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Park Rangers Keep Busy Preparing For Summer Season
The official summer camping season is underway, but the work to prepare Oregon’s more than 250 state parks and campgrounds has been going...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 252 min read


Oregon Beach Monitoring Program Underway
The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) is kicking off the 2025 season by announcing the coastal recreation areas it will be keeping...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 152 min read


Burn Ban Starts June 15th
The Lincoln County Fire Defense Board and Oregon Department of Forestry have announced the continuation of their annual debris burn ban,...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 132 min read


Women Veterans Honored
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners proclaimed June 12th 2025 as Women Veterans Day. Lincoln County Honors Unsung Heroes...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 112 min read


Free Fishing, Clamming, and Crabbing This Weekend
Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday, June 7-8, 2025. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 72 min read


National Donut Day; First Responders Celebrated
June 6, 2025, is National Donut Day, and this year, The Salvation Army is honoring veterans and first responders as part of the 87th...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 62 min read


Extradited Man Gets Over 9-Years For Sexual Abuse
On June 3, 2025, Lincoln County Circuit Court Judge Amanda Benjamin sentenced 28-year old Mason Klein to 111 months (9.25 years) in the...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 52 min read


Samaritan Health Services, Santiam Hospital & Clinics Cease Affiliation Pursuit
After a year of due diligence and operational exploration, Samaritan Health Services and Santiam Hospital & Clinics announced today...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 11 min read


Repeat Online Child Sex Offender Sentenced To Over 12-Years
On May 29, 2025, Lincoln County Circuit Court Senior Judge Thomas Branford sentenced 59-year old Danny Hicks of Polk County to 152...

Kiera Morgan
May 293 min read


Commissioners Get Feedback On Public Comment
Jonathan Hoy is asking that public comment not be limited There were several who showed up at the last board of commissioners (BOC)...

Kiera Morgan
May 283 min read


Siletz Man Arrested For Armed Robbery
On Sunday, May 18, 2025, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the Siletz Gas and Mini Mart on S. Gaither Street in...

Kiera Morgan
May 221 min read


Preliminary Election Results
Here are the preliminary results of the May 20th special election with 85% of the ballots counted and a low 23% voter turnout as of 8pm....

Kiera Morgan
May 201 min read


Commissioner Miller Speaks Out On Being Locked Out
Lincoln County Commissioner Casey Miller has broken his silence about a months-long workplace dispute that effectively removed him from...

Kiera Morgan
May 202 min read


Safe Boating Week
In support of National Safe Boating Week, held from May 17 to 23, the Coast Guard 13th District urges all recreational boaters and...

Kiera Morgan
May 184 min read


National Police Week Wraps Up
The week of May 12-17 is observed as National Police Week, and calls attention to the dedicated men and women who serve and protect our...

Kiera Morgan
May 173 min read


May Is Mental Health Awareness Month
Jesse Noble (L) and Sarah Heard (R) Lincoln County commissioners have unanimously passed a proclamation designating May 2025 as Mental...

Kiera Morgan
May 161 min read


Siletz Tribe Charitable Contributions
The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund (STCCF) distributed $231,298.09 to 55 organizations in the state on Friday, May 2, at the...

Kiera Morgan
May 133 min read


May Is Wildfire Awareness Month
May is Wildfire Awareness Month. Oregon experiences its heaviest wildfire activity during the summer months, but fires can occur at any...

Kiera Morgan
May 12 min read


County Proclaims National Therapy Animal Day
photo by Ken Lipp Lincoln County Board of Commissioners proclaimed April 30th as National Therapy Animal Day in Lincoln County. The...

Kiera Morgan
Apr 302 min read


Ballots On Their Way This Week
The voters' pamphlets have been mailed out to Lincoln County voters and ballots will begin being mailed tomorrow for the May 20th special...

Kiera Morgan
Apr 292 min read
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