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Lincoln County, Oregon
Hoyle tours Port of Newport International Terminal STEVE CARD Lincoln County Leader
U.S. Congresswoman Val Hoyle (D-Ore., 4th District) paid a visit to Newport on Thursday, April 4, making a stop at the Port of Newport International Terminal, which recently received federal funding to make major improvements to infrastructure. Last summer, Hoyle introduced a resolution in the House (H.R. 4618), called the “Supporting Commercial Fishing in Port Infrastructure Projects Act,” which was ultimately passed by both the House and Senate
and signed into law by President Joe Biden. H.R. 4618 ensures ports can apply for infrastructure grants that support commercial fishing, bolster jobs, and drive the economies of our coastal communities. Hoyle commented on the effect of this new law while touring the International Terminal last Thursday. “There are port development infrastructure funds that previously could not be used to improve ports for commercial fishing,” Hoyle said. “That doesn’t make See HOYLE, page A9
Black bear put down to protect human safety JEREMY C. RUARK Lincoln County Leader
The Port of Newport will be doing some major work to repair pilings at its International Terminal thanks to federal funding secured with the help of U.S. Congresswoman Val Hoyle (D-Ore., 4th District), who visited the port last week. (Photos by Steve Card)
Coastal color in the evening sky
The Yaquina Head Lighthouse in north Newport is silhouetted by the setting sun. Sunshine and fair weather is becoming more and more common along the coast as spring moves on toward summer. (Photo by Steve Card)
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has issued an advisory urging people not to feed wildlife, such as deer, because that seemingly kind effort can heighten dangerous encounters with black bears. A black bear that officials said was intentionally fed by people in Cottage Grove, a small rural community near Eugene, has been put down by the Oregon State Police after it lost its wariness and began approaching people. ODFW agents attempted to capture the bear over the last three weeks. “During the first week of April, the bear cornered a woman as she attempted to enter her house and subsequently went to sleep on a neighbor’s front porch,” ODFW District Wildlife Biologist Chris Yee said. “These are not normal behaviors for a wild black bear, and wildlife biologists considered the bear to be habituated to the extent that it would become aggressive towards people.” At the request of ODFW, the bear was See BEAR, page A7
Newport receives report on homeless shelter STEVE CARD Lincoln County Leader
that aid in their recovery and potential treatment. The new misdemeanor penalty starts in September, with jail
Lincoln County Health and Human Services recently wrapped up its first season of operating an overnight homeless shelter in Newport. A report on the last six months of operations was presented April 1 to members of the Newport City Council. The shelter opened Oct. 1 of last year and ran through March 31, which is the operational
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Oregon’s new law puts in place a new misdemeanor penalty for possession of small amounts of hard drugs. (Photo by Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)
Sweeping drug addiction law presents challenges JEREMY C. RUARK Lincoln County Leader
Gov. Tina Kotek has signed into law the sweeping measure, HB 4002, the Oregon Legislature passed to combat the state’s fentanyl drug addiction and overdose crisis. Among other elements,
the law puts in place a new misdemeanor penalty for possession of small amounts of hard drugs, with opportunities for defendants to avoid jail if they enroll in programs
This building at the corner of Hurbert and Seventh streets in Newport served as an overnight homeless shelter from Oct. 1 through March 31. The building will undergo extensive renovation this summer to prepare it for the opening of the next season this October. (File photo)
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