Safe + Strong website gets a new look OHA’s Safe + Strong website provides COVID-19 information and resources to support individuals and communities in 12 languages. The website has a new look, aimed at making it easier to find the latest health and safety tips and connect people to resources like healthcare, food, housing and other assistance. […]
Archives for July 2020
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for July 17-19
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20199730 07/17/2020 17:17 Officer #57483 GRAVES, QUINTEN Crash – Hit and Run Location LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary On July 17, 2020, the listed subject reported her car had been hit and damaged while parked at the Seal Rock State Park. No information was left at the scene by the other driver. There […]
Siletz tribe pushing forward with effort to build a second casino along Interstate 5 in Salem
By JAKE THOMAS/The Salem Reporter The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians is pushing forward with its effort to build a casino in Salem, setting up a clash with the nearby Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. The tribe has applied to the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs for authority to establish a 20-acre off-reservation casino located […]
Lincoln City police arrest woman Friday after long, erratic chase
On Friday, July 18, 2020, at about 9:48PM, Lincoln City Police responded to a suspicious minivan parked behind an unoccupied residence. Officer Snidow arrived a short time later, locating the reported minivan. As the Officer was making contact, the female occupant of the minivan drove away at a high rate of speed after being told […]
Feeling lucky? Yachats establishes lottery for vacation rental license once city drops below 125 limit
Want a coveted vacation rental license in Yachats? How lucky do you feel? The Yachats City Council has approved a plan for a vacation rental license waiting list and lottery to choose who might get one – once the city drops below a 125-license limit, likely later this year. Worried about the growing number […]
Merkeley pessimistic about U.S. Senate extending $600 federal unemployment benefits
PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau As he heads back to Washington, D.C., U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley is pessimistic about how much the Senate’s Republican majority is committed to extending higher unemployment benefits or providing more aid to states and communities in the next federal coronavirus pandemic plan. The Senate reconvenes Monday after a two-week recess. Unlike […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, July 18
Oregon reports 353 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths Oregon reports 353 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 257, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Oregon Health Authority reported 353 […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Friday, July 17
Oregon reports 307 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 254, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Friday. Oregon Health Authority reported 307 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Friday […]
A sixth resident of Newport nursing home tests positive for COVID-19 after his July 4 death
An 84-year-old man who died July 4 at Avamere Rehabilitation in Newport tested posthumously for COVID-19 and is now the sixth resident of the facility to have died while testing positive for the virus. Avamere and Lincoln County Public Health announced the death Friday, after getting the test results back from a laboratory. Some COVID-19 […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for July 15-16
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20197579 07/15/2020 10:03 Officer #59922 TAYLOR, ZACH Crash – Non-injury Location 229 HWY, Mile post 27 27 NB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary **e-Crash**On 7/15/2020 at approximately 10:03 AM OSP responded to a cold crash that occurred on SR-229 near milepost 27. Toledo Police Dept. and Lincoln County Sheriff’s office were on scene […]