On Sunday, May 24, shortly before 2:00 p.m., North Lincoln Fire & Rescue responded to a report of an injured female near Roads End Point, just south of God’s Thumb. Upon arrival, responders located the 25-year old female patient approximately halfway down the cliff face in difficult terrain. Due to the location and complexity of the rescue, additional resources were requested, including a United States Coast Guard helicopter and the Lincoln County Technical Rescue Team. At approximately 4:10...

The Oregon Board of Parole is considering whether to move forward with possible release for a man convicted in the 1980 kidnapping and murder of 14-year-old Sherwood girl Charmel Ulrich, whose body was found east of Waldport in Lincoln County. Lincoln County District Attorney Jenna Wallace attended the hearing in Salem last week, representing both the county where the killing occurred and Ulrich’s family. Ulrich was abducted from the Sherwood area in Washington County in 1980. She was later...

Lincoln County School District is preparing to cut about $5 million from its general operating budget next year, driven largely by a steady decline in student enrollment that began even before the COVID-19 pandemic. Lincoln County School District Superintendent Dr. Majalise Tolan said the district has been losing roughly 100 students per year for several years. Because state funding follows students, fewer enrollments mean less revenue, forcing reductions across the system. Those cuts are...