Waldport

All six Waldport council members easily fended off an attempt to recall them by a group aligned with the city’s mayor, according to the first release of special election results Monday night.

Waldport voters will decide the fate and could put to rest once and for all whether they want to recall none, some or all six city council members.

The Lincoln County clerk on Wednesday informed the city of Waldport that enough signatures had been verified to hold a recall election July 14 for six councilors.

Petitioners seeking to recall Mayor Heide Lambert announced Tuesday they were aborting their effort.

Opponents of Waldport’s mayor have been given the green light to gather signatures to try to force her out of office.

The owner of the Alsi Resort Hotel in Bayshore has agreed not to sign a contract to house Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after an hour-long negotiation Thursday with the Waldport city manager.

More than 100 people packed a Waldport City Council meeting Wednesday night to express opposition to even the possibility of an ICE detention facility in the city.

The Oregon Government Ethics Commission has several active cases in western Oregon.

Protesters took to bridges across Oregon Thursday for "Good Trouble" day, honoring the legacy of the late lawmaker and civil rights activist John Lewis.

The Waldport city council voted unanimously Tuesday to return mayor Heide Lambert to office and dismiss charges that she violated the city charter in March.

The Lincoln County School District is asking voters this month to approve a $73 million facilities bond.