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High Wind Warning And Flood Watch
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch now through Tuesday night 2/25/25. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall remains...

Kiera Morgan
Feb 232 min read


Walter Chuck Appointed As New County Commissioner
(Left to right) Commissioner Hall Commissioner Chuck and Commissioner Miller There were three who were finalists out of the 26 who...

Kiera Morgan
Feb 192 min read


Lincoln County Crime Statistics On The Rise
Jenna Wallace was appointed by Governor Kotek on June 21, 2024, as Lincoln County's District Attorney. At that time, the District...

Kiera Morgan
Feb 194 min read


Lincoln County Graduation Rates Look Good
In data released from the Oregon Department of Education, Lincoln County School Districts’ (LCSD) graduation rates across its high...

Kiera Morgan
Feb 182 min read


Child Vaccination Deadline Approaching
With the Feb. 19 deadline fast approaching for updating children's vaccinations, the Oregon Immunization Program at Oregon Health...

Kiera Morgan
Feb 142 min read


New Commissioner Applicants Down To Three
County Commissioners Hall and Miller conducted a work session yesterday morning 2/12/25 to meet with those who had applied to be a county...

Kiera Morgan
Feb 131 min read


County Administrator Johnson Resigns
Lincoln County Board of Commissioners Public Information Officer announced on Monday Lincoln County Administrator Tim Johnson announced...

Kiera Morgan
Feb 122 min read


Cold Weather Advisory; Shelters Are Open
The National Weather Service has issued a cold weather advisory in effect from 7pm this evening through Thursday. Wind chills, which is...

Kiera Morgan
Feb 111 min read


Changes At The County As Commissioner Jacobson Retires
Last week's board of commissioners meeting was Kaety Jacobson's last and her last day will be Friday the 14th. During her last meeting...

Kiera Morgan
Feb 103 min read


D.A's Deflection Program Now Up And Running
Oregon lawmakers recriminalized drugs last year amid growing frustration over Ballot Measure 110, which decriminalized small amounts of...

Kiera Morgan
Feb 62 min read


Winter Weather Advisory
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory with estimated snow accumulations up to 3 inches along the central...

Kiera Morgan
Feb 42 min read


D.A's Office Unable To Provide Detective Services
Effective Monday, January 27th, 2025, the Lincoln County District Attorney's Office will be unable to provide any detective services for...

Kiera Morgan
Feb 32 min read


Safety Belt Enforcement Blitz
Now through Sunday, February 9th, law enforcement agencies throughout Oregon will use federally funded enforcement hours to educate the...

Kiera Morgan
Jan 302 min read


Commissioner Miller Investigation Completed
On Friday January 17th the County released the results from a 5-month long investigation into the actions of County Commissioner Casey...

Kiera Morgan
Jan 203 min read


New School Board Member Appointed
The Lincoln County School District Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Mitch Parsons to fill the Zone 1 Board position left...

Kiera Morgan
Jan 162 min read


Commissioner Jacobson Announces Resignation
County Commissioner Kaety Jacobson announced her resignation on Friday effective February 14th. "Stepping up into leadership is a hard...

Kiera Morgan
Jan 141 min read


More Firefighters Sent To California
The Oregon State Fire Marshal is mobilizing six additional strike teams of water tenders to Southern California. In total, 30 water...

Kiera Morgan
Jan 132 min read


Lincoln County Fire Crews Help With California Fires
Teams responding from Lincoln County include Central Coast fire, North Lincoln Fire, Depoe Bay Fire and Newport Fire. The Oregon...

Kiera Morgan
Jan 82 min read


Lincoln City Overnight Shelter Now Open
Lincoln County Health and Human Services is excited to announce completed renovations and the opening of the Community Shelter and...

Kiera Morgan
Dec 24, 20242 min read


Death Investigation At The Lincoln County Jail
UPDATE: Sunday December 22nd, 2024 at approximately noon Newport Police responded to the Lincoln County jail on a report of an Adult in...

Kiera Morgan
Dec 23, 20241 min read
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