Yachats doctor urges continued personal precautions for COVID prevention

May 15, 2020

To the editor: I am an inpatient and critical care physician at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport. We have not yet seen any COVID-19 patients in our hospital. That is because our community has done an excellent job at preventing the introduction and spread of the virus into our community. Every day that I don’t see a critically ill

Judicial candidate thanks all Lincoln County voters and his supporters

May 14, 2020

To the editor: I want to thank Lincoln County voters and my many supporters in the race for Lincoln County Circuit Position 1. It’s been another invigorating campaign, and before its completion I want each of you to know that I deeply appreciate your questions, involvement, and enthusiastic support despite this difficult time for all of us. I ask for

Colorado superintendent to become principal at Crestview Heights school

May 14, 2020

WALDPORT — Michael Gass, who is retiring in June as superintendent of a small school district in Colorado, has been named the new principal of Crestview Heights Elementary School in Waldport. He replaces Libba Sager, who is retiring. Gass, 53, is leaving after five years of leading the Telluride School District in Telluride, Colo., a winter ski and summer tourist

Lincoln County, Yachats and Lincoln City agree to reopen lodging June 1; Waldport and Newport will open for Memorial Day weekend

May 14, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com After two months of uniting to close motels, vacation rentals, RV parks and campgrounds to recreational visitors, Lincoln County and its seven cities went their separate ways Thursday on when to reopen them. At the end of a 2 ½-hour meeting, Lincoln County commissioners and the city councils of Yachats and Lincoln City voted to keep

Waldport chamber cancels community fireworks display, Beachcomber Days postponed

May 14, 2020

WALDPORT — There will be no community fireworks in Waldport this year. The Waldport Chamber of Commerce board decided Wednesday to cancel its fireworks display either on July 3 or Aug. 29 because of state prohibitions against large gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic. “For us, it’s hard to make places, spend time and money on things and not be able

Eight weeks after coronavirus shutdown, most Lincoln County businesses can begin reopening Friday with restrictions on customers and employees

May 14, 2020

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau and QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County residents can now eat in a restaurant, get a haircut, buy books or art and go to the gym after eight weeks of state restrictions because of the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that 31 of Oregon’s 36 counties – including Lincoln County — can take

Lincoln County announces $850,000 insurance settlement in 2018 jail suicide

May 14, 2020

On October 25, 2018 at about 10:27 pm, during a routine adult in custody welfare check in the E-pod housing unit of the Lincoln County Jail, Corrections Deputies discovered Joshua Parker Gilleo, Depoe Bay, unconscious and hanging from a bed sheet that he attached to a light fixture in his single occupant cell. Corrections Deputies immediately began Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR),

Lincoln County reports its seventh COVID-19 case Thursday

May 14, 2020

On the day that Lincoln County and its seven cities debated how and when to reopen businesses, restaurants and lodging, health department officials announced the county’s seventh positive case of COVID-19. The county said the newest case is a person in their 60s who did not have any known contact with a person confirmed to have COVID-19. The person is

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for May 11-13

May 14, 2020

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20122657 05/11/2020 16:08 Officer #57483 GRAVES, QUINTEN Sex Offense, All Except Rape Location 120 SW STRAWBERRY LANE, WALDPORT, LINCOLN Narrative Summary On the listed time and date, the Oregon State Police contacted subject who failed to annually report as a sex offender within the required period. The subject was issued a criminal citation and releases in lieu of

Truck driver dies Wednesday in Highway 20 crash near Elk City Road

May 14, 2020

On Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at approximately 3:12 P.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a single vehicle crash on Hwy 20 at Elk City Road. Preliminary investigation revealed that a Freightliner Utility truck, operated by Patrick Goddard (23) of Eugene, was traveling eastbound on Hwy 20 when it left the roadway, went through