To the editor: In my May 15 letter to Yachats News I congratulated our community for practicing safe social distancing and doing our part to prevent spread of COVID-19. We […]
Archives for June 2020
North Bend man dies in Highway 101 crash Saturday
On Saturday, June 13, 2020 at approximately 7:24 P.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded a two vehicle collision on Hwy 101 near milepost 208. Preliminary Investigation indicated […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, June 13
PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 174, the Oregon Health Authority reported as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Oregon Health Authority […]
Oregon Health Authority reports 8 more Lincoln County COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the total for the week to 51 and 206 total
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Oregon Health Authority on Sunday reported another eight COVID-19 cases in Lincoln County as of midnight Saturday, bringing to 51 the number of new cases in […]
Oregon colleges will look very different in the fall, according to new state guidelines released Friday
By TERESA CARSON/Oregon Capital Bureau College life will look a lot different when students return to school in the fall, with students being asked to stay 6 feet apart and […]
Eastern Oregon county representatives meet to express frustration with governor’s COVID-19 reopening plan
By STEVEN MITCHELL/Oregon Capital Bureau A group of Eastern Oregon county commissioners met unannounced Thursday in Prairie City to share common frustrations over Gov. Kate Brown’s closures amid the COVID-19 […]
Customers wearing masks in Oregon businesses is still a personal — and business — preference
By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/The Lund Report Despite the surge in COVID-19 cases in Oregon, and a new federal recommendation urging use of face masks at big public events, the wearing of […]
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown explains Friday why she halted state’s reopening plans for a week
By BEN BOTKIN/The Lund Report Citing a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Gov. Kate Brown ordered a one-week pause on decisions that would allow counties to advance to the […]
Oregon Supreme Court backs governor’s powers during a pandemic; overrules Baker County judge Friday
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown’s stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic will stay in place until either she or the Oregon Legislature ends the state of emergency […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for June 10-11
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20156315 06/10/2020 12:25 Officer #41617 ESKRIDGE, BRIAN Crash – Non-injury Location 101 HWY and SAMS CREEK RD, OR USA Narrative Summary ***E-CRASH*** On 06/10/20 at approximately 12:30 PM, […]