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Petition signatures submitted to Community Shelter and Resource recall Commissioner Claire Hall Center ribbon cutting, open house and member of the Independent Party of Oregon. A total of 71 volunteer petition circulators gathered signatures on 544 petition sheets over the course of 90 days, Jamison states in a release. Jamison emphasized that the movement reflects broad cross-party
JEREMY C. RUARK Lincoln County Leader
Supporters attempting to have Lincoln County Commissioner Claire Hall recalled submitted a petition said to contain 4,882 signatures to the Lincoln County Clerk Monday, Nov. 3. The recall effort was launched Aug. 4, by Christine A. Jamison, a Seal Rock resident
Claire Hall
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Lincoln County’s winter shelter, the Community Shelter and Resource Center, will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house at 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 17, one week after the facility reopens for its third season on Nov. 10. The Community See SHELTER, page A6
The 2025-26 season shelter team. (Courtesy photo from Lincoln County)
OCCC’s Dr. Bruce Clemetsen Receives 2025 Cam Preus Award
OCCC President Dr. Marshall Mease Roache, Dr. Bruce Clemetsen, center, and OCCA Executive Director Abby Lee show off the award. (Courtesy photos) STAFF REPORT Lincoln County Leader
Oregon Coast Community College (OCCC) Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs Dr. Bruce Clemetsen has been honored with the
2025 Cam Preus Award by the Oregon Community College Association (OCCA). The Cam Preus Award honors retired OCCA Executive Director Dr. Cam Preus, whose two decades of leadership profoundly shaped Oregon’s
Dr. Bruce Clemetsen listening to Dr. Marshall Mease Roache’s introduction during the award presentation.
community colleges, according to a release from OCCC. The award recognizes current or former employees with at least 15 years of service who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to student access, success, and statewide impact.
The award was presented during the Oregon Community College Association’s annual Howard Cherry Awards Banquet in Hood River Thursday, Nov. 6. Dr. Clemetsen was introduced at the ceremony by
his colleague and friend, Dr. Marshall Mease Roache, President of Oregon Coast Community College. “He’s a remarkable resource and has had a profound and See AWARD, page A4
$1.41B revenue surplus, taxpayers to receive kicker credit The Oregon Office of Economic Analysis (OEA) has confirmed a more than $1.41 billion revenue surplus in the 2023-2025 biennium, triggering a tax surplus credit, or “kicker,” for the 2025 tax year. The surplus will be returned to taxpayers through a credit on their 2025 state personal income tax returns filed in 2026. It is not sent to taxpayers in a check. The kicker credit will either increase a taxpayer’s Oregon state income tax refund or decrease the amount of state taxes they owe.
Only taxpayers who filed a tax year 2024 return and also file a tax year 2025 return can receive a kicker. The credit is a percentage of Oregon personal income tax liability for the 2024 tax year. Taxpayers who have not yet filed a 2024 tax return, should file now. That will allow them to claim their kicker credit when they file their 2025 tax return next year. To calculate the amount of their credit, taxpayers can multiply
their 2024 personal income tax liability before any credits—line 24 on the 2024 Form OR-40 filed earlier this See SURPLUS, page A4
The surplus will be returned to taxpayers through a credit on their 2025 state personal income tax returns filed in 2026. (Metro Creative Connection)
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