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Lebaon Express • 15th January 2020

Public Records Show Charter School Administrator Not Licensed with State

Lebanon Express • 15th January 2020

Public Records Request Shows School Board Member Used City Email to Promote Agenda

Oregon Health Authority Asked Coastal Officials to Keep Mum on High Arsenic Levels in Soft Shell Clams

A soft shell clam with the neck extended. The Oregon Health Authority plans to issue a health advisory on July 15 advising the public to limit consumption of soft shell clams because of high inorganic arsenic levels. Most of the arsenic is concentrated in the...

One Toke Over the Line: Marijuana Use Still a Fireable Offense in Oregon

Recreational marijuana use in Oregon becomes legal July 1. But state law still allows employers to maintain a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational and medical marijuana use even when employees are off duty. (Photo by Chuck Grimmett/Creative Commons 2.0/ https://goo.gl/hreGlw).

23rd March 2015

Lincoln County Rope Rescue Team Saves Two Surfers at Otter Rock

Firefighters with the Lincoln County rope rescue team pulled two surfers off the rocks and up a cliff at Otter Rock Saturday. (Photo by Larry Coonrod)By Larry Coonrod OTTER ROCK—Two surfers found themselves scaling a vertical cliff face...

16th September 2014

The Plot Thickens: Mysterious Lincoln City Bookkeeper Unmasked as Wanted Fugitive from Louisiana

Police learned the true identity of Gerard Marcel Beaudoin III early Tuesday morning. He had been using the name Quentin G. Stanhope since around 2005. Police arrested the Lincoln City business owner last week on fraud and theft charges. (Photo: Lincoln County Jail)By Larry CoonrodLINCOLN...

14th August 2014

Depoe Bay Mayor’s Attempt to Oust Political Rival Cost City $2,142

Depoe Bay Mayor A.J. Mattila tried twice earlier this year to oust political rival Skip Hoitink from the council over residency issues. A public records request revealed the issue cost the city $2,142 in legal fees. (Photo by Larry Coonrod)By Larry Coonrod DEPOE BAY—...

Instructor Opens the Creative Door for Budding Artists

Under the expert guidance of local art instructor Weldon Oliver the author produced his first painting, 'Moon Glow' in three hours. (Painting and photo by Larry Coonrod)By Larry Coonrod Of The News-Times NEWPORT--I've always admired landscape paintings. Wandering around the coast's many galleries, I see...