Seal Rock Post Office is closing in October, sending postal officials and residents scrambling for delivery solutions

July 15, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com SEAL ROCK – Unless someone steps up to rent building space and lease mailboxes to locals, Seal Rock residents will have to set up neighborhood sites to get their mail delivered starting Nov. 1. That was the message Wednesday from Waldport Postmaster Peter Roina to more than 70 residents during a community meeting to discuss repercussions

New statewide poll indicates Oregonians evenly split on the Black Lives Matter movement

July 14, 2021

By ZANE SPARLING/Pamplin Media Group The Black Lives Matter movement has won supporters and detractors in equal measure, according to a new poll, but many on both sides agree: it changed Oregon and the world. The Oregon Values and Beliefs Center found that 19% of Oregonians believe the social push, often abbreviated as BLM, had a positive impact — while

Yachats Lions Club distributes $25,000 to 13 groups and one scholarship winner during annual awards dinner Tuesday

July 14, 2021

The Yachats Lions Club distributed $25,081 in charitable gifts and scholarships Tuesday night to 13 organizations and one person during its annual awards dinner. The award amount – the group’s highest – came despite many of the club’s activities being curtailed or eliminated during the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to the awards, the other good news is that the club

Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, July 13: 340 new cases, 6 in Lincoln County; 3 more deaths

July 13, 2021

Oregon reports 340 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths PORTLAND — There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,800, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 340 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total

Lincoln County Sheriff’s news release on missing Dundee man found dead near Toledo

July 13, 2021

MISSING PERSON FOUND DECEASED News Release from Lincoln Co. Sheriff’s Office Posted on FlashAlert: July 13th, 2021 3:16 PM On July 1, 2021 deputies from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received a call for a subject with dementia that had not been heard from since June 26, 2021. The missing person was Robert Donough of Dundee. The last contact with Robert

Three new members take seats on Seal Rock fire board, promising a different direction and focus for struggling district

July 13, 2021

By CHERI BRUBAKER/YachatsNews.com SEAL ROCK — It was clear there was a change in the focus and direction for the Seal Rock Rural Fire Protection board as soon as newly elected board members Al Anton, Mike Burt, and Paul Rimola were sworn in and seated at its regular July meeting last week. Anton ran unopposed for the board in

Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, July 12: 506 new cases in last three days, 5 more deaths

July 12, 2021

Oregon reports 506 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases over the past 3 days, 5 new deaths PORTLAND — There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,797 the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Oregon Health Authority reported 506 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m.

Oregon Capitol open to the public for first time in 16 months

July 12, 2021

SALEM — The Oregon Capitol in Salem reopened to the public Monday, ending a nearly 16-month lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Legislative leaders, who control the Capitol’s operations, closed the statehouse to the public on March 18, 2020. The move came 10 days after Gov. Kate Brown had declared a state emergency over the virus that would go on

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for July 7-9

July 12, 2021

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21189654 07/07/2021 14:03 Officer #55167 WERTZ, DAVID Crash – Non-injury Location 101, Mile post 130 130 NB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary (ecrash) On 7/7/21 at approximately 2:03 pm I was dispatched to a multiple vehicle crash on US 101 near mile post 130. Vehicle 1, a blue Ford 150 (YHS196) was stopped in the northbound lane waiting

Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission extends protections – but makes them voluntary – for coastal marbled murrelet

July 12, 2021

By DAVID STEVES/Oregon Public Broadcasting A seabird that depends on coastal old-growth forests has been designated for greater – but voluntary — endangered-species protections in Oregon. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted Friday to reclassify the marbled murrelet’s status from threatened to endangered under the Oregon Endangered Species Act. The decision comes five years after a 2016 petition to