By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County is racing Tuesday to begin tracking down everyone that 124 seafood workers with COVID-19 have been in touch with the past two weeks. The workers […]
Archives for June 2020
After another contentious discussion, Yachats council votes 3-2 to proceed with $158,000 street project
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Yachats is moving ahead with a $158,000 project to rebuild a crumbling street between the 501 Building and large, grass field but not without another contentious discussion […]
Pacific Seafood announces that 124 workers at its Newport plants have tested positive for COVID-19; closes all five facilities
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Some 124 workers at Pacific Seafood’s five processing plants in Newport have tested positive for COVID-19, the company announced Sunday, making it by far the largest […]
Coronavirus changes their world, but Waldport High School staff and parents find new ways to honor graduating seniors
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — When the coronavirus pandemic closed Waldport High School nearly three months ago, no one had a clue what the future held for anything close […]
City of Yachats increases amount of individual business loans to $10,000
The city of Yachats’ business loan program that hasn’t drawn much interest has increased the amount of money available to $10,000. The city began a low-interest business loan in April […]
Oregon Health Authority coronavirus report for Saturday, June 6
Oregon reports 93 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 163, the […]
Oregon Health Authority experts cautioned Gov. Brown about reopening in mid-May, wanted later restart
By NICK BUDNICK/Portland Tribune Oregon Health Authority epidemiologists felt it would be “more prudent” to delay Gov. Kate Brown’s reopening plans to later in May or June 1 to ensure […]
Worried about sudden surge of COVID-19 cases, Lincoln County commissioners decline Friday to apply to enter Phase 2 reopening
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Despite increasing pressure from the lodging industry and other businesses, Lincoln County commissioners Friday said they will wait until at least Wednesday to seek entry into […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Friday, June 5
Oregon reports 97 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 161, the […]
Lincoln County sees fewest new jobless claims since mid-March closures
Another 122 Lincoln County workers filed unemployment claims for the week ending May 30, the lowest level since coronavirus-related business closures were ordered in mid-March. Still, the continued claims […]