Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Sept. 2: 2,449 new cases, 51 in Lincoln County and 27 more deaths

September 2, 2021

Oregon reports 2,449 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 3,248, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Oregon Health Authority reported 2,449 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, bringing the state total

Eugene police arrest Waldport woman on accusations of selling fake gold bars

September 2, 2021

EUGENE — Police detectives arrested a Waldport woman on charges of first-degree aggravated theft Thursday for trying to sell fake gold bars to a Eugene man. Amanda L. Bryant, 37, is in the Lane County Jail after a short foot chase in downtown Eugene. In a news release, police said that on July 2 a Eugene man reported to Lincoln

Lincoln County Oregon Building Permits – August 2021

September 1, 2021

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COVID-19 cases in Lincoln County spike to 786 in August, straining hospital capacity and staff; commissioners OK $500 bonus for inoculated employees

September 1, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County recorded its first COVID-19 case on March 24, 2020 – a local woman who came down with the illness while traveling out of state. But it counted as the first Lincoln County case. Seventeen months later there have been 2,348 cases in the county, ranging from just a handful during the first months of

First year of Yachats swallow nesting boxes project gets “encouraging” results despite hot weather’s toll on young ones

September 1, 2021

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Two types of swallows enjoyed more housing options in Yachats this year, thanks to the work of residents Jim Welch and Wally Orchard. In early spring, as part of project SWIFTY (Swallows In Flight To Yachats), the pair installed 54 new nesting boxes designed for use by tree and violet-green swallows. In addition to these, the

Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy shoots armed person Wednesday near South Beach

September 1, 2021

NEWPORT – A person who threatened Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies with a rifle in the South Beach area was shot and wounded Wednesday and was flown to Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis, police said. Sheriff Curtis Landers said 9-1-1 dispatch received a call at 7:33 a.m. Wednesday of an armed person walking around with a rifle near 82nd

There was a bit of rain in August, but still just half of a normally dry month

September 1, 2021

There’s not much rainfall in the Yachats area in August, of course, but what little there was last month was below even the monthly average for the past 10 years. The “official” measurement at the city of Yachats’ wastewater treatment plant for August was 0.23 inches, making an eight-month total of 29.97 for 2021. That’s less than half of the