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Search suspended for missing Recall effort launched against Commissioner Claire Hall fisherman at Yaquina Bay JEREMY C. RUARK Lincoln County Leader
JEREMY C. RUARK Lincoln County Leader
The Coast Guard suspended its search a missing fisherman near Newport, Oregon, at 10:15 a.m., Monday, Aug. 11. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a report at approximately 4 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 10, See RESCUE, page A7
A Coast Guard helicopter like this craft was flown in to assist in the search. (Courtesy from the U.S. Coast Guard)
A recall effort has been launched against Lincoln County Commissioner Claire Hall. The Petition for Recall was filed Aug. 4, 2025, by Christine A. Jamison. In submitting the request for a recall election, Jamison detailed her concerns. Commissioner Hall has suppressed public input by excluding individuals
Claire Hall from commission meetings, potentially violating Oregon’s meeting law
(ORS.192-630) and Rule 02 25 065. She’s prematurely ended public meetings to prevent elected officials, including the District Attorney and a Judge, from speaking. Commissioner Hall has also excluded a fellow commissioner from daily governance, discarding the will of the people. Commissioner Hall has demonstrated retaliatory behavior towards See RECALL, page A6
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Capturing moments at the Siletz Bay Music Festival JEREMY C. RUARK Lincoln County Leader
The annual Siletz Bay Music Festival will be conducted at five venues in Lincoln City and Newport over 10 days beginning Aug. 14. The Lincoln County Leader has stepped back behind the curtain to being our readers a closer look at the photographer who captures the stunning moments during this worldclass musical series. “I have photographed the festival for fifteen years. I started in 2010, when it was Sound Waves,” Lincoln City photographer Bob Gibson said, adding that along the way he has had to navigate through specific challenges. “The greatest challenge is being discreet and unobtrusive,” he explained. “I plan a strategy for each performance that puts me in a position to get the images I need. I bring the See MOMENTS, page A6
Photographer Bob Gibson captures a moment during the Siletz Bay Music Festival’s Donor Party in July 2018. (Jeremy C. Ruark / Lincoln County Leader)
Under Trump budget, Oregon to lose $15 billion JEREMY C. RUARK Lincoln County Leader
Gov. Tina Kotek has announced that the budget reconciliation bill backed by the Trump Administration and passed by Republicans in Congress is projected to cut $15 billion in federal funding from Oregon for health insurance coverage, food benefits, and other programs. Kotek’s announcement Aug. 11, is the result of a preliminary analysis by the State of Oregon’s Chief Financial Officer in coordination with state agencies upon the passage of President Trump’s budget early in July. The analysis may
change pending detailed federal guidelines to implement the bill. The Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress have betrayed American children and families, who will become sicker, hungrier, and less prosperous because of President Trump’s budget bill, according to Kotek. “Oregonians will see less of their federal tax dollars coming back to our state for things they count on. Furthermore, President Trump and Congress knew that state governments cannot pay
Gov. Tina Kotek speaking with reporters in a previous visit to Lincoln City. (Jeremy C. Ruark / Lincoln County Leader)
for this substantial gap in services but went ahead and did it anyway,” Kotek states in a release. “I am going to work with Oregon lawmakers and community partners to do all that we can to stand up for Oregonians and get through this needless, callous hardship. I will continue to hold the line and push back as Oregon values are under threat. I hope Oregonians will stand with me as we fight this together.” Additional preliminary analyses of impacts to Oregon state agencies can be found through the
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link with this story at the Lincoln County Leader website. According to the release, Gov. Kotek will convene state lawmakers and key stakeholders who work with or represent populations most at risk from the Trump Administration’s budget cuts to consider possible strategies to reduce impact to people, and her office will continue to communicate impacts as they come into focus through implementation. Kotek has called for a special session late See BUDGET, page A4
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