By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau While the nation this week passed 150,000 deaths from COVID-19, there were some relatively encouraging numbers about a decline of the infection rate in Oregon and a plateau of the high numbers of infections across the country. In a small bit of hopeful news, The Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus […]
Archives for July 2020
Oregon governor releases tough, new COVID-19 standards in order for kids to return to classrooms this fall
By JACKSON HOGAN/Oregon Capital Bureau In order to resume in-person school this fall, Oregon counties and the state as a whole must meet a low threshold of COVID-19 cases that only one county currently hits, according to a new mandate issued Tuesday by Gov. Kate Brown. The county in which a school district is located […]
Seal Rock restaurant owner drowns Sunday in golf course reservoir
WALDPORT – The owner of a well-known Japanese restaurant in Seal Rock apparently slipped and fell into a reservoir at Crestview Golf Club and drowned Sunday. Kazunori Bessho, 73, was golfing by himself about 2:30 p.m. Sunday and was last observed by a group of golfers standing at the edge of the reservoir that borders […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Tuesday, July 28
Oregon reports 342 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 14 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed 14 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 303, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 342 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Tuesday […]
With fewer events or activities, more and more people are heading outdoors — which is both good and bad
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman-Journal There are no Little League games to attend, overnight summer camps to stash the kids or music festivals to let loose and scream “play Free Bird” with beer-soaked brethren. Family road trips have been largely put on hold. A vacation to Florida or British Columbia is off the table. Even watching […]
More than 130,000 Oregonians at risk of losing $600 per week federal unemployment benefits on Friday
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau As Congress tussles with the next coronavirus aid plan, more than 130,000 Oregonians are in danger of having their pandemic unemployment benefits interrupted — or even losing the extra $600 per week that Congress approved four months ago. The money runs out Friday, July 31. The acting director of the […]
Saturday is that once-a-year opportunity to dispose hazardous waste for free
Have that box of hazardous waste in the back of the garage? Saturday there’s a once-a-year opportunity to dispose of it safely and for free. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Lincoln County residents can dispose of household hazardous waste for free during an annual event sponsored by waste haulers and the county’s Solid […]
Oregon State Police/Newport: Activity log for July 24-27
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20207661 07/24/2020 16:38 Officer #53134 KOLACZ, BRYAN Crash – Non-injury Location 101, Mile post 125 125 SB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary E-Crash: Two vehicles were driving southbound on US-101 when the front vehicle, a Toyota Corolla, had stopped in the lane to take a left turn. The driver of the Ford F2500 […]
No challenges Monday to Lincoln County vacation rental initiative petition means backers will race to gather 1,454 signatures this week
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A coalition of neighborhood groups will begin collecting signatures Tuesday to place an initiative petition on the November ballot to phase out vacation rentals in unincorporated Lincoln County. No one challenged the petition’s constitutionality by a 5 p.m. Monday deadline. That sets up a 5- to 8-day race for the petitioners […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Monday, July 27
Oregon reports 340 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths PORTLAND — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from yesterday and remains at 289, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Oregon Health Authority reported 340 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Monday bringing […]