Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Sunday, May 31

May 31, 2020

PORTLAND — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Saturday and remains at 153, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. Oregon Health Authority reported 58 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Sunday, bringing the state total to 4,243. The new confirmed and presumptive cases reported today are in the following

Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, May 30

May 30, 2020

Oregon reports 55 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 153, the Oregon Health Authority reported as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Oregon Health Authority reported 55 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday, bringing the state total

Coast Guard rescues seven people from cliff near Agate Beach on Friday

May 30, 2020

AGATE BEACH, Ore. — The Coast Guard and partner agencies rescued three adults and four children from the cliffs Friday south of Yaquina Head near Agate Beach. The seven people were reportedly swept away by a rip current and became trapped on the cliffs. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Bend received a report of four children in distress. The

‘Back to school’ still a big question mark in Oregon; K-12 start date coming within two weeks

May 30, 2020

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Abnormal is the new normal for thousands of students from kindergarten to PhD programs in Oregon during the COVID-19 crisis, lawmakers were told Friday. “We are learning to fly the plane as we build it,” said Jennifer Scurlock, an English teacher at Churchill High School in Eugene. Scurlock was among those who appeared online

Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Friday, May 29; Lincoln County adds two “presumptive” cases

May 29, 2020

Oregon reports 48 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, no new deaths PORTLAND — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from yesterday and remains at 151, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Friday. Oregon Health Authority reported 48 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Friday, bringing the state total to 4,131.

Waldport man wanted for two weeks arrested after long chase Thursday, now faces 18 charges

May 29, 2020

After nearly two weeks on the run, Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 48-year-old Waldport man on kidnapping and 17 other charges following a chase Thursday. Richard D. Leach is in custody with bail at $730,000. In a news release Friday, the sheriff’s office said deputies had been looking for Leach since May 16 when they went to a disturbance

Betty Bahn, Yachats, Nov. 8, 1939 – May 15, 2020

May 29, 2020

Betty Eileen Axley Bahn died on May 15, 2020, in her beloved hometown of Yachats after a brief battle with cancer. She was 80 years old and as always in May, she had a few flats of plants she’d propagated, ready for the next Seal Rock Garden Club plant sale. Betty was born on Nov. 8, 1939 and spent her

Yachats lodging and more restaurants prepare to reopen next week as closures end and new operating protocols take effect

May 28, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Shut for 10 weeks, the owners of the Adobe Motel and Restaurant used it as an opportunity to replace headboards and beds in its 110 rooms and get ready to host guests under new coronavirus restrictions. Just down the road, the owners of LeRoy’s Blue Whale cleaned and repaired kitchen equipment, ungraded electrical, regrouted tile and fixed

Lincoln County grand jury indicts three Otis men on attempted murder, robbery charges

May 28, 2020

On May 19th, 2020 at about 10:00 PM, three Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies and a Lincoln City Police Officer were in the Otis area investigating a disturbance call. While at the scene, deputies and officer heard what sounded like gunshots coming from the area of North Fawn Drive. Two units left the disturbance call and began investigating the shots they

Businesses, foresters, parks and outdoor leaders tell legislators about coronavirus impact

May 28, 2020

By Gary A. Warner/Oregon Capital Bureau State legislators heard a parade of woes ranging from ruined businesses to crippled conservation education programs to the likelihood of devastating wildfires, all during a fast-paced hearing Thursday. The House Interim Committee on Natural Resources held a teleconference that included spoken or written testimony from nearly 30 people on the impact of the COVID-19