Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Monday, Aug. 3; 4 new cases in Lincoln County

August 3, 2020

Oregon reports 272 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 328, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Oregon Health Authority reported 272 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Monday bringing the state total to

Oregon State Police seeking more information on man and truck who may have hit 26 vehicles Saturday

August 2, 2020

On Saturday, Aug. 1, at approximately 10:37 A.M., Oregon State Police Troopers were dispatched to a reckless driver and hit and run crash located on Hwy 101 milepost 233 just north of North Bend. The reporting person advised they were stopped at the traffic signal at East Bay Dr. and Hwy 101 when they were struck from behind. The suspect

Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Sunday, Aug. 2

August 2, 2020

Oregon reports 285 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 326, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. Oregon Health Authority reported 285 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Sunday, bringing the state total to

Yachats experiences very dry July, but city water supply (so far) in good shape

August 2, 2020

Yachats received .05 inches of rain in July, matching the lowest total for the month in the past 11 years. July is usually the city’s driest of the year – averaging just a half-inch of rain. But this July matched 2018 and 2015 for the lowest amount of rainfall since 2010, as measured at the city’s wastewater treatment plant. So

Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, Aug. 1

August 2, 2020

Oregon reports 330 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 325, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Oregon Health Authority reported 330 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday, bringing the state total to 18,817. The

Lincoln County’s call center uses variety of resources to help with coronavirus questions and resources

August 2, 2020

By ANGELA NEBEL/For YachatsNews.com Lauren Seager of Lincoln City, a recent graduate of Oregon State University, has been on the phone a lot lately. But she’s not catching up with friends, separated since the coronavirus pandemic began. Instead, she’s part of a 10-member team helping find answers to basic coronavirus issues in the Lincoln County call center. The call

Brown says a huge coronavirus spike and political stalemate led to Umatilla County rollback, restrictions

August 1, 2020

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Rapidly rising COVID-19 infections, an ominous public health report, and a political stalemate led to Gov. Kate Brown’s unprecedented late-night order rolling back the reopening of Umatilla County. “It was clear yesterday afternoon that if we did not act immediately, this could spread like wildfire,” Brown said Friday in an interview with EO Media

Oregon governor calls legislators into special session Aug. 10 to deal with big budget issues

August 1, 2020

By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown has made it official: She has called Oregon lawmakers back into a special session starting Aug. 10 to close a $1 billion gap in the state budget. Lawmakers met June 24-26 to pass other bills related to the COVID-19 pandemic and policing. The Oregon Legislature’s chief budget writers have proposed to shield

Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Friday, July 31; Lincoln County has one more death, six more cases

July 31, 2020

Oregon reports 373 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 322, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Friday. Oregon Health Authority reported 373 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Friday bringing the state total to

Police identify woman found dead on beach near Otter Rock

July 31, 2020

DEPOE BAY – Oregon State Police said Friday that a woman found dead early Thursday on the beach between Devil’s Punchbowl and Otter Rock had been identified as Annette Fagan, 58, of Portland. Police said in a news release Friday that the woman’s body had washed ashore after being in the ocean “an undetermined amount of time.” Police were notified