Lincoln County School District students made year-over-year progress in English language arts, mathematics and science on the 2025-26 Oregon Statewide Assessments, according to data released by the Oregon Department of Education. Districtwide results improved in all three subjects, with the largest overall gain occurring in science. English language arts increased 2.4 percentage points, science increased 2.9 points and mathematics increased 0.8 points. “Our need to improve ac

On September 22, 2026, Lincoln County Circuit Court Judge Amanda Benjamin sentenced 61-year old Herman Walter Graham to life in prison for the repeated sexual abuse of a 16-year-old family member. After a three-day jury trial, Graham was found guilty of four counts of Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree and one count of Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree. Graham’s criminal history prior to trial was disturbing. Graham had nine prior felony convictions for Sexual Abuse in the Fir

On Saturday, September 19, 2026, at approximately 8:21 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash on Highway 101 near milepost 122, near Salishan. OSP also received calls reporting a person walking in the roadway. The preliminary investigation indicated that a gray Chevrolet Colorado, operated by 61-year old Renee Ronilyn Wohlwend of Lincoln City, was traveling southbound near Gleneden Beach when the driver struck a pedestrian, identified as 41-