By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Nine residents and five employees of a long-term care facility in Lincoln City have tested positive for COVID-19, Lincoln County Public Health announced Tuesday. The announcement came […]
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To YachetsNews readers: A mid-year update about the news site’s progress and developments
It’s been six months since my last update about YachatsNews, so given all that is going on I thought it might be an appropriate time for a little news about […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Wednesday, Aug. 5; Lincoln County’s 19 new cases include 14 reported Tuesday at nursing home
Oregon reports 299 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 338, the […]
Oregon rate for positive COVID-19 tests rises to 6.1 percent; Lincoln County’s is 5.4 percent
The percentage of positive COVID-19 tests cases in Oregon hit their highest levels in four months, state health officials reported Monday. The Oregon Health Authority said the percentage of tests […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Monday, Aug. 3; 4 new cases in Lincoln County
Oregon reports 272 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 328, the […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Sunday, Aug. 2
Oregon reports 285 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 326, the […]
Yachats experiences very dry July, but city water supply (so far) in good shape
Yachats received .05 inches of rain in July, matching the lowest total for the month in the past 11 years. July is usually the city’s driest of the year – […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, Aug. 1
Oregon reports 330 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 325, the Oregon Health […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Friday, July 31; Lincoln County has one more death, six more cases
Oregon reports 373 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 322, the […]
Police identify woman found dead on beach near Otter Rock
DEPOE BAY – Oregon State Police said Friday that a woman found dead early Thursday on the beach between Devil’s Punchbowl and Otter Rock had been identified as Annette Fagan, […]