Lincoln County is advertising for a new, top administrator three months after the resignation of its first administrator who had held the job for nearly three years. The county hired […]
Archives for April 2025
Waldport council OKs new contract for sheriff’s patrols, garbage rate increase
WALDPORT – After all the drama Thursday evening with the expulsion and citation of former mayor Heide Lambert for disorderly conduct, the Waldport city council did tackle a short list […]
Trump administration begins to roll out proposals to cut NOAA programs, including ocean labs and Sea Grant
By SCOTT DANCE/The Washington Post A new Trump proposal would eliminate nearly all National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration laboratories focused on studying the world’s weather, climate and oceans and would […]
Three major gun bills advance — along party lines — in the Oregon Legislature
By BRYCE DOLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Members of the House and Senate judiciary committees this week voted along party lines to move the bills forward, with Democrats using their […]
Chair of Oregon Republican Party resigns after “deeply troubling” revelations
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Pulic Broadcasting The newly minted chair of the Oregon Republican Party stepped down Wednesday, amid revelations of ongoing personal financial woes and troubling allegations from a 16-year-old […]
New report says Oregon voter registration errors began years earlier than DMV officials acknowledged
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Data entry errors at the Oregon Department of Transportation that led to more than 1,700 people being incorrectly registered to vote despite not […]
19 international students at Oregon’s largest universities have visas revoked in federal crackdown
By ELIZABETH MILLER/Oregon Public Broadcasting Nineteen international students attending Oregon’s three largest universities have had their visas revoked by the Department of Homeland Security, according to university officials. They include […]
Ex-mayor’s defiance at raucous Waldport council meeting Thursday leads to a citation for disorderly conduct
A raucous and contentious Waldport city council meeting Thursday evening led to sheriff’s deputies citing ex-mayor Heide Lambert for disorderly conduct after she refused to leave a chair normally reserved for the city’s top elected official.
Oregon governor, education director ‘hold the line’ against Trump administration funding threats over DEI
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Department of Education will not end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to fit the Trump administration’s interpretation of federal civil rights […]
Waldport council issues letter on its decision to remove mayor from office
To the editor: From the Waldport City Council to our fellow citizens. How and why did the City Council remove its mayor without a recall? What happened to make this […]