Oregon Chief Justice appoints Bachart as presiding judge for Lincoln County circuit court

February 23, 2021

Judge Sheryl Bachart will become the presiding judge of the Lincoln County Circuit Court on Monday, following the retirement of current presiding Judge Thomas Branford. Bachart’s appointment was made by Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters. Branford is retiring Friday after 38 years on the Lincoln County bench. Gov. Kate Brown is expected to appoint his replacement from among

Oregon Legislature wants its day in court for redistricting

February 23, 2021

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature are uniting to reset the clock on delays that would cut them out of drawing political maps for the 2022 election. Citing the overwhelming challenge of counting heads during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Census Bureau says the data due April 1 won’t arrive until Sept. 30 —

Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, Feb. 22: 324 new cases, none in Lincoln County; 18,907 vaccinations, no new deaths

February 23, 2021

Oregon reports 324 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Monday. OHA also reported 324 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Monday, bringing the state total to 153,134. Vaccinations in Oregon Monday, OHA reported that 18,907 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log, Feb. 19-21

February 23, 2021

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21042542 02/19/2021 15:27 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT Crash – Non-injury Location 20, Mile post 1 1 WB, NEWPORT, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary eCrash – On 2/19/21 at approximately 3PM a westbound vehicle slowed for traffic. Unit 1, silver Nissan Maxima, was unable to slow and collided with the slowing unit 2, maroon Nissan pickup. No injuries were

Tuesday update of U.S. 101 repairs: Daytime closure in place all week, crews will now try to retrieve equipment on Saturday

February 22, 2021

UPDATE FOR TUESDAY, Feb. 23 from the Oregon Department of Transportation: The 12-hour closures between Cape Perpetua south of Yachats to Tenmile Creek will stay in place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. all this week, including Saturday. Flaggers will let travelers through on one lane at Bray’s Point, where the repair work is being done, from 7 p.m.

Federal agency gives key approval for OSU’s $80 million wave energy testing experiment off the Lincoln County coastline

February 22, 2021

BY MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service A project to build the nation’s first wave energy testing facility seven miles off the coast in Lincoln County has cleared a critical hurdle as the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management awarded Oregon State University a lease to operate in federal waters. The approval last week for PacWave South is the first marine

Owner of short-term rental in Bayshore says HOA first needs to enforce the local regulations

February 21, 2021

To the editor: As owners of a short-term rental in the Bayshore community near Waldport we are against the county, state, and even more importantly our own homeowners association trying to control the way we manage our home and our business. The home that we own is used as a short-term rental and also is our own vacation home, where

Two light-to-moderate earthquakes measured Saturday 170 miles west of Bandon

February 21, 2021

Two earthquakes rumbled deep off the Oregon coast Saturday afternoon, registering magnitudes of 4.9 and 5.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS categorizes earthquakes of that scale as light or moderate. The quakes were approximately 170 miles west of Bandon and 6 miles deep. They struck in quick succession, beginning a little after 1:15 p.m. The National Weather

Delayed doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrived Monday, so Lincoln County moves ahead with mass vaccination clinics this week

February 21, 2021

Five mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics scheduled this week in Lincoln County will be held after health organizations Monday received a shipment of the Moderna vaccine delayed in the Midwest because of storms there. Winter storms last week delayed a scheduled shipment of 1,200 doses to Lincoln County from the FedEx shipping hub in Memphis, Tenn., forcing public health officials to

Oregon coronavirus report for Saturday, Feb. 20: 536 new cases, 1 in Lincoln County; 25,602 vaccinations, five new deaths

February 20, 2021

Oregon reports 536 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths PORTLAND — There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,154, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Oregon Health Authority reported 536 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday, bringing the state total