Oregon reports 247 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from yesterday and remains at 202, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. Oregon Health Authority reported 247 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Sunday bringing […]
Archives for June 2020
Coast Guard rescues three fishermen (without life jackets) off Chetco River on south Oregon coast
Coast Guard, good Sams rescue 3 on Oregon Coast Editors’ Note: Click on images to download high resolution version. BANNING, Ore. — Crew members from Coast Guard Station Chetco River and good Samaritans rescued three men from a capsized vessel Saturday outside the mouth of the Chetco River. At 10:45 a.m. watchstanders at Coast Guard […]
As first special legislative session ends, Gov. Kate Brown says second will come in late July or early August
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau One down and one to go. The Oregon Legislature wrapped-up its “2020 First Special Session” and headed out of Salem on Friday, leaving at least as many questions as answers from the three days of rapid-fire lawmaking. While the House and Senate met, Oregon’s rate of new COVID-19 infections […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, June 27
Oregon reports 277 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 202, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Oregon Health Authority reported 277 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday, […]
Friday night crash near Seal Rock kills Cottage Grove man
Oregon State Police are investigating whether alcohol was a contributing factor in a single-car wreck Friday night just south of Seal Rock that killed a Cottage Grove man. Police said James Paschall, 20, was a passenger in the 2014 FJ Cruiser driven by Christopher Paschall, 50, when it left U.S. Highway 101 about 7:30 p.m. […]
Oregon lawmakers reach consensus on police reform bills during special session
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon legislators reached a swift consensus Friday on half a dozen bills that one of their chief advocates says will move toward improving police practices and accountability. The bills were one of the chief aims of the special session, which Gov. Kate Brown called a month after the death of […]
A cop’s kid asks that the public show appreciation to local law enforcement
To the editor: I’m a cop’s kid. I grew up around cops, Lincoln County cops in fact. I worked as an Los Angeles Police Department 9-1-1 dispatcher for 20 years and had the pleasure of working closely with thousands of cops, men and women from all backgrounds. I got to know many of them personally. […]
Yachats council approves 2020-21 budgets – $1.43 million for general operations and $1.55 million for capital projects
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council approved a 2020-21 spending plan for the city on Wednesday, agreeing on a $1.43 million general fund operating budget that maintains services and possibly add employees by dipping into reserve funds. The approval comes as City Manager Shannon Beaucaire is forecasting a dramatic drop in lodging taxes […]
Race to keep COVID-19 outbreak in check depends on small army of Lincoln County contact tracers
By ANGELA NEBEL/For YachatsNews.com Angela Martinez-Hernandez of Newport had just finished the medical assistant program at Oregon Coast Community College this month, when she heard about Lincoln County’s urgent need for bilingual workers to help trace contacts of people with COVID-19. “I know it is a scary situation and I knew I could help,” […]
Yachats library support group offers ‘pop up’ book sale on Sunday
Since the annual used-book sale run by Friends of Yachats Library was felled by the pandemic this year, the group is trying something new — a “pop-up” book sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, June 28. Running concurrently with the Yachats Farmers Market, the pop-up sale will be held inside pavilion behind the […]