By SHAYLA ESCUDERO and CHERYL ROMANO/LINCOLN CHRONICLE Telma Pombrol’s family fled from authoritarian regimes in Cuba and Venezuela. She’s vowing not to do that again. That’s why the Toledo […]
Waldport council votes 6-0 to remove city’s mayor after just three months over her conflicts with staff
The Waldport city council voted unanimously last week to remove newly-elected mayor Heide Lambert from office for violating the city charter after first asking for her resignation during a special meeting.
Former Toledo clerk pleads guilty to taking more than $13,400 from utility accounts and employee union
By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle NEWPORT – A former city of Toledo utility clerk pleaded guilty Friday in Lincoln County circuit court to embezzling over $4,000 from utility customers to […]
Eugene man dies in Highway 126 crash Thursday east of Florence
FLORENCE – A 37-year-old Eugene man was killed Thursday afternoon when his truck and a semi-truck collided on Oregon Highway 126 six miles east of Florence. Oregon State Police said […]
Depoe Bay trio and Tradewinds Charter owners are honored as Oregon’s small business people of the year
Tadd Mick and his two partners at Tradewinds Charters in Depoe Bay are being recognized as Oregon’s Small Business Persons of the year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Yachats Fire board trying to determine if it should take over South Lincoln’s ambulance service
By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS – Whether the Yachats area will continue to have its own designated ambulance service is at the crux of discussions among the Yachats Rural […]
Yachats artist uses her knives and tools to create two dimensional art in vibrant downtown studio
Last in a series By CHERYL ROMANO/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS — Is Victoria Kwasinski a sculptor or a painter? “Yes” is the correct answer, because the Yachats artist’s work requires […]
Cybertrucks and lake draining. Two April Fool’s Day media spoofs catch more than a few people by surprise
By QUINTON SMITH/Lincoln Chronicle No, they did not drain Devils Lake in Lincoln City on Tuesday. No, Lincoln County commissioners did not vote unanimously to spend $177 million to […]
Oregon Democrats unveil $1.9 billion transportation funding plan that proposes higher taxes and fees
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregonians would pay more at the pump, higher fees when they buy a car or bike and see more money deducted from their […]
March rain amounts reinforce that all weather is local
As Mother Nature keeps reminding us, all weather is local. Rainfall amounts in Yachats were quite normal for March, but venture even a few miles inland it was quite a […]