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

April 28, 2020

Oregon reports 7 new COVID-19 death, 31 new COVID-19 cases PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed seven more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll from 92 to 99, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Oregon Health Authority also reported 31 new cases of COVID-19 as of 8 a.m. Tuesday bringing the state total to 2,385. The

Lincoln County extends moratorium on new vacation rental licenses until Sept. 30

April 28, 2020

Lincoln County commissioners have extended a moratorium on what was supposed to be a two-month halt on new vacation rental licenses in unincorporated areas because it hasn’t had time to work on rule changes due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, commissioners voted unanimously Monday to extend the moratorium another five months to Sept. 30. “All of our energy and resources

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for April 27

April 28, 2020

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20110166 04/27/2020 00:03 Officer #59922 TAYLOR, ZACH DUII – Alcohol and Controlled Substances Location 101 and NW 11 ST N, NEWPORT OR USA 97365 Narrative Summary On 4/27/2020 at approximately 12:03 AM, OSP responded to an agency assist with Newport regarding a Silver Ford Flex crashing into a power pole prior to NW 11th St on HWY 101.

Toledo man who sat through trial recommends Danforth for Lincoln County DA

April 28, 2020

To the editor: I have lived in Lincoln County for several years and last year I finally served on jury duty. In and out of the courthouse several times, I had the opportunity to watch lawyers both from the defense community and from the district attorneys’ office. Lanee Danforth was by far the most impressive. Although I ultimately wasn’t selected

Criminal defense attorney recommends Cable as Lincoln County DA

April 28, 2020

To the editor: I have lived and worked in Lincoln County as a general practitioner, public defender and criminal defense attorney since 1973. I am now semi-retired and no longer do criminal defense. I wanted to take this opportunity to give our District Attorney Jonathan Cable my strongest endorsement to the voters of this county to retain him as district

Coos Bay resident supports Daily for Democratic nomination in House District 9

April 28, 2020

To the editor: I, like many others, moved to the Oregon coast and House District 9 because of the natural beauty. I knew when I moved here, that I wanted to protect and maintain the environment like good Oregonians should. It has been clear to me since I’ve been here that our current leadership around here does not feel the

Rollover crash Monday kills Tidewater man

April 27, 2020

A 26-year-old Tidewater man died Monday afternoon in a single-car rollover accident on Oregon Highway 34. Oregon State Police said Kyle Herbison was killed about 1:35 p.m. when his westbound Honda Accord crossed through the east lanes, left the road and rolled onto its side near milepost 11. He suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, police

Lincoln County and six cities agree to extend ban on recreational visits to motels, rentals, RV parks and campgrounds

April 27, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Unless the state of Oregon, Lincoln County and its seven cities come up with a plan for the gradual reopening of businesses, all motels, vacation rentals, campgrounds and RV parks will remain closed until May 31. County commissioners and five city councils this week approved extending for an additional month the closure of lodging to recreational visitors

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

April 27, 2020

Oregon reports one new COVID-19 death, 43 new COVID-19 cases PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll from 91 to 92, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 8 a.m. Monday. Oregon Health Authority also reported 43 new cases of COVID-19 as of 8 a.m. today bringing the state total to 2,354. The

Three-year study of Oregon resident gray whales show ocean conditions have big effect on their condition

April 27, 2020

By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service NEWPORT — Three years of “health check-ups” on Oregon’s summer resident gray whales shows a compelling relationship between whales’ overall body condition and changing ocean conditions that likely limited availability of prey for the mammals, a new study from Oregon State University indicates. Researchers from the Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Laboratory at OSU’s Marine