The Yachats Farmers Market will open its season Sunday on its usual Mother’s Day starting date – but like everything else during the coronavirus pandemic it will be a lot […]
Archives for May 2020
Six candidates for Lincoln County commissioner means the chance of single winner in May primary election is slim
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Because six people are running for Position 2 on the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners the chance of a clear-cut winner emerging from the May 19 primary […]
Survey of 5,000 Oregon businesses shows depth of issues due to coronavirus restrictions
By MICHAEL KOHN/Oregon Capital Bureau More than 70% of Oregon business owners report a decrease in sales since the start of the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to […]
Newport doctors urge retaining Judge Bachart on Lincoln County bench
To the editor: We are enthusiastically supporting the re-election of Judge Sheryl Bachart as Lincoln County Circuit Court judge. We have known her for 20 years, first professionally and then […]
Oregon governor releases three-phase plan for re-opening, giving details for restaurants, shops and other activities
By COURTNEY VAUGHEN/Oregon Capital Bureau A plan to reopen Oregon’s businesses and allow social gatherings will rely on a three-phase approach, with major decisions being made at the county […]
Lincoln County reports Wednesday that a sixth resident has tested positive for COVID-19
Lincoln County reported its sixth confirmed case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, a person in their 80s who said they had been following the state’s orders to limit travel outside their […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Thursday, May 7
Oregon reports 70 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 3 new presumptive cases, 6 new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to […]
Yachats church seeks additional donations as money runs out for displaced workers; jobless claims total 4,000 for Lincoln County
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Yachats Community Presbyterian Church has exhausted all of the money contributed to help out-of-work residents and Wednesday appealed for additional donations. In the past six weeks […]
Lincoln County seeks donations of 5,000 cloth masks to distribute to vulnerable residents
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s office is asking for the public’s help to help it gather 5,000 cloth masks for people at greater risk for getting the coronavirus as the area […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Wednesday, May 6
Oregon reports 70 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 7 new presumptive cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to […]