Seal Rock restaurant owner drowns Sunday in golf course reservoir

July 28, 2020

WALDPORT – The owner of a well-known Japanese restaurant in Seal Rock apparently slipped and fell into a reservoir at Crestview Golf Club and drowned Sunday. Kazunori Bessho, 73, was golfing by himself about 2:30 p.m. Sunday and was last observed by a group of golfers standing at the edge of the reservoir that borders the No. 4 green, according

Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Tuesday, July 28

July 28, 2020

Oregon reports 342 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 14 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed 14 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 303, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 342 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Tuesday bringing the state total to

With fewer events or activities, more and more people are heading outdoors — which is both good and bad

July 28, 2020

By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman-Journal There are no Little League games to attend, overnight summer camps to stash the kids or music festivals to let loose and scream “play Free Bird” with beer-soaked brethren. Family road trips have been largely put on hold. A vacation to Florida or British Columbia is off the table. Even watching a Blazers game in person

More than 130,000 Oregonians at risk of losing $600 per week federal unemployment benefits on Friday

July 28, 2020

By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau As Congress tussles with the next coronavirus aid plan, more than 130,000 Oregonians are in danger of having their pandemic unemployment benefits interrupted — or even losing the extra $600 per week that Congress approved four months ago. The money runs out Friday, July 31. The acting director of the Oregon Employment Department says unemployed

Saturday is that once-a-year opportunity to dispose hazardous waste for free

July 28, 2020

Have that box of hazardous waste in the back of the garage? Saturday there’s a once-a-year opportunity to dispose of it safely and for free. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Lincoln County residents can dispose of household hazardous waste for free during an annual event sponsored by waste haulers and the county’s Solid Waste District. The event rotates

Oregon State Police/Newport: Activity log for July 24-27

July 28, 2020

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20207661 07/24/2020 16:38 Officer #53134 KOLACZ, BRYAN Crash – Non-injury Location 101, Mile post 125 125 SB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary E-Crash: Two vehicles were driving southbound on US-101 when the front vehicle, a Toyota Corolla, had stopped in the lane to take a left turn. The driver of the Ford F2500 behind the Toyota did not

No challenges Monday to Lincoln County vacation rental initiative petition means backers will race to gather 1,454 signatures this week

July 27, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A coalition of neighborhood groups will begin collecting signatures Tuesday to place an initiative petition on the November ballot to phase out vacation rentals in unincorporated Lincoln County. No one challenged the petition’s constitutionality by a 5 p.m. Monday deadline. That sets up a 5- to 8-day race for the petitioners to collect 1,454 valid signatures

Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Monday, July 27

July 27, 2020

Oregon reports 340 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths PORTLAND — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from yesterday and remains at 289, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Oregon Health Authority reported 340 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Monday bringing the state total to 17,088.

Waldport man dies in Sunday night motorcycle crash on Oregon 34

July 27, 2020

A 51-year-old Waldport man was killed Sunday night on Oregon Highway 34 about 14 miles west of Waldport when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed. Oregon State Police identified the motorcycle rider as Kenneth R. Kearney. The crash happened about 7:07 p.m., police said, when Kearney was headed west on his 2012 Ducati motorcycle and and failed to

Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, July 25

July 25, 2020

Oregon reports 408 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 286, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Oregon Health Authority reported 408 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday, bringing the state total to