Hay bales burn in a field near State Highway 18 during the outbreak of wildfires in Lincoln County on March 14, 2025. An estimate of more than 10,000 acres burned in those fires, with well over a dozen hitting the area, according to Lincoln County Emergency Management. Wildfire season tends to run in the area from about November until things green up in the spring, though it depends on weather conditions year-to-year. Photo/Emily Kalka
Beware: fire season’s here
Emily Kalka Staff Writer
While Lincoln County is no stranger to wildfires, the area could be looking at a higher risk this year.A monthly report from the National Interagency Fire Center in Idaho released on Jan. 2 reported that underlying dryness has been building in much of the Southern Area of the U.S.
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
