Lincoln County News

We recently mentioned that the trial for Traci Hadden might be moved out of Lincoln County due to excessive publicity.

The Times-News reports that 5th District Judge John Butler ruled Tuesday that 34-year-old Traci Hadden will be tried in nearby Jerome County or Minidoka County because community bias is too great in Lincoln County.

Traci Hadden's jury trial will move out of Lincoln County but not out of the 5th Judicial District.

A father accused of allowing his 11-year-old daughter to walk to her death along a cold, rural highway on Christmas Day failed to do what he needed to protect her, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

Ita s no doubt that the Basque culture is a large part of Idahoa s history. This evening that history was celebrated in Shoshone with a tour of the old Basque boarding house along with a dinner.

Fire crews have spent most of the day mopping up a fire that started Sunday afternoon.

Crews had their hands busy today as two fires broke out near Highway 93 in the Lincoln County Area.

On behalf of the citizens of Lincoln County, I would like to thank you and tell you how much we appreciate your efforts and all the good citizens of Columbia County who displayed a wonderfully generous spirit in making donations of materials and money to help our rural community's public library.

A district judge has made an important ruling in the manslaughter case against a man whose daughter died after he allowed her to hike 10 miles through the snow last December.

A Lincoln County prosecutor is asking a 5th District judge to allow him to use recorded testimony from a deceased deputy during an upcoming trial.

Lincoln County's frail and elderly residents could soon have access to more options for in-home care that would keep them out of nursing homes.

Lincoln County's frail and elderly residents could soon have access to more options for in-home care that would keep them out of nursing homes.

Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter today named Fifth Judicial District Judge John Michael Melanson to the Idaho Court of Appeals.

On July 29, 2009, Lincoln County Attorney, Eric F. Phillips, presented Deputy Sheriff, Jody Gardner with an a oeUNSUNG HERO AWARD .a A In the past, Phillips has presented a handful of agencies and volunteers with this award in order to thank them and call attention to those men and women of Lincoln County who, without recognition or public ...

Shoshone Police arrested Lincoln County Commissioner Charles Joseph Ritter on suspicion of drunken driving.

Here is the latest Idaho news from The Associated Press WASHINGTON Friends and family of an American soldier captured in Afghanistan have been praying for his safe return.

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Department lost one of their own this evening. Multimedia Watch The Video 35-year old lincoln county chief deputy Joshua Eggelston was driving on State Highway 24 East of Shoshone when the left rear tire went flat as he approached a curve.

A 7 year old girl has apparently drowned, in the Big Wood River Thursday in Shoshone at the city park.

Authorities arrested a woman and two teens Friday, accusing them in the shooting of her former father-in-law in April.

Police say they know who tried to shoot and kill a Shoshone businessman - and in the process of their investigation say they uncovered another plot by the same people to kill a police officer.