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After four-month probe, investigators say Lincoln County commissioner Miller violated one personnel rule but did not harass staff

January 20, 2025
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County Commissioner Casey Miller violated personnel rules by publicly disclosing confidential issues concerning the county’s top administrator but did not bully or harass staff with a statement or questions during September and October public meetings, outside investigators have found. After a four-month investigation by a Portland law firm, the attorneys could not conclude – but

CEO of Samaritan’s two hospitals in Lincoln County says “It’s been a year” of financial challenges

January 16, 2025
By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL and QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lesley Ogden’s job is to oversee the two hospitals in Lincoln County, its 1,000 employees and try to provide the best short- and long-term medical care possible in an economically disadvantaged rural area of the Oregon coast. That became harder in 2024 as the Samaritan Health Services hospitals in Newport and Lincoln City

Yachats fire board schedules special meeting to discuss district’s relationship with ambulance nonprofit

January 16, 2025
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – Unable to delve into two sensitive issues this week, the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board has scheduled a special meeting Monday to discuss the district’s relationship with a nonprofit ambulance service and evaluate administrator Frankie Petrick. The meeting will be at 9 a.m. Monday at the district’s fire station. The first part of

Leader of Lincoln County firefighters battling blazes in Los Angeles says it’s a “duty and an honor” to help

January 14, 2025
This story was updated Wednesday to include comments from COCF&R Capt. John Townley By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Despite rigorous 24-hour shifts and sleeping on cots, spirits are high among Lincoln County firefighters dispatched nearly a week ago to help battle the catastrophic fires in southern California. “We are doing well,” Depoe Bay fire chief Tom Jackson said in an interview with

Lincoln County Commissioner Kaety Jacobson resigning next month with two years left in term

January 12, 2025
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County Commissioner Kaety Jacobson, a popular and hardworking community leader and politician, announced Friday she is resigning from the commission Feb. 14 with two years left in her term. Jacobson announced her decision late in the day via a letter to colleagues and the community. Jacobson was not available for further comment Friday night, but
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