By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District should ask voters for more property taxes in November, one longtime board member said last week, because the district is […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, May 17: 310 new cases, 2 in Lincoln County; 23,929 vaccinations, 3 more deaths
Oregon reports 310 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 2,590 the […]
As age limits drop for COVID-19 vaccines, Lincoln County begins taking its clinics into LCSD high schools
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Now that children as young as 12 can get vaccinated against COVID-19, Lincoln County Public Health is taking their clinics to where kids are – schools. […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Saturday, May 15: 751 new cases, 2 in Lincoln County; 42,051 vaccinations, 3 more deaths
Oregon reports 751 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 2,585 […]
Oregon businesses will need to verify worker and customer vaccine status before taking off masks, state says
By TRACY LOEW/Salem Statesman Journal Oregon businesses and workplaces will need to verify workers’ and customers’ vaccine status before letting them take off masks, state epidemiologist Dean Sidelinger said during […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for May 6-13
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21120357 05/06/2021 17:13 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT DUII – Controlled Substance Location 101, Mile post 155 155 SB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary On 5/6/21 at approximately 5PM […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Friday, May 14: 713 new cases, 4 in Lincoln County; 37,164 vaccinations, 10 new deaths; state to release new mask guidance soon for businesses
Oregon reports 713 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 10 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 10 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,582, […]
State police identify owner of fifth wheel destroyed in fire last week near Yachats
A large fifth-wheel trailer that erupted into flames about 5 p.m. Friday, May 7 just north of Yachats was being towed by a 61-year-old man from Hayward, Wis., Oregon State […]
Mid-coast cities and service districts now collaborating on how to best plan future regional water sources, supplies, protections
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com An effort to address long-term water planning on Oregon’s central coast – one as ambitious as it is novel – is once again gaining momentum. Four […]
Local governments in Lincoln County suddenly have an interesting problem — how to spend millions in new federal relief funds
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The money could mean a custodian for the city of Waldport, or the start of a 7-acre park downtown. For Lincoln County it means balancing a budget […]