By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — Oregon Coast Community College is moving three medical programs from its Waldport building to Lincoln City this fall and will use the 8-year-old building on Crestline Drive for community-oriented classes when coronavirus restrictions allow. The college’s South Coast Center near Waldport High School has been largely devoted to the […]
Archives for August 2020
Oregon health officials Thursday say COVID-19 cases are declining but worry about Labor Day increase
By COURTNEY VAUGHN/Pamplin Media Oregon’s COVID-19 case rate seems to be in decline, but state health officials are nervous about a potential uptick in cases, following the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend. Noting an outbreak tied to a 10-person family get-together earlier this summer, and a weekend at the beach where 20 people gathered and […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Thursday, Aug. 27; Lincoln County adds 1 case
Oregon reports 212 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 438, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. OHA reported 212 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, bringing the state total […]
Even with restrictions, coast campgrounds and recreation areas seeing crush of visitors; Beachside park will open after Labor Day
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Hot weather in the Willamette Valley combined with pent-up demand has Oregon coast recreation sites, including those in Lincoln County, seeing unprecedented numbers of visitors. With some campgrounds already reopened for reservations and others set to do so soon, the Covid-related shutdowns that stalled tourism for months are nearly a distant memory. […]
Lincoln County moves closer to meeting Phase 2 reopening standards this week, but commissioners worry about lodging outbreaks
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A coronavirus outbreak at a second Lincoln City hotel is worrying health officials that the virus is spreading rapidly through younger hospitality workers in north Lincoln County. Lincoln County Public Health announced this week there is a workplace outbreak at the Inn at Spanish Head, where five of 97 employees tested […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Wednesday, Aug. 26; Lincoln County adds 3 new cases
Oregon reports 222 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 433, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 222 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday […]
Another resident of Lincoln City long-term care facility dies after testing positive for COVID-19
Another resident of the Hillside Place long-term care facility in Lincoln City has died after testing positive for COVID-19, Lincoln County Public Health and the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday. In addition, a 93-year-old woman who died at Hillside on Aug. 15 who had been tested for the coronavirus the day before she died, […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Tuesday, Aug. 25; Lincoln County has 2 COVID-19 related deaths
Oregon reports 247 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 427, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 247 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Tuesday […]
Despite small rebound in hospitality jobs, Lincoln County’s unemployment rate remains the highest in Oregon at 15.2 percent
Although Lincoln County is seeing a small rebound in its dominant hospitality industry, the county still has the highest unemployment rate in Oregon, the Oregon Employment Department said Tuesday. Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 15.2 percent in July, down from 17.3 percent in June. Last July the county’s rate was 4.4 percent, […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity report for Aug. 21-22
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20236974 08/21/2020 15:37 Officer #57483 GRAVES, QUINTEN Crash – Non-injury Location 101, Mile post 122 122 SB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary On 8/21/20 at approximately 2PM a driver left the roadway and drove through a road sign near milepost 122 of US Highway 101. The road sign struck the vehicle windshield. The […]