On Friday, July 18, 2020, at about 9:48PM, Lincoln City Police responded to a suspicious minivan parked behind an unoccupied residence. Officer Snidow arrived a short time later, locating the […]
Feeling lucky? Yachats establishes lottery for vacation rental license once city drops below 125 limit
Want a coveted vacation rental license in Yachats? How lucky do you feel? The Yachats City Council has approved a plan for a vacation rental license waiting list and […]
Merkeley pessimistic about U.S. Senate extending $600 federal unemployment benefits
PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau As he heads back to Washington, D.C., U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley is pessimistic about how much the Senate’s Republican majority is committed to extending higher unemployment […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, July 18
Oregon reports 353 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths Oregon reports 353 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed three […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Friday, July 17
Oregon reports 307 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 254, the […]
A sixth resident of Newport nursing home tests positive for COVID-19 after his July 4 death
An 84-year-old man who died July 4 at Avamere Rehabilitation in Newport tested posthumously for COVID-19 and is now the sixth resident of the facility to have died while testing […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for July 15-16
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20197579 07/15/2020 10:03 Officer #59922 TAYLOR, ZACH Crash – Non-injury Location 229 HWY, Mile post 27 27 NB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary **e-Crash**On 7/15/2020 at approximately 10:03 […]
Objecting to Driftwood project, two Yachats council members invoke little-used rule to put off vote on $165,000 paving plan
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Two Yachats City Council members objecting to plans to pave a 100-yard-long street adjacent to the city’s 4-acre ball field used a rare parliamentary maneuver Wednesday […]
Lincoln County’s health director sounds alarm about diminishing COVID-19 testing supplies and slow results
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The head of Lincoln County’s health department is sounding a warning about coronavirus testing, saying that supplies are dwindling in Oregon and test results are taking […]
Yachats drops “24-hour” wait regulation on lodging, Lincoln County remains only jurisdiction with rule
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Motels and short-term rentals in unincorporated Lincoln County are now the only lodging facilities that have to wait 24 hours before housekeepers can enter to clean […]