It’s election day 2020 — go to YachatsNews for results Tuesday night

November 3, 2020

It’s election day 2020 – and YachatsNews will have results for races in Yachats, Waldport, Lincoln County, and coastal legislative and statewide contests Tuesday night. As of Monday night, almost 70 percent of 38,500 ballots have been returned in Lincoln County. That means results from those ballots will be released by the elections department shortly after 8 o’clock Tuesday night.

As election day arrives tensions and questions arise across Oregon as two of three ballots are already cast

November 2, 2020

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon was smashing records Monday for early voting even as state officials grappled with how to handle any voter intimidation in the final hours of the election and planned for possible riots in Portland after the polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Oregon’s vote-by-mail system is expected to result in relatively quick results

Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Monday, Nov. 2; Lincoln County adds 1 new case

November 2, 2020

Oregon reports 557 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 692, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Oregon Health Authority reported 557 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Monday, bringing the statewide total to

October rainfall amount in Yachats is second-lowest in 10 years

November 2, 2020

October was the second-driest month in Yachats in the past 10 years, with only 2.41 inches of rain falling during the month. The total Yachats rainfall for the 2020 calendar year is 42.47, nearly eight inches below the 10-year average for the first 10 months of the year. The 10-year average through October is 50.33 inches of rain. The average

Yachats’ city planner quits regional contract job to become city of Waldport employee

November 2, 2020

A planner hired this summer by the Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments to work part-time for the cities of Yachats and Waldport has quit the organization to become a city of Waldport employee. Holly Hamilton started Monday for Waldport, working three days a week as the city planner, said City Manager Dann Cutter. Hamilton gave her notice last week

Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Sunday, Nov. 1; Lincoln County has 2 new cases

November 2, 2020

Oregon reports 524 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 691, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. Oregon Health Authority reported 524 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Sunday bringing the state total to

Lincoln County Building Permits — October 2020

November 1, 2020

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Oregon governor changes metrics for reopening schools, Lincoln County doing well enough to have K-6 in classrooms

October 31, 2020

By JACKSON HOGAN and GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon is simplifying the COVID-19 infection standards that schools must meet to get students back in the classroom for the first time since March, a change would could allow an estimated 130,000 students statewide back into classrooms in November. “We need to give Oregonians hope and encouragement,” Gov. Kate Brown

Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, Oct. 31; 555 new cases but none in Lincoln County

October 31, 2020

Oregon reports 555 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 14 new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed 14 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 689, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today. Oregon Health Authority reported 555 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to

Police arrest Monroe man for manslaughter after Highway 20 fatality Friday near Eddyville

October 31, 2020

A 27-year-old Monroe man has been charged with second-degree manslaughter and driving under the influence following a fatal crash Friday afternoon on Oregon Highway 20 three miles west of Eddyville. Oregon State Police said a pickup truck driven by Daniel Ruiz was headed east on Highway 20 when it crossed into the westbound lanes 20 miles east of Newport, striking