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On the central Oregon Coast, art is no longer a scattered curiosity tucked between souvenir shops and fishing docks. Today it forms a collaborative ecosystem of galleries, artists, authors, and community spaces that draw visitors year-round—a transformation closely tied to Talley Woodmark. When Woodmark first arrived in Depoe Bay, few galleries existed and the artistic community lacked cohesion. What she found instead was potential: a small, supportive town capable of nurturing ambitious...

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 over the last year;...

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 recruitment process for...