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Eugene-based McKenzie River Trust has partnered with a nature preserve and learning center east of Newport to protect a large swath of forest and wetlands in perpetuity.
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Normally, people have a 10-day window from when they had to throw out the contents of their fridge, freezer or pantry to request replacement food. SNAP beneficiaries in Lane, Benton, Linn, Lincoln, Multnomah and a few other counties have until Feb. 16.
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A surprise ice storm knocked out power to wide swaths of Lincoln County on Saturday and Sunday, closing highways connecting the coast to the Willamette Valley and leading the city of Newport on Saturday and Lincoln County on Sunday to declare a state of emergency.
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The City of Newport declared an Emergency on Saturday evening due to impacts from the winter storm that swept much of the region.
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Lincoln County has started its temporary winter program for the homeless in Lincoln City even though it has been unable to find and purchase property for a permanent shelter there.
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Silence will greet some Lincoln County radio listeners this week after a longtime broadcast institution folded under financial failure.
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Lincoln County Transit will start all new Sunday service to and from Waldport and Yachats as of this weekend. It’s also restoring Sunday service on the Blue Line and Saturday service on the East County route.
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Voters in the city of Toledo have rejected a bond that would have funded new water infrastructure, and moved its public safety services out of a tsunami zone.
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Lincoln County has opened its first dedicated overnight shelter
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Oregon residents can sign up to be notified about some types of timber activity in their local area. That includes the recent, controversial plan to spray herbicide by helicopter in Lincoln County.
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A forestry company in Lincoln County is abandoning its plans to spray herbicide by helicopter near a source of drinking water. The move follows pushback from local officials.
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Lincoln County officials are speaking out against a plan to use helicopters to spray herbicide near a local source of drinking water. But they said the company behind the proposal could now be backing down.