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Who will become Lincoln County’s next district attorney? Wallace, Benfield have similar goals but different backgrounds
Lincoln County chief deputy district attorney Jenna Wallace, left, and Newport defense attorney Kathryn Benfield are seeking election as district attorney in the May primary. Jenna Wallace hadn’t anticipated seeking election to become a district attorney. Not yet, anyway. Wallace has been a prosecutor in the Lincoln County district...
Lincoln City’s proposed budget
The 2024-25 proposed Lincoln City budget does not include employee layoffs or service reductions, and there are no new departments planned or new service additions, according to Lincoln City City Manager Daphnee Legarza. The proposed $21,095,207 spending document reflects a $157,993, or 0.7 percent increase over the 2023-24 budget of $20,937,214. See the full budget proposal at the city’s website. Fee increase ...
Fatal Crash on Highway 20 in Lincoln County
On Friday, April 26, 2024, at 4:42 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Hwy-20, near milepost 1.5, in Lincoln County. The preliminary investigation indicated a westbound Subaru Forester, operated by Velma June Freudenthal (78) of Newport, crossed the centerline into the eastbound lanes and struck an eastbound Nissan light duty pickup, operated by Christopher Michael Robeson (62) of Siletz, head-on. The operator the Nissan (Robeson) was...
Crash into Alsea River on Wednesday leads to two driving citations
WALDPORT – A 60-year-old Waldport man who drove his truck into the Alsea River on Wednesday and needed a specialized rescue team to get him to safety has been cited by police for drunk and reckless driving. Oregon State Police cited Ricky A. Woosley on the two charges after...
Newport-area community celebrates 67th Loyalty Days and Sea Fair Festival with three days of events
NEWPORT — Started in response to a proclamation signed by President Eisenhower in 1958, Loyalty Days events began popping up around the country. Now in its 67th year, the Newport event continues to salute veterans while also honoring and remembering members of the local fishing industry. This year’s Loyalty...
Kelsea Watts and Brandt Bernath after a Toledo Bend trip
Kelsea Watts and Brandt Bernath with some beautiful fish caught on Feb. 27 at Toledo Bend. “Feb. 27 started out as a slow day at Toledo Bend with a strong wind ahead of a small cold front. We left Palo Gaucho and headed to Six mile to get out of the wind. We started sac-a-lait fishing and caught 20 off of a point behind grass. Once the sac-a-lait bite turned off we headed to a canal a half a mile away and almost every cast had a bass hit the bait. From there we caught a 4.2-pound bass and a few other 2 pounders. We left Six mile around noon and headed to Palo Gaucho again to a small canal past the bridge and missed three fish, from there we started to sac-a-lait fish and caught another 15 right off the bank. Started to get close to dark when I had a gut feeling to go back to the first canal in Palo Gaucho and where I caught a 5-pound female on a down tree in the middle of the canal.”
Newport hosted Regatta, April 20-21
High schools in the Pacific Northwest participate in sailboat racing as part of the Northwest Interscholastic Sailing Association (NWISA). Most of the teams participating are in the Puget Sound area of Washington. Oregon has three facilities where high school students can sail competitively: Newport, Hood Rand, and Portland. All are through yacht clubs that work with the schools. Newport High School (NPT) partners with the Yaquina Bay Yacht Club and the Oregon Boating Foundation to offer sailing to their students. Newport held a competition, called a regatta, here on Yaquina Bay on April 20-21, and 45 sailors from all three...
Parking fees now active on Newport Bayfront
As of today (Wednesday, May 1), the city of Newport’s new pay-to-park program on the Bayfront is up and running. Newport Public Works employees were busy last week installing 10 new pay stations, along with new signage — regulatory signs, text-to-park signs, parking lot identification signs — to help inform motorists of the new system. There are around 240 signs in total, officials said. The fee for parking will be...
Letter: Kathryn Benfield for district attorney
I had the distinct pleasure of working for Kathryn Benfield at her law office in Newport, and it was one of the most impactful experiences of my professional career. I first met KB in the courtroom, while working for the Honorable Paulette Sanders. There I witnessed firsthand Kathryn’s masterful professionalism while passionately advocating for her clients — both adult and juvenile — during hearings and trials. Kathryn is a lifetime local, and her parents were well-respected members of the Lincoln County community. Kathryn herself has...
Rollover traffic crash in Newport
On Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 at approximately 4:35 PM Newport Police, along with Newport Fire, were dispatched to the intersection of Hwy 101 at Olive Street (Hwy 20) in Newport on the report of a two-vehicle traffic crash. The crash was reported as a two-vehicle crash, with injuries, and one vehicle being “flipped”. Responders arrived and discovered a black pickup with heavy front-end damage and a white pickup lying on its driver's side, both in the intersection. Further investigation revealed the black truck, which was...
Stephensen to speak at Midcoast Watershed meeting
MidCoast Watersheds Council's May 2 meeting will be hosting Shawn Stephensen from the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex, who will discuss seabirds in Oregon. Stephensen has a Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and Wildlife from Utah State University and a Master of Science in Biological Sciences from University of Alaska Anchorage. He has worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for over 34 years as a Wildlife Biologist. He spent four years with Fish and Wildlife Enhancement in Salt Lake City, Utah conducting contaminant studies, 14 years with Migratory Bird Management in Anchorage, Alaska conducting seabird studies and database management, and 16 years with the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex in Newport, Oregon conducting seabird studies and refuge management.
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