By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT – The county’s nascent program to deflect drug users from jail and court into treatment is off to a slow start but law enforcement officials […]
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Blowup at Lincoln County commission meeting highlights stark divisions over deflection, administrative work
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 […]
Lincoln County hopes to have new state-funded drug “deflection” programs running by November, at latest
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 […]
Lincoln County district attorney-elect Jenna Wallace will be appointed to office Friday, begins work rebuilding office
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 […]
Wallace elected Lincoln County’s next district attorney, but learns three of six prosecutors departing soon
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The biggest challenge for Lincoln County’s newly elected district attorney may not be prosecuting bad guys but finding and keeping attorneys on her staff. Jenna Wallace, […]