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After more than two years, Lincoln County commissioners struggling to evaluate their first administrator

December 12, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews NEWPORT — An attempt by Lincoln County commissioners to conduct their first evaluation of administrator Tim Johnson in 2½ years went awry Wednesday when Johnson didn’t show up to participate. Johnson was hired as the county’s first administrator in April 2022 after the retirement of county counsel Wayne Belmont, who served for years as the defacto

Lincoln County commission chair working from home following harassment allegations in Sept. 18 meeting

October 3, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT – Lincoln County commission chair Casey Miller has been restricted to working from home after an allegation he harassed and bullied county employees. Miller was notified of the allegations the day after speaking out at the board’s Sept. 18 meeting when he expressed frustration about being left out of discussions with commissioners and county legal

Blowup at Lincoln County commission meeting highlights stark divisions over deflection, administrative work

September 19, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Three elected law enforcement officials and three treatment providers blasted Lincoln County commissioners Wednesday for trying to make last-minute changes to months of their collaborative work on a new state-funded drug “deflection” program. But Lincoln County presiding judge Sheryl Bachart, Lincoln County Sheriff Curtis Landers and district attorney Jenna Wallace had to use 3-minute public comment

Lincoln County hopes to have new state-funded drug “deflection” programs running by November, at latest

September 12, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews For three years police in Lincoln County could not do much when they came across someone in possession of a small amount of illegal drugs except issue a $100 citation and give the offender a number to call for help with substance abuse. But more often than not tickets went unpaid, calls were never made and

Lincoln County district attorney-elect Jenna Wallace will be appointed to office Friday, begins work rebuilding office

June 20, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek will appoint Jenna Wallace as Lincoln County’s next district attorney on Friday as Lanee Danforth’s resignation takes effect six months before the end of her troubled four-year term. Wallace won the May primary to succeed Danforth after the incumbent decided weeks before the primary not to seek re-election. Wallace would normally have