Oregon Health Authority coronavirus report Friday: four more deaths, 51 new cases

April 10, 2020

COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday, raising the state’s death toll to 48. Oregon Health Authority also reported 51 new cases of COVID-19 as of Friday morning bringing the state total to 1,371. The new COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Clackamas (7), Clatsop (1), Deschutes (1), Hood River

Oregon’s rural hospitals, including Samaritan facilities in Newport and Lincoln City, beg for financial relief from the state

April 9, 2020

By ELON GLUCKLICH and BEN BOTKIN/The Lund Report A month after Oregon’s first COVID-19 case was confirmed, state medical officials say the worst of the pandemic is still to come. Cases are expected to rise in Oregon over the next two weeks with deaths tapering down into June, according to projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Waldport High staff honors school’s 34 seniors as state extends classroom shutdown for remainder of the year

April 9, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – Steve Cooper hit the switch at exactly 8:20 p.m. Wednesday, lighting up the grandstands and the football/soccer field at Waldport High School. Except for a volunteer with a drone to record the event and a reporter, no one else was around. Cooper, the school’s athletic director and assistant principal, wanted to show the 34

Yachats real estate broker supports Baldwin for judge

April 9, 2020

To the editor: Lincoln City attorney Russell L. Baldwin would be a incredible addition to the bench in Lincoln County. Not only is he an awesome attorney, but he is a fair-minded law-and-order guy who can tell right from wrong. He is also compassionate and supports the community. Baldwin likes what he does and cares about the people he works

Statistics from Google and Oregon’s highways show Lincoln County residents doing a good job of staying home

April 9, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County residents are doing a good job of staying home – better than the statewide average, according to analytics that Google released this week. The location data comes from various apps installed on cellphones, including games, shopping and driving directions. The information is normally used by retailers and marketers. But now various technology companies, including

Lincoln County, statewide unemployment claims jump again; Yachats church increases aid

April 9, 2020

Unemployment claims in Lincoln County and across Oregon continued to skyrocket this week. Thursday, the Oregon Employment Department announced there were 1,076 new unemployment claims in Lincoln County for the week ending April 4. For the second week of March — before the governor’s order on movement and business activity took effect — there were 33 unemployment claims in

Oregon cancels school for rest of year to limit coronavirus spread; Lincoln County district readies online programs

April 8, 2020

By DICK HUGHES/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon school buildings are closed for the rest of the academic year. Schooling will continue through online courses, video chats and other forms of distance learning. Seniors who were on track to graduate before the state initially closed schools last month will receive passing grades and are assured of graduation. Gov. Kate Brown made the

Governor extends restrictions on bars and restaurants, appoints coronavirus advisory group

April 7, 2020

By DICK HUGHES/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown has created an eight-member panel of medical professionals to advise her on the state’s coronavirus response. The committee convened via videoconference for the first time Tuesday and are to meet twice weekly to review Oregon’s testing capacity, hospital capacity, acquisition of personal protective equipment and effectiveness of social distancing measures. Brown also

Oregon’s new strategy for managing massive PERS system is getting its first test in market downturn

April 7, 2020

By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Oregon’s new strategy for managing its multibillion public-pension fund through an uncertain economy is getting its first test. While the estimated loss to the fund in the first quarter of this year was 7.8%, it was less than the 20% sustained by the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, the worst for S&P since the

Lincoln County sheriff’s deputies capture fourth suspect in suspected carjacking

April 7, 2020

ARMED ROBBERY IN OTIS **UPDATE** FINAL SUSPECT IN CUSTODY News Release from Lincoln Co. Sheriff’s Office Posted on FlashAlert: April 7th, 2020 4:08 PM On March 30, 2020 at approximately 7:40 PM the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a fight in progress near the 1400 block of North Bank Rd in Otis. The caller who was not involved

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Oregon Health Authority coronavirus report Friday: four more deaths, 51 new cases

Oregon’s rural hospitals, including Samaritan facilities in Newport and Lincoln City, beg for financial relief from the state

Waldport High staff honors school’s 34 seniors as state extends classroom shutdown for remainder of the year

Yachats real estate broker supports Baldwin for judge

Statistics from Google and Oregon’s highways show Lincoln County residents doing a good job of staying home

Lincoln County, statewide unemployment claims jump again; Yachats church increases aid

Oregon cancels school for rest of year to limit coronavirus spread; Lincoln County district readies online programs

Governor extends restrictions on bars and restaurants, appoints coronavirus advisory group

Oregon’s new strategy for managing massive PERS system is getting its first test in market downturn

Lincoln County sheriff’s deputies capture fourth suspect in suspected carjacking

Letters from readers

Lincoln County ballot measure is a commitment to our veterans

$25,000 grant will help View the Future’s community conversations

Look at Medicare Advantage plans carefully before making a decision

Obituaries

Ruth R. Mock of Yachats — “Fiddlin Ruth”

Marie Jones of Newport

Rebecca L. Bloch of Yachats

Civic Calendar

Port of Alsea commission special meeting

Newport Planning Commission work session and regular meeting

Port of Newport Commission monthly meeting

Port of Alsea commission special meeting

City of Yachats Parks & Commons Commission

Yachats Big Band monthly concert

Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board

Yachats Planning Commission monthly workshop meeting

Yachats Public Works & Streets Commission

Lincoln County School District board of directors

Public & Legal Notices

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Central Lincoln PUD

Otter Rock Water District NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET HEARING