Oregon governor’s office releases draft guidelines for hair salons, revises some suggestions for restaurants

May 5, 2020

By DICK HUGHES/Oregon Capital Bureau Hair, nail, massage, tattoo and similar salons might reopen with strict requirements to keep apart and follow extensive hygiene procedures, according to COVID-19 draft guidelines posted Tuesday on Gov. Kate Brown’s website. Draft guidelines for restaurants and bars also have been updated to delete the suggestion that they collect patron information for potential use by

Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Tuesday, May 5

May 5, 2020

Oregon reports 72 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, eight new presumptive cases, four new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 113, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 8 a.m. today. Oregon Health Authority reported 72 new confirmed cases and eight new presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 8 a.m. today

Number of registered Democratic Party voters in Oregon tops 1 million for first time

May 5, 2020

By DICK HUGHES/Oregon Capital Bureau Before Bernie Sanders halted his presidential campaign, he might have caused a surge in Oregon voters who switched to being Democrats for the state’s May primary election. New statistics released by the Secretary of State’s Office show the Democratic Party is Oregon’s first political party to top 1 million voters. Both the Oregon Democratic and

Newport resident urges vote for Kamikawa for Lincoln County commissioner

May 5, 2020

To the editor: I’m voting for Betty Kamikawa for Lincoln County commissioner. In these times of unprecedented economic, health and social stress we need new leadership to summon the spirit of common cause — that everyone and their livelihoods, families, households, schools and communities matter. That no county resident is left behind, under the lingering shadow of coronavirus pandemic, in

Lincoln County’s reopening from coronavirus restrictions may be hampered by being grouped with Marion and other Willamette Valley counties

May 5, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County is well on its way to meeting state COVID-19 requirements for reopening businesses and allowing more social interaction, but may be slowed from doing that because it is been put into a planning region that includes a county with the highest rate of infection in Oregon. Gov. Kate Brown and the Oregon Health Authority are

Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Monday, May 4

May 4, 2020

Oregon reports 65 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 14 presumptive cases, no deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 remains unchanged from Sunday and remains at 109, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 8 a.m. Monday. Oregon Health Authority reported 65 new confirmed cases and 14 new presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 8 a.m. today bringing the state total

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for April 28 to May 3

May 4, 2020

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20111546 04/28/2020 20:49 Officer #55167 WERTZ, DAVID Warrant Arrest Location 20, Mile post 8 8 WB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary On 4/28/20 at approximately 8:49 pm I was patrolling US 20 in the area of mile post 10 when I stopped a white Chevy Camaro, eastbound at a high rate of speed. The driver was identified and

Lincoln County hospitals begin to slowly resume elective procedures as governor’s restrictions loosen

May 4, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The two hospitals in Lincoln County have resumed some elective medical procedures that were ordered stopped by Gov. Kate Brown at the start of Oregon’s response to the coronavirus pandemic six weeks ago. Brown and the Oregon Health Authority partially lifted restrictions on non-emergency care on Friday. That’s when Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport and

Oregon Hatchery Research Center near Alsea helps contribute to new groundbreaking study on how salmon find their way home

May 4, 2020

Oregon State University researchers, including the director of the Oregon Hatchery Research Center near Alsea, are a step closer to solving one of nature’s most remarkable mysteries: How do salmon, when it’s time to spawn, find their way back from distant ocean locations to the stream where they hatched? A new study into the life cycle of salmon, involving magnetic

Deputy DA reminds voters he has suspended election campaign, urges vote for Cable

May 3, 2020

To the editor: With the arrival of ballots in the mail this week, I wanted to reiterate to voters to please vote for Jonathan Cable for Lincoln County District Attorney. I have suspended my campaign, but my name still appears on the ballot. I am asking everyone who was considering voting for me to vote for Mr. Cable. Since being