NEWPORT – The Lincoln County Sheriff’s office is hosting its annual “shred day” from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 19 in the the Lincoln County Courthouse parking lot, 225 W. Olive St.
The event is an effort to combat identity theft and financial fraud and help Lincoln County residents protect their personal privacy.
Shred Day is a free event open to the public, the sheriff’s office said, and is not intended for significant amounts of shredding for private businesses or local governments.
While there is no limit to the amount of shredding that people can bring, once the shredding truck is full it will not be able to accept any more documents.
Items that can be shredding include paper documents, files, canceled checks, documents – including CDs and DVDs — that contains personal, financial, medical or other sensitive information, expired or unused credit and debit cards, insurance policies expired identification such as driver licenses and passports.
People with questions should call the sheriff’s support services office at 541-265-4912.