On Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at about 11:25 PM, Lincoln City Police Officers responded to a reported suspicious person call in the southwest 3800 block of Hwy 101. It was reported that a man was walking along Hwy 101 while carrying several surf boards. Officers located the man and identified him as 29-year-old Christian M. […]
Archives for July 2020
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Thursday, July 23
Oregon reports 331 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 273, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Oregon Health Authority reported 331 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday […]
Lincoln County could soon come off governor’s coronavirus “watch list” and apply for Oregon’s Phase 2 reopening
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A sharp decline in the number of new COVID-19 cases may get Lincoln County off Gov. Kate Brown’s “watch list” as early as Friday. And if there are no new, sudden and large coronavirus outbreaks, county commissioners will then consider applying to enter Oregon’s Phase 2 reopening, which could allow larger […]
Oregon governor orders smaller crowds, more facemasks and is considering restrictions on visitors from “hotspot” states
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday ordered bars to close earlier, lowered the age for mask requirements, further limited crowd sizes and said she may impose travel restrictions. Brown spoke at a Wednesday news conference to lay out new rules she said are required because the spread of COVID-19 […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Wednesday, July 22
New statewide rules go into effect Today, Governor Kate Brown announced several new measures to help suppress COVID-19 in Oregon and drive transmission rates back down, effective Friday, July 24. In the press conference, OHA State Health Officer Dr. Dean Sidelinger discussed the reasoning behind some of the new rules: Reducing gathering sizes in venues […]
All Oregon school students and staff will be required to wear face coverings if they return to class in the fall
By JACKSON HOGAN/Oregon Capital Bureau All K-12 students in Oregon will be required to wear face coverings if they return to classrooms this fall, according to a new state mandate. All school staff in K-12 schools will also be required to wear face coverings such as masks or shields. This decision, announced Wednesday by the […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for July 21
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20204031 07/21/2020 12:10 Officer #59922 TAYLOR, ZACH Crash – Non-injury Location 20, Mile post 20 20 WB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary **e-Crash**On 7/21/20 at approximately 12:10 PM OSP received a report of a vehicle crash on US-20 MP 20. I arrived on scene at approximately 12:26 PM, the vehicle involved was a […]
OLCC committee hears from business and public health groups over proposal to allow off-site alcohol sales
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Aiding financially crippled businesses and the impact of alcoholism on public health were the center of debate Tuesday at a meeting to consider extending off-site alcohol sales rules put in place early in the COVID-19 crisis. More than two dozen representatives of businesses selling alcohol, addiction recovery groups, government […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Tuesday, July 21
Oregon reports 299 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed seven more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 269, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 299 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, […]
Lincoln County businesses add 1,520 jobs in June, but county still has highest unemployment rate in Oregon
Lincoln County continues to have the highest unemployment rate in Oregon, according to county-by-county statistics released Tuesday by the Oregon Employment Department. The June unemployment rate for the county was 17 percent, down from a statewide high of 23.7 percent in May, according to regional economist Erik Knoder. A year ago the rate was […]