Lincoln County

Anticipating a hot and dry Fourth of July, the Newport city council voted this week to ban personal fireworks this summer.

Oregon Coast Community College in Newport has been approved to offer its own four-year accredited degree in nursing. The opportunity comes at a time when demand for nurses is high, particularly in rural places.

Six candidates are running for three seats on the Lincoln County School District Board.

Months of back-and-forth public conflict between Lincoln County’s district attorney, a commissioner and the county’s attorney has hit a new level with accusations of corruption by one side and calls for a state investigation by the other.

Voters in rural Lincoln County will decide this May whether to approve a five-year fire levy. It follows a major change in how the district operates.

Meet Patrick Clarke, the 2025 Oregon Small Schools Association's Teacher of The Year.

One week after she was removed as Waldport’s mayor, Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies cited Heide Lambert for disorderly conduct Thursday when she came to a city council meeting and refused to leave the seat normally occupied by the city’s top elected official.

Firings and layoffs of federal workers by the Trump administration are likely to have marked effects on the economies of Oregon’s north coast counties, particularly in Lincoln County.

The central Oregon coast is infused with federal money, has branches of many federal agencies and is home to its hundreds of its employees.

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners added a new member to their ranks in a unanimous vote Wednesday.

Tim Johnson, who had served as Lincoln County’s first administrator for nearly three years, resigned Friday after apparent dissatisfaction by commissioners with his work.

Merkley and Hoyle did not hold back their opinions about the Trump administration.