A proposal to overhaul Lincoln City’s water and sewer rates stalled Monday night (6/8/26) after councilors split over how fairly the changes would treat typical households versus the biggest users. Finance Director Debbie Bridges told the council the new structure was based on an analysis by consulting firm Waterworth, with two main goals: soften impacts on low-use and fixed-income customers and encourage water conservation, while still raising enough revenue to keep the syst

Fair Manager and OSU 4-H agent Heather Tower told county commissioners during their June 3 meeting that the Lincoln County Fair is set to return to Newport this summer with a full slate of events, including a carnival, rodeo, live music and 4-H activities. The 2026 fair will run Thursday, July 2, through Saturday, July 4, primarily at the Lincoln County Commons in Newport. Tower said the event will use the rodeo grounds for the rodeo and close much of Harney Street for the re

Newport Police Department announced June 8th that K-9 Zoe has retired. K-9 Zoe was purchased in August of 2019 from Jefferson Working Dog Project, which is a nonprofit working dog rescue in Oregon. K9 Zoe became Officer Bales full-time partner (at work, and at home). K9 Zoe was imprinted on the odors of heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine. In 2023, in an effort to fight back against the Fentanyl epidemic, Zoe was imprinted on the odor of Fentanyl. Officer Bales was promoted