Oregon State Police/Newport activity report for Feb. 12-17

February 19, 2021

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21036053 02/12/2021 14:31 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT Crash – Non-injury Location 34, Mile post 25 25, LINCOLN OR Narrative Summary eCrash – On 2/12/21 at approximately 230PM an eastbound vehicle left the roadway near milepost 25 of Highway 34 and collided head-on with a tree. Vehicle was totaled. Driver suffered cuts and bruises and denied any medical attention.

Following two hours of interviews Tuesday, Yachats councilors vote 4-0 Wednesday to appoint Adobe general manager to council vacancy

February 18, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Anthony Muirhead, the general manager of the Adobe Motel, is the newest member of the Yachats City Council. On their first ballot Wednesday, the four members of the City Council voted unanimously to appoint Muirhead to fill the remaining two years of a vacancy created when Leslie Vaaler was elected mayor in November. The vote followed

Director of Waldport Chamber of Commerce leaving for position with new program to help develop the coast’s maritime economy

February 18, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The director of the Waldport Chamber of Commerce is leaving that position at the end of the month to work for a new marine economy program based at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. Laura Furgurson has been splitting time between the Waldport and Depoe Bay chambers for the past year under a three-year economic

Acting director of Oregon Employment Department says agency is gearing up to fight fraudulent claims

February 18, 2021

By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau The acting director says the Oregon Employment Department is devoting more attention to preventing and fighting fraud, by hiring more people and training others, as the agency pays out a record amount of unemployment benefits. David Gerstenfeld says people are being added to the unit that works with police and prosecutors to detect and combat

New statewide poll: Oregonians eager for self-service gas, grocery liquor sales

February 18, 2021

By ZANE SPARLING/Oregon Capital Bureau Hands off that gas pump! The quirks of life in the Beaver State might bemuse outsiders, but surely true-blue Oregonians cherish our time-honored idiosyncrasies, right? It’s just not so, according to a new survey. A poll by the Oregon Values and Beliefs Center, a project of DHM Research, found that a majority of state residents

Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Feb. 18: 466 new cases, 1 in Lincoln County; 22,663 vaccinations, six more deaths

February 18, 2021

Oregon reports 466 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths PORTLAND — There are six new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,149, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Oregon Health Authority reported 466 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, bringing the state total

Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, Feb. 17: 473 new cases, 2 in Lincoln County; 15,790 vaccinations, 5 new deaths

February 17, 2021

Oregon reports 473 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths PORTLAND — There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,143, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 473 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, bringing the state total

Group opposed to vacation rentals in unincorporated Lincoln County neighborhoods will hold off filing initiative signatures

February 17, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A coalition of neighborhood groups which wants to ban short-term rentals in parts Lincoln County said Tuesday it will hold off filing petition signatures to put the issue on the May ballot so the county can continue working to revise its regulations. Instead, the 15neighborhoods group said it will hold back signatures to possibly place its

Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, Feb. 16: 411 new cases, 1 in Lincoln County; 7,568 vaccinations, one additional death

February 16, 2021

Oregon reports 411 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death PORTLAND — There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,138, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 411 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, bringing the state total

Oregon State Police news release on fatal crash at Ecola State Park

February 16, 2021

On Monday, February 15, 2021 at approximately 6:04 P.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a single vehicle crash on Ecola State Park Road. Preliminary investigation revealed a Mazda MZ3, operated by Rony Tomas-Garcia (23) of Seaside, was southbound on Ecola State Park Road when it veered off the road, struck a tree, and came to rest on its