

Helicopter Required To Come Back To Newport
Just in time for crab season, after a lawsuit was filed in Federal Court asking that the US Coast Guard helicopter be returned to Newport a Federal Judge has agreed. This case was before the Court on a Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, filed by the Plaintiffs, The Newport Fishermen’s Wives, Inc. and Lincoln County. In the lawsuit the plaintiffs allege that Defendants United States Coast Guard and Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem unlawfully cl


County Joins Forces To Bring Back Coast Guard Helicopter
Newport Fishermen's Wives During the 2014 fight to save the Helo (photo provided by Sharon Biddinger Simply Design Studios) Lincoln County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting Friday taking decisive action to prevent the permenant closure of the Coast Guard helicopter rescue facility at Newport Municipal Airport. The commissioners unanimously passed a resolution opposing the facility's closure and laid groundwork to join potential litigation—moves lauded by members o


Oregon Crab Season Delayed
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Oregon's commercial Dungeness crab season is delayed coastwide until at least Dec. 16. Oregon Dungeness crab met both meat and safe biotoxin level requirements; however, the season is delayed as Long Beach, WA crabs have not yet met the meat fill requirement. Most Dungeness crab advisory committee members support the delay as it is least disruptive to traditional fishing patterns and may improve market conditions. Washingto




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