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County appraisers will be visiting residential properties in Yachats soon
YACHATS – For the first time in 12 years, some 3,000 properties in the city of Yachats will soon be getting a visit from Lincoln County appraisers. Physical reappraisals are conducted on a 10- to 12-year rotation to update county assessment records, said county assessor Joe Davidson. This year’s appraisals in Yachats will be of residential property and vacant residential
Eight years after firing, federal jury awards Toledo recorder $1.3 million from city, former manager and mayor
By MAXINE BERNSTEIN/The Oregonian/OregonLive A federal jury has awarded a former Toledo city recorder fired eight years ago more than $1 million in a verdict against the city for retaliating against her as a whistleblower who reported mismanagement, waste and abuse of authority. Nancy Bryant had worked for the city as its recorder for 13 years before then-city manager,
“No Kings” rallies planned Saturday in Yachats, Newport and Lincoln City
Rallies to protest the Trump Administration will take place in Yachats, Newport, and Lincoln City from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the same time of a Trump-requested military parade in Washington D.C. The Lincoln County rallies will take place along U.S. Highway 101 near Yachats city hall, Newport city hall and the Lincoln City Cultural Center. There is also
Waldport Beachcomber Days shrinks to one day Saturday, but still busy with parade, music, food and fun
By CHERYL ROMANO/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT — The attractions are still free and family-friendly, but the 69th annual Waldport Beachcomber Days is making a slightly smaller splash when it comes ashore Saturday. Under the theme “United by the Sea,” the festival which coincides with Flag Day packs a lot of fun into a one-day schedule — a car show, live
Gov. Kotek signs legislation enacting nation’s strictest limits on corporate health care influence
By SHAANTH NANGUNERI/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Corporate investors hoping to take over local health care facilities in Oregon could soon face one of the hardest markets nationwide. Senate Bill 951, which was quietly signed into law by Gov. Tina Kotek on Monday, sets the strongest regulations on private and corporate control of medical practices in the nation, according to industry
Police arrest man after assault of Trump protestor Saturday in Newport
NEWPORT – Police arrested a 41-year-old Klamath Falls man Saturday on accusations he stopped his truck and then assaulted a 75-year-old man during an anti-Trump protest in front of Newport City Hall. Jacob Busch is in the Lincoln County jail on charges of fourth-degree assault, harassment and two counts of disorderly conduct after the incident at about 1:11 p.m. Saturday.
Two people killed in Highway 101 accidents Saturday and Sunday
Two people were killed in separate accidents on U.S. Highway 101 Saturday near Lincoln City and Sunday near Seal Rock. Oregon State Police said Leslie R. Campbell, 45, of Seal Rock died about 6:09 p.m. Sunday just south of Seal Rock when his southbound Toyota Matrix left the highway and struck a tree. Police said Campbell was alone in his
Expansion of Eugene Airport concourse on hold amid federal scrutiny of immigration enforcement
By BEN BOTKIN/Lookout Eugene-Springfield EUGENE — Eugene Airport officials are delaying plans to move forward with two improvement projects, including a multimillion concourse expansion, amid legal questions after the Trump administration has tried to tie compliance with federal immigration law to the federal grants that pay for the work. Eugene Airport and other airports across the nation are grappling with
