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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 of financial-related agenda items during its regular monthly meeting. The council agreed to continue a contract with the Lincoln County Sheriff to provide patrol services in the city, a service

Five beach cleanup efforts will take place Saturday, April 19 across five sites around the Newport area in honor of Earth Day. Registration is open for the annual event, hosted by the Newport Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation in partnership with Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism. The cleanups will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 19.

WALDPORT – The Waldport city council said last week that allegations of misconduct against the city manager by board members and supporters of Waldport Beachcomber Days community group were without merit. The city received 12 letters of complaint against city manager Dann Cutter that in part alleged misuse of power, retaliation and discrimination that Beachcomber board members say “significantly harmed”

Lincoln County is looking to fill two vacant spots on its planning commission. The nine-member group helps play a role in several processes including public hearings, decisions on land-use applications and permits, and administration of land-use planning in the unincorporated areas of the county. The commission is seeking one member from north Lincoln County – from unincorporated and cities north

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 Mathew J. Decker was headed east in his pickup truck about 2:23 p.m. Thursday when it collided head-on “for an unknown reason” with a westbound semi-truck driven by Joseph J.

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 different story. At the Yachats wastewater treatment plant, city staff measured 9.05 inches of rain in March for a three-month total of 22.55 inches – both below its 10-year average