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

Northwest Coastal Housing and community partners gathered on Friday May 29th in Toledo to break ground on the Olalla Meadows project, a 30-unit affordable housing complex that local leaders say has been years in the making. The project will include two buildings with a total of 22 one-bedroom units and 8 two-bedroom units. It is being developed by Northwest Coastal Housing on city-owned land in Toledo and is intended to address critical housing needs in Lincoln County. Fundin