Lincoln County deputies issue first citations for people ignoring closure signs

April 20, 2020

Two fence-jumping surfers from Cottage Grove are the first people to be cited by Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies for disregarding a COVID-19 park closure in order to reach the beach. Deputies received calls about 1:30 p.m. Monday from residents in the Otter Rock area that two men had ignored a closed park sign, jumped a chain-link fence and then passed

Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Sunday, April 19

April 19, 2020

Oregon reports 2 new COVID-19 deaths, 66 new COVID-19 cases PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll from 72 to 74, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 8 a.m. Sunday. The Oregon Health Authority also reported 66 new cases of COVID-19 as of 8 a.m. Sunday bringing the state total to 1,910. The new

Lincoln City family endorses Baldwin for circuit court

April 18, 2020

To the editor: Russell Baldwin has been our family attorney since we moved to Lincoln City approximately 20 years ago. We encourage everyone to vote for him in the upcoming May 19, 2020 primary for Lincoln County circuit judge. A judge is a problem solver for people who have some disagreement that needs to be resolved, be it with the government, or with

Gamba in Congress could help stop Trump’s environmental destruction

April 18, 2020

To the editor: After more than 50 years of activism for environmental and social justice it is painful for me to watch those years of hard work and occasional success decimated under the current and recent administrations. But now the campaign of Mark Gamba to represent District 5 in Congress gives me hope. We have the potential for a representative for

Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, April 18

April 18, 2020

Oregon reports 2 new COVID-19 deaths, 59 new COVID-19 cases PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll from 70 to 72, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 8 a.m. Saturday. Oregon Health Authority also reported 59 new cases of COVID-19 as of 8 a.m. Saturday bringing the state total to 1,844. The new COVID-19

Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Friday, April 17

April 18, 2020

PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 70, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 8 a.m. Friday. Oregon Health Authority also reported 49 new cases of COVID-19 as of 8 a.m. Saturday bringing the state total to 1,785. The new COVID-19 cases reported Friday are in the following counties: Clackamas (3),

Lincoln County couple finds old hand grenade; sheriff calls in bomb squad

April 18, 2020

On Friday April 17th, at approximately 4:30pm, an Otis resident called the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office to report finding a World War II era hand grenade in the garage of her late father’s house. The complainant told deputies she and her husband were going through old boxes belonging to her now deceased father when they found what appeared to be

Florence women dies Friday in two-car collision near Mapleton

April 18, 2020

On Friday, April 17, 2020 at approximately 5:35 P.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a two vehicle crash on Oregon Highway 36 near milepost 1 just north of Mapleton. Preliminary investigation revealed that a tan Nissan PU, operated by a 17 year old female from Florence, was westbound when it crossed into the eastbound lane and

Without help, Yachats businesses and their supporters worry they won’t be able to re-open after coronavirus closures

April 16, 2020

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Hundreds of small Oregon coast business owners, forced to close their doors four weeks ago due to coronavirus mandates, are waking each day to the grim realization that they may never reopen. Many are hoping that what scant money is available through government programs may help, at least in the short term. Others are wondering if

State investigating what triggered radiation alarm from hospital debris

April 16, 2020

LINCOLN CITY — State environmental investigators are trying to determine what caused a radiation alarm this week on a load of debris from the demolition of the old Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital here. Samaritan Health Services last month completed construction of a new, $42 million hospital adjacent to the old hospital. Demolition of the old hospital started March 30, with