Lincoln County, OR

The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals ruled late Monday that a citizen-approved ballot measure that phased out vacation rentals in unincorporated Lincoln County violates Oregon law and is invalid. County commissioners and the group that put Measure 21-203 on the November 2021 ballot must also decide within 21 days...

An effort to slow down the number of vacation rentals in the unincorporated areas of Lincoln County, the state Land Use Board Appeals (LUBA) reacted by pulling the rug out from under those permanent residents who have been trying to slow down the emergence of vacation rentals outside city limits. State LUBA stepped in and invalidated the measure saying it’s is in violation of state law that governs counties. The group, 15 Neighborhoods, is trying to slow down things down. 15 Neighborhood’s Monica Kirk and Michelle Riley have 21 days to appeal LUBA’s ruling.

Eight fire departments in Lincoln County have received state grants totaling nearly $270,000 to increase staffing during key summer months to better react to potential fires, especially wildfires. The departments are among the 180 fire districts and departments across the state that received $6 million through a bill passed by...

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Patrol VehicleLCSO. Effective July 31, 2022, Lincoln County Sheriff Curtis Landers announced the Sheriff's Office will be reducing patrol deputy response to non-criminal calls for service and certain lower-level criminal complaints. The reduction in service is due to an extraordinarily low number of certified/sworn deputies available to handle emergency calls. Deputies will be focusing primarily on responding to emergency and in-progress calls for service. “We have been evaluating this situation for over a year and it doesn’t seem to be improving” stated Sheriff Curtis Landers. “We have multiple contracts and a taxing district for law enforcement services that we need to uphold.”

Anglers on the central Oregon coast may be in for “good to very good” fishing Monday when coastal bays and streams open for salmon fishing. While river systems on the north and south coasts undergo some closures or restrictions, the three streams that make up the bulk of salmon fishing in Lincoln County are expected to produce good catches of fall Chinook salmon.