By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Two Yachats City Council members objecting to plans to pave a 100-yard-long street adjacent to the city’s 4-acre ball field used a rare parliamentary maneuver Wednesday […]
Archives for July 2020
Lincoln County’s health director sounds alarm about diminishing COVID-19 testing supplies and slow results
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The head of Lincoln County’s health department is sounding a warning about coronavirus testing, saying that supplies are dwindling in Oregon and test results are taking […]
Yachats drops “24-hour” wait regulation on lodging, Lincoln County remains only jurisdiction with rule
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Motels and short-term rentals in unincorporated Lincoln County are now the only lodging facilities that have to wait 24 hours before housekeepers can enter to clean […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Thursday, July 16
Oregon reports 437 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 249, the […]
Oregon Legislature’s budget writers propose protecting school funding, cutting $400 million elsewhere; hearings begin next week
PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau The Oregon Legislature’s chief budget writers have proposed to shield state aid to schools, but to cut almost $400 million in other spending and draw down […]
Oregon state parks officials change direction, agree to proceed with new Amanda Trail suspension bridge
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com After a surprising halt due to the financially devastating impact of the coronavirus, the Amanda Trail bridge project – considered one of the most historically and […]
Missed in first round of grants, legislators allocate $320,000 in federal relief funds to Oregon Coast Community College
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com An Oregon agency that overlooked Oregon Coast Community College’s becoming a standalone institution in February almost cost the college $320,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds. The […]
Lincoln County street crimes team recovers stolen firearms from recent burglaries
On Monday, July 13, 2020, the Lincoln County Street Crimes Team received information on the possible whereabouts of stolen firearms from a recent burglary. The Street Crimes Team and the […]
West Linn man drowns Wednesday after small boat capsizes while crabbing near mouth of Nestucca Bay
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Department Pacific City, OR – At approximately 10:49 AM Wednesday, Tillamook County Communications District 911 received a call regarding a capsized 12-foot rigid inflatable boat with 2 […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Wednesday, July 15
Oregon reports 282 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 247, the […]