Newport voters deciding whether to increase gas tax to 5 cents

May 5, 2024

By KLCC News Newport city officials say they don’t have the resources to repair the city’s aging roads – so they’re asking voters in the May 21 primary to weigh in on a higher, year-round gas tax. For decades, Newport drivers have paid 1 cent a gallon at the pump in the winter and spring and 3 cents in the

SECOND NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING

May 3, 2024

A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue District, Lincoln County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, will be held at 125 E Alsea Hwy., Waldport, OR 97394. The meeting will take place on the 16th day of May 2024 at

Who will become Lincoln County’s next district attorney? Wallace, Benfield have similar goals but different backgrounds

May 2, 2024

Lincoln County chief deputy district attorney Jenna Wallace, left, and Newport defense attorney Kathryn Benfield are seeking election as district attorney in the May primary. By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Jenna Wallace hadn’t anticipated seeking election to become a district attorney. Not yet, anyway. Wallace has been a prosecutor in the Lincoln County district attorney’s office since 2022 after stints in

Democrats vie for Oregon state treasurer nomination to face Republican state senator in November

May 2, 2024

By CONRAD WILSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon’s next state treasurer will take the reins on an office with big tasks already at hand. They will manage the state’s $98 billion Public Employees Retirement System and its $28 billion unfunded liability. They will inherit outgoing state Treasurer Tobias Read’s plans to divest in fossil fuels and make the state’s investment portfolio

Hall faces four challengers as she seeks sixth term as Lincoln County commissioner in May primary

May 2, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County voters have a wide array of choices – five to be exact — in the May primary to decide who occupies one of three seats on the board of commissioners — or if two candidates go to a runoff in November. Claire Hall is seeking her sixth, four-year term as a county commissioner and

Four candidates square off in May primary race for Oregon attorney general to replace Rosenblum

May 2, 2024

Left to right top: Republican Will Lathrop and Democrat Dan Rayfield, and left to right bottom: Democrat Shaina Maxey Pomerantz and Republican Michael Cross are running for Oregon attorney general in the primary election May 21. By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle Four candidates are running for Oregon attorney general and hope to get their party’s nod in the primary to

Two Republicans competing for 4th Congressional District nomination hope to unseat Hoyle

May 2, 2024

Amy Ryan Courser, left, and Monique DeSpain are vying for the Republican nomination in Oregon’s 4th Congressional District. BY ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle A lawyer and Air Force veteran and a marketing consultant and former Keizer City councilor are vying for the Republican nomination to represent Oregon’s 4th Congressional District in the May 21 primary. Monique DeSpain has no previous

Lincoln County Historical Society hires Syrop as executive director

May 2, 2024

NEWPORT — The board of the Lincoln County Historical Society has hired Jeffrey Syrop as its new executive director to replace Susan Tissot, who retired Tuesday. Tissot had led the organization the past two years. The nonprofit organization oversees and operates the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center and the Burrows House Museum in Newport. Syrop worked in local museums for seven

College’s bond request just renews rate, doesn’t mean an increase

May 2, 2024

To the editor: I am writing in support of Measure 21-224 on your May primary ballot, which would renew the bond for Oregon Coast Community College. If passed, this measure would renew the college’s bond at its current rate, meaning no increase in the tax rate for Lincoln County property owners. But the benefits for Lincoln County would be enormous.

Crash into Alsea River on Wednesday leads to two driving citations

May 2, 2024

WALDPORT – A 60-year-old Waldport man who drove his truck into the Alsea River on Wednesday and needed a specialized rescue team to get him to safety has been cited by police for drunk and reckless driving. Oregon State Police cited Ricky A. Woosley on the two charges after he was taken to Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital following the 6:30