By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — It could have been an episode of “House Hunters.” The hunters — the nonprofit Green Bike Co-op of Waldport — needed to leave their […]
Candidate for Lincoln County commission fails to register with state, report contributions and spending for 5 months
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A candidate for Lincoln County commission touting his education and business experience failed to register his campaign with the Oregon Elections Division for five months until Thursday […]
New poll indicates there’s no clear frontrunner in GOP primary for Oregon governor
Republican candidates for governor talk during a break in a debate at the Venetian in Hillsboro on April 7. From left: Stan Pulliam, Bill Sizemore, Christine Drazan, Court Boice, Bridget […]
Yachats woman who lied in 2019 voters pamplet indicted on three fraud charges, scheduled to be sentenced in May
YACHATS – A Yachats woman indicted on three felony charges for violating Oregon election law in 2019 when she was elected to the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board is […]
Oregon officials strive to rebuild trust in elections as 1 in 5 don’t believe 2020 results, as they adjust to tweaks in voting laws
About one in five Oregon voters, and nearly half of Republicans, believe fraud changed the 2020 election results, a recent survey found. (Malheur Enterprise) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle About […]
State officials praise official, final transfer of Elliott State Forest to OSU to manage, conduct research
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown says the transfer of the Elliott State Forest to Oregon State University will resolve a long-running controversy and opens the […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for April 8-12
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP22084014 04/08/2022 14:15 Officer #55167 WERTZ, DAVID Agency Assist Location 101, Mile post 133 133 SB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary On 4/8/22 at approximately 2:15 pm I […]
County commissioners, sheriff should begin implementing STR rules
To the editor: Law is rarely black or white, and Lincoln County commissioners have a lot of discretion about how they choose to “defend” Ballot Measure 21-203. Their obligation to constituents is to know all the […]
Nation’s largest private landowner from California jumps into Oregon political campaigns
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau A California timber baron who is the nation’s largest landowner has jumped into Oregon politics with big contributions to campaigns seeking to wrest control […]
Teenager killed Sunday in Highway 126 crash, the sixth fatality near Walton since September
WALTON — A teen-ager from Monroe was killed Sunday after his car collided head-on with a truck on Highway 126 two miles east of the community of Walton, the sixth […]