Quinton Smith
Quinton Smith founded Lincoln Chronicle, formerly called YachatsNews, after a 40-year career as a reporter and editor for United Press International and three Oregon newspapers. He worked in various editing positions at The Oregonian from 1984 to 2008 where he led a reporting team that won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News.
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Don and Steere compete in general election race for last two years of Lincoln County commission termCristen Don and Joe Steere face off for an open Lincoln County commission seat, offering contrasting views on county oversight, trust, and meeting rules. -
Cathie Rigby and incumbent Casey Miller face off for a Lincoln County commission seat as voters weigh financial leads, past governance dysfunction, and plans to rebuild public trust. -
Lincoln County and Commissioner Casey Miller have settled his federal whistleblower lawsuit with Miller agreeing to drop claims against two top county employees and a fellow commissioner. -
Lincoln County’s tortured and tumultuous 10-year path to regulate and limit hundreds of vacation rentals in unincorporated areas may be over. -
Seventeen years ago the Port of Newport won a contentious bidding war that moved the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Pacific fleet operations center from Seattle to Newport. -
The Oregon Marine Board voted unanimously Thursday to restrict the size of boat motors in a middle section of the Siletz River but delayed the new rule until after the fall salmon and winter steelhead seasons. -
Commissioners Casey Miller and Walter Chuck once again Wednesday could not agree on how or whom to appoint to fill the Position 2 seat that became vacant when Claire Hall died unexpectedly in January. -
Lincoln County is gaining ownership of a 10-acre park along the Alsea River that state agencies had once envisioned as a major launch for motorboats. -
Outside attorneys for Lincoln County say a request by Commissioner Casey Miller for a preliminary injunction to allow him to return to his courthouse office and place items on meeting agendas has nothing to do with his First Amendment rights but is a “political stunt completely devoid of merit.”
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Tyler Holloway’s mother wants the state and Lane County to pay $12.5 million for her son’s death.
