Lincoln County commissioners have proclaimed support for Operation Greenlight, a campaign encouraging residents, businesses and government offices to display green lights in honor of veterans and service members transitioning to civilian life. The proclamation asks the community to display a green light from Nov. 4 through Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2026. Commissioners approved it unanimously during their regular meeting. Kevin Hayden, a Navy veteran and member of the Lincoln Cou

Here are the election results as November 3, 2026, at 8pm. For county commissioner Position 1, Cathie Rigby leads with 61.6% of the vote. For Position 2, Cristen Don leads with 64.4%. In Lincoln City, Susan Wahlke leads for mayor with 57.2%, while Caroly Nguyen leads the Ward II council race with 55.5%. In Newport, incumbent Jan Kaplan leads the mayoral race with 67.1%. Angel Aparicio-Reyes, CM Hall, and David Allen have the highest vote totals for the three available counci

Lincoln County Circuit Court Judge Amanda Benjamin sentenced 41-year old Hugo Gomez Tapia to 12.5 years in prison for sexually abusing two separate children under the age of 14, while he was living in Lincoln County in 2020 and 2022. After a four-day bench trial, Judge Benjamin found Gomez Tapia guilty of sexually abusing a 13-year-old in 2020 and sexually abusing a 4-year-old in 2022. Gomez Tapia was sentenced in July 2026 to a total of 150 months in the Department of Corr