Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Aug. 3-8

August 9, 2021

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21219262 08/03/2021 14:06 Officer #55167 WERTZ, DAVID Crash – Non-injury Location 229, Mile post 25 25 SB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary (ecrash) On 8/3/21 at approximately 2:06 pm I self-dispatched to a single vehicle crash, involving a gray Ford Mustang (531MCP), which occurred on SR 229 near mile post 25. The Mustang had been southbound on SR

Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, Aug. 9: 3,229 new cases for Aug. 6-8, including 17 in Lincoln County

August 9, 2021

Oregon reports 3,229 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 14 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 14 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,903, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Oregon reported 1,032 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases for Friday, Aug. 6; 964 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases for

Yachats City Council tries a little self-evaluation of its first six months of work — and it does not go well

August 7, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com During a week when the lone employee in Yachats City Hall struggled to even answer the phones, it probably wasn’t the best timing for Mayor Leslie Vaaler to ask council members to evaluate their first six months of work. But she did during a workshop meeting Thursday. It did not go well. “We have been in

Yachats City Council votes unanimously to negotiate with YYFAP to allow move into former city offices in Commons building

August 7, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Youth and Family Activities Program is getting a new home – but not having to go far. The Yachats City Council has agreed that YYFAP can move from the basement of the Commons building into the former city offices upstairs. The unanimous decision Thursday comes six months after the city’s Parks and Commons Commission

Oregon coronavirus report for Friday, Aug. 6: 970 new cases, 13 in Lincoln County; hospitalizations near 500

August 6, 2021

Oregon reports 970 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths PORTLAND — There are four new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,889, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Friday. Oregon Health Authority reported 970 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Friday, bringing the state total

Extreme danger leads to immediate ban on beach fires, and an end to campfires in state, national forest parks beginning Friday

August 6, 2021

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Extreme drought conditions have triggered an immediate ban of fires on open beaches and in Oregon State Parks day-use areas along Oregon’s central coast. On Friday, Aug. 13, state parks will ban all campfires in its parks from Lincoln County south to the California border. “This is extremely rare,” said Chris Havel, Oregon State Parks’ associate director.

As Covid cases surge, Lincoln County is recommending — but not requiring — wearing masks in indoor, public places

August 5, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A quickly increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Lincoln County prompted county officials Thursday to ask that people age 5 and older resume wearing masks in public, indoor places. Like other counties around Oregon, county commissioners did not take the next step and make masks mandatory — as they could do. Although its overall COVID-19 numbers

Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Aug. 5: 1,382 new cases, 22 cases and one death in Lincoln County

August 5, 2021

Oregon reports 1,382 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths PORTLAND — There are eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,885, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Oregon Health Authority reported 1,382 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, bringing the state total

Yachats Library adds more than 58,000 titles with new eBooks online system available to residents of 97498 Zip code

August 5, 2021

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com There’s a big new library in town for those who like to read on their desktop computers, tablets and even cellphones. Digital content has come to the Yachats Library. Thanks to a grant secured by The Friends of Yachats Library, “We’ve entered the 21st century in the digital age,” said David Rivinus, chair of the city’s

U.S. Agriculture secretary visits Oregon, says feds need to do more for national forests

August 4, 2021

By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says Congress needs to do for the national forests what the Oregon Legislature and Gov. Kate Brown have just done to boost firefighting efforts and reduce the threat of wildfires, more of them likely to occur with a warming climate. Vilsack spoke with reporters Tuesday after he and Brown toured a

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Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Aug. 3-8

Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, Aug. 9: 3,229 new cases for Aug. 6-8, including 17 in Lincoln County

Yachats City Council tries a little self-evaluation of its first six months of work — and it does not go well

Yachats City Council votes unanimously to negotiate with YYFAP to allow move into former city offices in Commons building

Oregon coronavirus report for Friday, Aug. 6: 970 new cases, 13 in Lincoln County; hospitalizations near 500

Extreme danger leads to immediate ban on beach fires, and an end to campfires in state, national forest parks beginning Friday

As Covid cases surge, Lincoln County is recommending — but not requiring — wearing masks in indoor, public places

Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Aug. 5: 1,382 new cases, 22 cases and one death in Lincoln County

Yachats Library adds more than 58,000 titles with new eBooks online system available to residents of 97498 Zip code

U.S. Agriculture secretary visits Oregon, says feds need to do more for national forests

Letters from readers

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

Look at Medicare Advantage plans carefully before making a decision

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