentenced Emerson Cromwell of Lincoln City to life in prison after he had been found guilty of two counts of murder in the second degree of his 15-month old daughter. In August of 2022, Cromwell was arrested by the Lincoln City Police and charged with two counts of second-degree murder by abuse, two counts of second-degree murder and single counts of first- and second-degree assault. Judge Bachart stated that the 15-

By Don Gomez In a day and age colored by divisiveness, with Americans hardly able to agree on economic policy, social issues, and the practices which define good government, the stage at the Newport Performing Arts Center has become a rare kind of public square. Here, in this small coastal town, far from the nation’s power centers, theatergoers are gathering not for a debate, but for a play— What the Constitution Means to Me , Heidi Schreck’s acclaimed reflection on our natio

By Kiera Morgan During the October 1 Board of Commissioners meeting, Lincoln County District Attorney Jenna Wallace spoke during public...

By Kiera Morgan The Waldport City Council met on Thursday , September 11th, and once again faced questions about the city's past-due...

A long-time community volunteer is pushing back against what she describes as a campaign of public accusations and personal attacks by...

On Monday August 18th the Newport Police Department continued to investigate the details surrounding an Armed Robbery that had occurred...

In August 2025, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies, conducting ongoing online child luring investigations posing as underage children on...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife recommends people avoid harvesting and consuming softshell and bay clams from Alsea Bay...

On Friday, August 15 th , 2025, at around 6pm Newport Officers responded to a parking lot on SW Bay Blvd on a report of an armed robbery...

Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued a recreational use health advisory for Eckman Lake on July 31, due to the presence of cyanobacteria,...

Families enrolling children in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Oregon can now choose between the Standard English Book Collection...

The Siletz Valley Charter School is facing a critical juncture as it grapples with sweeping leadership changes, severe budget cuts, and...

Crane operators carefully lifted the 11,000-pound lantern to the top of Yaquina Bay Lighthouse early Tuesday morning, August 12th as...

According to reports from Oregon State Police, there have been at least 3 car accidents involving pedestrians in the last couple of...

A high-risk grass fire broke out near a local residence in Siletz Sunday evening, prompting a swift response from multiple fire...

The Coast Guard suspended its search a missing fisherman near Newport, Oregon, at 10:15 a.m., Monday August 11. Watchstanders at Coast...