Celebrating 11 years of Bacon, Brews and Charities, Chinook Winds is hosting the annual Beach, Bacon, and Brewfest in Lincoln City, Oregon. Joining Chinook Winds yet again is the generous bacon sponsor Hill Meat Company, and Brewer sponsor Bigfoot Beverages. Similar to previous years, the Lincoln City Chamber is in partnership assembling and organizing the charity cooking teams. Live music is back with Tsunami Zone and Huckle Buck Highway. Brewer connoisseurs can expect to en

On Thursday, July 2, 2026, at approximately 10:10 a.m., the Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on Highway 18 near milepost 1 in Lincoln County. The preliminary investigation indicated a gray Nissan pickup, operated by Bryan James Anderson (35) of Grand Ronde, was traveling eastbound on Hwy. 18 and for unknown reasons entered the westbound lane where it collided head-on with a westbound blue Ford Maverick pickup, operated by Jenny Fiddyment Wiens (6

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners recently voted to purchase Don Lindly Park in Tidewater, previously operated by Lincoln County Parks under a lease agreement, from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. During their regular meeting June 17, Commissioners Casey Miller and Walter Chuck approved an order authorizing purchase of the 10-acre former recreational vehicle park on the south bank of the Alsea River at milepost 7 on Highway 34. The County had been operatin