NICK BUDNICK/Portland Tribune Hospitals claim they have enough personal protective equipment but health care workers disagree. Citing unsafe conditions, health care workers in Oregon for weeks have been pushing for […]
Archives for May 2020
Yachats’ Celtic festival organizers looking for public interest in November event
Facing the global uncertainty over COVID-19, organizers of the popular Yachats Celtic Music Festival are taking the temperature of public interest in the annual November event. With an email to […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Tuesday, May 26
Oregon reports 18 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 1 new presumptive case, 0 new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from yesterday and remains at 148, […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Monday, May 25
Oregon reports 19 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 4 new presumptive cases, 0 new deaths PORTLAND — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from yesterday and remains at 148, […]
Lincoln County announces ninth COVID-19 case Sunday
Lincoln County Public Health on Sunday announced that a ninth county resident has tested positive for COVID-19, the first such case in eight days. The county said the person is […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Sunday, May 24; Lincoln County records 9th case
Oregon reports 43 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 3 new presumptive cases, 1 new death COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 148 as […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, May 23
Oregon reports 28 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 7 new presumptive cases, 0 new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged and remains at 147 as of […]
Oregon legislators hear warnings from medical community that reopening the state will create issues
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon is moving into the third stage of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, but still has a long way to go until it is over, […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Friday, May 22
Oregon reports 45 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 3 new presumptive cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to […]
Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies arrest Waldport man after a long night of destruction and 9-1-1 calls
WALDPORT – The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has some advice: Don’t get drunk and go trashing someone’s house. After a sheriff deputy takes you home, don’t call him for a […]