WALDPORT — The Port of Alsea board chose Ron Graves of Waldport as the probationary candidate to become port manager after interviewing three candidates Tuesday. Graves will start in mid-April and work three days a week during a six-month probationary period before taking over as port manager in the fall for Roxie Cuellar, who is […]
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Tissot retiring from county historical society position on April 30
NEWPORT — After a 35-year career leading five museums in four states, Susan MG Tissot announced this week she is retiring as executive director of the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center and Lincoln County Historical Society. Tissot headed the Lincoln County Historical Society under a two-year contract, which ends April 30. Board chair Bud Shoemake said […]
State schedules Lincoln County forum on prescription drug prices
The Oregon Prescription Drug Affordability Board has scheduled community forums across the state in April and May to seek the public’s input about soaring costs of prescription drugs. One of those forums will be held in Lincoln County — from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 N.E. Highway 101. […]
Governor names Holland to the Oregon Arts Commission
Jason Holland of Newport, the executive director of the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts has been appointed to the Oregon Arts Commission by Gov. Tina Kotek. Holland’s four-year terms immediately. The nine-member Oregon Arts Commission provides leadership, funding and arts programs through its grants, services and special initiatives. Its commissioners determine arts needs and establish policies for […]
Governor signs legislation to temporarily fix recreational immunity law
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed legislation Wednesday protecting public landowners from lawsuits over recreational incidents, but proponents caution it is just a temporary fix for a larger issue. The legislation, SB 1576, is in response to a lawsuit filed against the city of Newport by a woman who broke her leg in 2019 after slipping and […]
Wildlife trooper cites 2 men for illegal killing of cow elk
SEAL ROCK – An Oregon State Police wildlife trooper cited two Albany men Sunday for a variety of hunting violations after a property owner in Seal Rock reported they shot a female elk on their land without permission. Trooper Maleri Cates said after she responded to the call she found that two men were trespassing, […]
Port of Alsea board will interview 3 for manager’s position
WALDPORT — The Port of Alsea board will interview three candidates for the port manager position during a special meeting Tuesday. The candidates are Ron Graves and Lynn Bisby of Waldport and Peter Adolph of Yachats. Graves and Adolph were applicants for a vacant board position last fall, but board members selected George Gray of […]
USGS reports 5 earthquakes off southern Oregon coast Tuesday night
A series of earthquakes occurred Tuesday night off the southern Oregon coast, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Five earthquakes ranging from magnitude 3.9 to magnitude 5.7 rumbled in the Pacific Ocean just over 100 miles west-southwest of Port Orford between about 7:20 p.m. and 9 p.m. Such earthquakes in the region are common. No […]
Yachats still accepting applications for city council vacancy
YACHATS — The city of Yachats is seeking applicants for a vacancy on the city council that was created with the February announcement that Greg Scott will resign in April. Applications to serve the remainder of the term, which ends Dec. 31, are due by May 31. Applicants must be registered to vote in Oregon […]
Toledo police arrest man for burning down Memorial Field’s restrooms
A 43-year-old apparently homeless man who spent 15 days in the Lincoln County jail last November for public indecency has been charged with setting a fire in Toledo this month that destroyed the bathrooms at the city’s Memorial Field. Zachary C. Casas was indicted by a grand jury March 18 on second-degree arson, first-degree […]