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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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.” -
Tyler Holloway’s mother wants the state and Lane County to pay $12.5 million for her son’s death. -
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. got a standing ovation before he uttered a word Saturday and left a one-hour town hall to applause after repeatedly urging an audience of 350 to resist actions of the Trump administration. -
A federal judge in Eugene on Monday approved a request for a preliminary injunction and ordered the U.S. Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security to restore and maintain the deployment of a rescue helicopter in Newport. -
Oregon’s two senators and the congresswomen representing Lincoln County got a letter of reassurance Friday from the U.S. Coast Guard’s commandant that he intends to permanently keep its rescue helicopter in Newport. -
The parent company of Rogue Ales & Spirits filed for bankruptcy Monday, Nov. 24, 10 days after it abruptly closed its Newport brewery and restaurant operations and three other restaurants around Oregon. -
After the Oregon Legislature approved the agency’s 2025-27 budget without money for the hatchery, the time has come to begin winding down operations, ODFW officials announced this week. -
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has cut its marine patrols by more than half after the state agency that provides the bulk of its funding lost a federal grant over Homeland Security conflicts with Oregon’s sanctuary laws.
