Oregon gives the go-ahead for medical providers to begin vaccinating 5- to 11-year-olds against COVID-19

November 3, 2021

By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon Gov. Kate Brown gave the go-ahead Wednesday for the vaccination of 5- to 11-year-olds against Covid-19. Her announcement follows approval from the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine for younger children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup, which includes immunization experts

After nearly a year of negotiations, Oregon timber companies and conservation groups reach new rules for how forestry will proceed

November 3, 2021

Most of Oregon’s private forestlands are in the western part of the state in the Coast Range. (M.O. Stevens/Wikimedia Commons) By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Beavers and salmon in Oregon could be the big winners over a new agreement expected to profoundly change how millions of acres of private forestland in Oregon are managed. Conservationists and representatives from the timber

Yachats-area voters reject big, new levy request by Yachats fire district, the first election defeat in its history

November 2, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District’s request for a big, new tax levy went down in flames Tuesday as voters turned down a money appeal for the first time in the district’s history. The district’s levy request lost 566 to 729 with 99 percent of ballots counted, according to the Lincoln County elections department. That is

Lincoln County Oregon Building Permits – October 2021

November 1, 2021

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Oregon and Lincoln County coronavirus report for Monday, Nov 1: 2,569 new cases, 23 in Lincoln County since Friday

November 1, 2021

Oregon reports 2,569 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 4,377, Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Monday. The OHA reported reported 2,569 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, bringing the state total to

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Oct. 30-31

November 1, 2021

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21306824 10/30/2021 05:25 Officer #55167 WERTZ, DAVID DUII – Controlled Substance Location 101, Mile post 162 162 NB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary On 10/30/21 at approximately 5:25 am I was dispatched to the report of an intoxicated person outside his vehicle, blocking the northbound lane of US 101 near mile post 165. I located the reported vehicle,

October rainfall around Yachats was the most in at least 4 years, but still just 78 percent of average

November 1, 2021

The Yachats area received the most rain in October in at least four years, but it is still has a long way to go to reach the average rainfall for a calendar year. The city of Yachats measured 6.74 inches of rain in October at its wastewater treatment plant, the most since 2016. It has recorded 39.43 inches of rain

After initial setback, OSU marine researchers from Newport get lucky and find rare beaked whale off Oregon coast

November 1, 2021

By JES BURNS/Oregon Public Broadcasting NEWPORT — Engine trouble can be a real drag. Especially when you’re just a few days into a week-long journey to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in search of elusive beaked whales. So when the Oregon State University research mission aboard the R/V Pacific Storm had to turn around in the middle of the ocean

Lincoln County voters have until 8 pm. Tuesday to return ballots as local money measures and countywide vote on vacation rentals could push turnout to 40 percent

October 31, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com There are more than 28,000 ballots around Lincoln County waiting to be marked and returned. On Tuesday, voters the Yachats, Seal Rock and North Lincoln fire districts will decide tax levies for operations, Newport voters will decide whether to tax gasoline and prepared food purchases, and all Lincoln County voters will decide whether to phase out

Oregon Congressman Kurt Schrader likely to face another challenge from the left

October 31, 2021

By SAM STITES/Oregon Public Broadcasting Rep. Kurt Schrader will assuredly face a challenge from the left if he seeks the Democratic nomination for Oregon’s fifth congressional district in 2022 — and he’ll likely face a primary challenge no matter which House district he opts for next year. Whether or not Schrader, a moderate Democrat, will run to retain his seat