The City of Newport has developed a long-term plan to investigate and address elevated bacteria levels identified at the Nye Creek outfall near Nye Beach. The Nye Creek watershed is an urban drainage basin that carries water through the City's stormwater system before discharging to the Pacific Ocean near the Nye Beach turnaround. Elevated bacteria levels in Nye Creek and at Nye Beach have been a concern for more than two decades, and extensive monitoring, testing, and inve

Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital will host a public event on Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. to build community awareness of its Water Resiliency Project. This project is an effort to secure an independent, reliable source of clean water so the hospital can keep operating after a disaster, such as a Cascadia earthquake. “When – not if – this happens, our hospital must be prepared to operate independently for weeks,” said Lesley Ogden, MD, Samaritan Coast Hospitals CE

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners has proclaimed September 2026 as National Recovery and Wellbriety Month in Lincoln County, highlighting local efforts to address addiction, mental health, and intergenerational trauma – and tying that work to housing, youth support, and community education. Commissioners approved the proclamation during their September 2 Board of Commissioners meeting. The resolution recognizes recovery as “an ongoing process of change where people im