Lincoln County

Fewer than half of Oregon Counties have anything on the ballot in next week’s election. Lincoln and Linn counties have levies the entire county can weigh in on, but Lane County has just a few communities with issues on the ballot.

The Oregon Health Authority has lifted a recreational use health advisory for Eckman Lake in Lincoln County.

People who work with veterans worry disruption at the federal level could make the already daunting process of accessing healthcare and benefits more difficult.KLCC spoke with the family member of a veteran who said their benefits had been impacted.

Lincoln County commissioners may have broken several public meeting laws when deciding what positions to exempt from their budget-triggered hiring freeze, according to a review by Oregon Government Ethics Commission staff.

The Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality are working together to determine which locations will be monitored for the next two years.

Of the myriad shore birds and other critters that beach visitors may see on any given outing, western snowy plovers are unique.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has cut its marine patrols by more than half after the state agency that provides the bulk of its funding lost a federal grant over Homeland Security conflicts with Oregon’s sanctuary laws.

Lincoln County will ask voters in November for a five-year-levy to raise funds for veteran services.

The Oregon Health Authority has issued a recreational health advisory for Eckman Lake due to a harmful cyanobacteria algae bloom.

The "Tsunami Advisory" that had been in effect since Tuesday evening has been canceled.

The City of Newport has issued a Stage 1 water curtailment, requesting that residents conserve water while drought conditions continue.

The city of Siletz declared emergency water restrictions Friday due to ongoing drought conditions and record low levels in the Siletz River where the municipality draws its water.