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'Largest Cascadia drill ever' on Oregon coast set for Newport Airport in May
NEWPORT, Ore. — In the largest exercise of its kind ever on the Oregon coast, Lincoln County Emergency Management, in partnership with the Oregon Department of Human Services’ Office of Resilience and Emergency Management (OREM), City of Newport, Scappoose Fire District, Life Flight, Team Rubicon, and the United States Coast Guard, will host a two-day exercise to introduce and train first responders and volunteers in the deployment of the newest Evacuation Assembly Point (EAP), housed at the Newport Municipal Airport.
$6M to boost local wildfire season staffing
Fire agencies in Tillamook and Lincoln counties will share in $6 million for wildfire protection efforts. The Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM) announced it has awarded $6 million in grants to 191 local fire agencies across the state to boost the number of firefighters across Oregon before wildfire season Depoe Bay, Nehalem. Nestucca, Netarts, Rockaway, Tillamook, and Toledo fire agencies will receive a portion of the $6 million in grant...
Coffee with a Deputy in Siletz
The next Coffee with a Deputy event with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will take place on Wednesday, April 24, from 8 to 10 a.m. at Little Chief Restaurant, located at 210 N Gaither St. in Siletz. Every three months, the sheriff’s office partners with a local coffee shop to provide a time, space, and coffee for community members to share what’s on their minds. It offers people a chance to directly engage with law enforcement, ask questions, voice concerns, and build positive relationships. Whether you’re a regular coffee drinker or simply curious about the work of law enforcement, this is a chance to connect with deputies on a personal level, learn about each other’s experiences, and share local feedback.
This Week in History
25 years ago (1999) North county fire district holds first tsunami evacuation drill Fire and rescue rigs rolled in Lincoln City on Monday, with three-person crews covering low-lying areas in nine marked zones to take stock of homes, businesses and motels. It was all part of the first tsunami evacuation drill for the North Lincoln...
County Democrats meet in Waldport
Lincoln County Democrats will hold their monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 22, at the Waldport Community Center, located at 265 W. Hemlock St. The meeting will include remarks by Waldport Mayor Greg Holland and County Commissioner Candidate Ryan Parker. All are welcome.
Letter: Publishing letter was irresponsible
Your publication of Gilbert Schramm’s “Gaza: the death of an American airman” (April 10 Opinion page) was irresponsible on two counts. First, to publish Gilbert Schramm’s encouragement, his celebration of suicide for political purposes is far, far worse than thoughtless. From a mental-health perspective, it’s flat out dangerous. More immediately, what’s next for your newspaper? Will you take to publishing the “last testaments” and portraits of Hamas suicide bombers? Second,...
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