Oregon coronavirus report for Friday, March 5: 251 new cases, none in Lincoln County; 38,632 vaccinations, 9 more deaths

March 5, 2021

Oregon reports 251 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 9 new deaths PORTLAND — There are nine new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,293, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Friday. Oregon Health Authority reported 251 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Friday, bringing the state total

Yachats Fire District again using bank loans to make ends meet as board readies old station for sale and discusses increasing tax levy next May

March 4, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District is again using a bank loan to pay its monthly bills as it looks both to cut spending and seek more money by asking voters to raise their taxes. The district has taken out a bank loan each of the last four years to help make ends meet, paying it

Yachats City Council wants to negotiate contract bringing Texas administrator to town as interim manager

March 4, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council decided Thursday to try to negotiate an interim city manager contract with a Texas man who has spent the last six years working in interim municipal government roles in Texas, Arkansas, Arizona and Oregon. The council wants to bring Lee Elliott of Texarkana, Texas to Yachats as soon as possible to replace

DELIVERING HOPE: Paramedics, nurses, doctors and lots of volunteers relish new roles as they bring COVID-19 vaccines to Lincoln County residents

March 4, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com As a supervisor at PacWest Ambulance, Brett Gnaw the past year raced COVID-19 patients to hospitals in Lincoln County and the Willamette Valley. As labor and delivery manager at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital, nurse Jen Pierce dealt with new mothers and their families before and after they gave birth during the coronavirus lockdown. As a Lincoln

Eugene-based McKenzie River Trust looks to expand reach to the central Oregon coast with $243,000 water planning and conservation grant

March 4, 2021

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Sam Hillman, by all accounts, has been a whirlwind in his first months as an intern helping the city of Yachats complete ambitious, long-term plans for identifying future sources of drinking water. Now, with the aid of a $243,500 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, a long-time Northwest charitable foundation, he’s about to get some

OSU plans to return to predominantly in-person classes at all campuses this fall

March 4, 2021

Oregon State University announced Wednesday that it is planning for a more traditional fall term, anticipating predominantly in-person instruction and on-site university services and programs at all its campuses, including the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. “The significant increase in COVID-19 vaccine production on a national level and Gov. Kate Brown’s recent announcement detailing the distribution of vaccines among

Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, March 4: 392 new cases, 1 in Lincoln County; 24,014 vaccinations, 32 more deaths

March 4, 2021

Oregon reports 392 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 32 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 32 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,284, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Oregon Health Authority reported 392 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, bringing the state total

Governor gives Oregon counties that might fall back into “extreme risk” category a 2-week grace period

March 4, 2021

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Counties that might fall back into the state’s most restrictive extreme risk level for COVID-19 spread will be given a two-week grace period on heightened restrictions, Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday. Brown said the state’s low overall infection rates and its steep trend downward since the winter holidays allowed for “a bit more time”

Fight over vacation rental management breaks out as Meredith Lodging sues Vacasa over “smear campaign”

March 3, 2021

By MIKE ROGOWAY/The Oregonian A small rival filed a complaint against Portland vacation rental management giant Vacasa on Wednesday, alleging that Vacasa had embarked on a “smear campaign” in an effort to poach clients. The court case spotlights the intense dynamics underlying the market for managing vacation getaways. Privately held Vacasa has grown enormously since its founding in 2009, primarily

Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, March 3: 276 new cases, none in Lincoln County; 22,346 vaccinations, 27 more deaths

March 3, 2021

Oregon reports 276 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 27 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 27 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,252, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 276 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, bringing the state total

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Oregon coronavirus report for Friday, March 5: 251 new cases, none in Lincoln County; 38,632 vaccinations, 9 more deaths

Yachats Fire District again using bank loans to make ends meet as board readies old station for sale and discusses increasing tax levy next May

Yachats City Council wants to negotiate contract bringing Texas administrator to town as interim manager

DELIVERING HOPE: Paramedics, nurses, doctors and lots of volunteers relish new roles as they bring COVID-19 vaccines to Lincoln County residents

Eugene-based McKenzie River Trust looks to expand reach to the central Oregon coast with $243,000 water planning and conservation grant

OSU plans to return to predominantly in-person classes at all campuses this fall

Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, March 4: 392 new cases, 1 in Lincoln County; 24,014 vaccinations, 32 more deaths

Governor gives Oregon counties that might fall back into “extreme risk” category a 2-week grace period

Fight over vacation rental management breaks out as Meredith Lodging sues Vacasa over “smear campaign”

Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, March 3: 276 new cases, none in Lincoln County; 22,346 vaccinations, 27 more deaths

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Lincoln County has benefitted from Hall’s service for 20 years

Obituaries

Marie Jones of Newport

Rebecca L. Bloch of Yachats

Sandra Lee Dunn of Yachats

Civic Calendar

Port of Newport Commission executive session and special meeting

Newport Planning Commission work session and regular 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

Waldport City Council

Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District monthly board meeting

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