Weathers takes over

Nathan Weathers smiling from his seat as newly elected Council Member Position No. 1 during a recent Newport City Council meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 20 in Newport. Previously appointed a council member to fill a vacancy, Weathers beat fellow Position No. 1 candidate John Spring 212-184 in the November 2025 election. Former council member Ken Smith retired after his term expired last year. “We’re going to miss Ken,” Mayor Keith Campbell said to Weathers. “You have big shoes to fill.”