Waldport voters have an array of candidates to choose from when it comes to selecting next mayor and three council members

October 26, 2022

WALDPORT – There’s no lack of interest by people running for Waldport council positions in the Nov. 8 general election. There is a two-man race for mayor and five people – including three incumbents – are seeking three seats on the city council. The only sure thing is that Melaia Kilduff, a Waldport native and second-grade teacher at Crestview

Lincoln County’s unemployment rate rises for second straight month

October 25, 2022

Lincoln County – which has had one of the highest unemployment rates in Oregon the past two years – is seeing its rate increase again. The Oregon Employment Department said Tuesday that Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5 percent in September — up slightly from August’s rate of 4.9 percent. But August’s rate was the first to increase

Prolific Waldport art collector discovered his passion 40 years ago, and now has help preserving 240 works for the future

October 25, 2022

By Oregon ArtsWatch WALDPORT — No one wants to hear they’ve been diagnosed with the illness that will kill them. That includes art collector Duane Snider of Waldport. Yet not long after doctors gave Snider the grim news, he found himself living some of the most fulfilling days of his life. “I thought having left Portland, I had been

Celeste McEntee is ready to advocate for hard-working Oregonians

October 25, 2022

To the editor: Celeste McEentee is the candidate I am voting for to represent Lincoln County in the Oregon House of Representatives. Celeste McEntee has a keen understanding of what it takes to thrive and also succeed in the fishing, tourism, agriculture, timber, hospitality and port industries. She knows, first-hand, as a business owner, the issues employers and employees are

15neighborhoods group endorses Gomberg and Miller in Nov. 8 vote

October 24, 2022

To the editor: It is rare for a group as diverse as 15neighborhoods to reach a consensus on things outside the short-term rental issue but with Rep. David Gomberg and Lincoln County commission candidate Casey Miller, 15neighborhoods is a resounding “yes” vote for both. David Gomberg is an amazing person in and out of Salem. He is a rare politician,

Oregon Measure 114 is not the first proposal to trigger gun debate, but is first on a statewide ballot in more than 20 years

October 24, 2022

By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Measure 114 is not the first proposed gun regulation to prompt a public debate in Oregon. But it is the first on a statewide ballot in more than 20 years, since voters in 2000 approved criminal background checks for purchasers at gun shows. The Legislature has passed several bills in the past eight years,

Protesters in Eugene clash Sunday outside Old Nick’s Pub show over 11-year-old drag queen performer

October 24, 2022

By LOUIS KRAUS/Eugene Register-Guard EUGENE — Fighting broke out after several hours of tense protests in front of Old Nick’s Pub in Eugene on Sunday, with division over defending or attacking the pub for hosting a drag story time event with an 11-year-old performer. Some 250 people lined the sidewalks next to the pub on Washington Street to support the

Oregon school performance craters relative to national averages, elementary and middle school math scores rank 6th worst in U.S.

October 24, 2022

By BETSY HAMMOND/Oregonian/OregonLive In the latest sign that Oregon children have been failed by leaders and need an intensive educational rescue, new federal test results indicate that the nation’s students experienced staggering instructional setbacks during the pandemic – yet Oregon’s bore an even worse brunt. Scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the only standardized achievement test given to a representative sample of students

Class action lawsuit against Pacific Power for Echo Mountain and three other 2020 wildfires now scheduled for April

October 24, 2022

By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman-Journal The trial date for a high-stakes class action lawsuit that blames Pacific Power for igniting four of Oregon’s Labor Day fires is set for next April. Plaintiffs include owners of 300 properties burned in the Echo Mountain fire in Otis, the 2,500 properties burned in the Beachie Creek and Santiam Canyon fires, along with 242

Berdie’s attributes make him best choice for Yachats mayor

October 23, 2022

To the editor: I am writing this letter to state my strong support for Craig Berdie as the next mayor of the city of Yachats. Craig Berdie thoroughly understands the many pressing needs our city such as drinking water sustainability, housing availability for all ages and incomes, pedestrian and bicycle safety, disaster preparedness, and critical infrastructure upgrades and system back-ups.