February 2021 - Page 9

What kind of city planner does Yachats need? Lots of questions by City Council and opinions from planning commission, but direction unclear

February 4, 2021
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Yachats is looking for its fourth city planner in 18 months – but who should it be and what qualifications should they have? How much should they work, and what are the planning issues facing the community? Dissatisfied with turnover of planners, the new City Council wants to try to find someone local to have regular office

Vaccines are back! Lincoln County told supply is resuming with 900 doses scheduled for next week; 3 clinics planned

February 4, 2021
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Vaccines are back. Following a week when the state diverted all first-dose vaccines from Lincoln County to other area behind schedule, health officials were told Thursday that it would be getting 900 doses of the Moderna vaccine to use next week. The diversion from Lincoln County and 16 others caused an uproar from local health officials and

Oregon Health Authority director tells legislators that more vaccine chaos will come as clinics open to senior citizens next week

February 4, 2021
By BEN BOTKIN/The Lund Report Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen is cautioning that the state will see chaos as it makes COVID-19 vaccines available to senior citizens starting next week. Allen framed the reason in simple terms: Other states have experienced that problem, so Oregon will too. “You’ve seen that every state that has opened to seniors has had

Debate over Timber Unity leaders and possible connections to extremist groups draws big crowd to Toledo City Council meeting

February 4, 2021
By TESS RISKI/Willamette Week TOLDEO — Each time Toledo City Councilor Bill Dalbey drives along U.S. Highway 20 — which winds through the tiny timber town he calls home and extends to Newport seven miles to the west — he’s reminded of the hornet’s nest he kicked over. That stretch of highway leading into Toledo, as well as businesses along

Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Feb. 4: 730 new cases, 6 in Lincoln County; 15,173 vaccinations, 7 more deaths

February 4, 2021
Oregon reports 730 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, seven new deaths PORTLAND — There are seven new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,998, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Oregon Health Authority reported 730 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, bringing the state total

Oregon lawmakers and Secretary of State may be heading to showdown over who will control redrawing legislative and congressional boundaries

February 3, 2021
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The Legislature and Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan appear headed for a showdown over who will control redistricting of legislative and congressional maps to be used in the 2022 election. The Senate Redistricting Committee heard testimony Wednesday from U.S. Census Bureau officials that data legally required for the Legislature to draw maps would

Oregon OSHA seeks to make COVID-19 workplace rules permanent

February 3, 2021
By ZANE SPARLING/Oregon Capital Bureau Face masks and social distancing are likely to remain a fixture of the shopping and working experience for some time, according to the state’s employee safety department. Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced plans to make its series of COVID-19 public health emergency regulations permanent — with some tweaks to the rulebook —

Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, Feb. 3: 649 more COVID-19 cases, 8 in Lincoln County; 17,720 vaccinations, 10 more deaths

February 3, 2021
Oregon reports 649 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 10 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 10 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,991, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 649 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, bringing the state total
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