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Child sex abuse results in 41year prison sentence
‘No Kings’ rally held in Newport
JEREMY C. RUARK Lincoln County Leader
A crowd of local protestors turned out at Newport City Hall from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday for what was termed a “No Kings” rally, joining countless similar demonstrations across the country in protest of what they call the authoritarian actions of the Trump administration. Locally, the protest was organized by Indivisible Waves (IndivisibleWaves@gmail. com), a local chapter of the national group Indivisible, which partnered with NoKings.org in a nationwide day of nonviolent action and mass mobilization. (Photos by Steve Card)
Lincoln County Circuit Court Presiding Judge Sheryl Bachart has sentenced 54-year-old Daniel Stuebgen to 41.25 years in prison for repeated sexual abuse of a 12-year-old child. The child volunteered at Green Acres Beach & Trail Rides in Pacific City and Happy Trails Feed & Tack in Lincoln City in 2023. The two businesses were owned by Stuebgen and his ex-wife, Teresa Stuebgen. Stuebgen was sentenced June 3 to serve time at the Oregon Department of Corrections for the following convictions, all of which are Measure 11 offenses: • four counts of sexual abuse See PRISON, page A7
Lighthouse restoration work continues
The annual Lincoln City Summer Kite Festival, set for this weekend, draws thousand of spectators to the beach. (Photo by Jeremy C. Ruark) The Yaquina Bay Lighthouse in Newport has been closed since January for complete exterior renovation. Plans originally called for it to be reopened to the public in July, but that date has now been pushed back to September. (Photo by Steve Card)
Reopening date pushed back to September STEVE CARD Lincoln County Leader
Restoration work
is continuing on the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse in Newport, an effort geared toward preserving the historic structure for many years to come. But as is often the case with any improvement project, there can be delays, and this project
is no different. The lighthouse was closed to the public on Jan. 1, and construction work began shortly thereafter. Plans originally called for the lighthouse to remain closed through June, but See LIGHTHOUSE, page A4
Summer Kite Festival is family affair JEREMY C. RUARK Lincoln County Leader
One of Lincoln City’s signature events is the annual Summer Kite Festival, which will take place this Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22. Held on the beach at the
D River State Recreation Site, the annual festival is a longstanding family vacation tradition. “Experience two days of kite-flying activities and let your heart soar,” Explore Lincoln City states in its online description of the
festival. One family has been a part of the kite festivals for the past 21 years. PV and Khanh Nguyen and their children, Dylan and Cardin, shared their experience with the See KITE, page A6
Former Toledo city recorder awarded more than $1 million in court settlement STEVE CARD Lincoln County Leader
A federal jury in U.S. District Court in Eugene on June 5 ruled in favor of former city recorder Nancy Bryant, who had filed suit against the city of Toledo; Craig Martin, the former city manager; and Billie Jo Smith, former mayor. Bryant had worked for the
city of Toledo for 13 years and had served as city recorder for seven years when Martin was hired in the later part of 2016 as interim city manager. Martin was made the permanent city manager in January 2017. According to court documents, Bryant’s lawyer, Beth
Creighton, said Martin treated Bryant with disrespect and was also critical of her when she disagreed with him or his policies. He also asked her to take on the role of his personal secretary, which was not in her job description. According to the defense,
Martin viewed Bryant’s actions is insubordination, which multiple department heads witnessed. Ultimately, Bryant was terminated from her position in November 2017. Smith favored that termination, and she, along with two other members of the Toledo
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City Council, were recalled by voters in September 2018, and Martin resigned in 2019. The federal jury in the lawsuit filed by Bryant against the city ruled that both Martin and Smith had violated her See LAWSUIT, page A4
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