By the Oregon Capital Bureau More than half of the available funds for a new $500 relief check program have been used up in the first two days of the […]
Archives for August 2020
Yachats homeowner reports three cougars on property Tuesday night
A trio of cougars spotted in a forested Yachats neighborhood Tuesday night are most likely a mother and two yearling offspring passing through the area, an Oregon Department of Fish […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Thursday, Aug. 20; Lincoln County records 4 new cases
Oregon reports 301 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 412, the […]
Yachats council approves additional marketing help for new visitor center operator over objections by two members
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The relationship between a former Yachats City Council member now running the city’s visitor center and the current council hit a rough patch Wednesday, as two […]
Libraries in Lincoln County begin to distribute 800 free bags of science activities for kids
The Yachats, Waldport and other public libraries throughout Lincoln County are distributing 800 free bags of science activities for kids, thanks to a grant Georgia-Pacific gave to the Oregon […]
Commercial matsutake mushroom permits go on sale Sept. 4 in Waldport
WALDPORT – Matsutake collecting season this year on the Central Coast Ranger District will have a new, mail-in permit procedure. Every year, 100 commercial permits are available on a first […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity report for Aug. 18
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20233867 08/18/2020 16:36 Officer #59922 TAYLOR, ZACH Crash – Injury Location 101, Mile post 153 153 NB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary **e-Crash** On 8/18/2020 I drove up […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Wednesday, Aug. 19; no new cases in Lincoln County
Oregon reports 203 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 11 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed 11 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 408, the […]
Latest COVID-19 charts and 9 questions: Lincoln County’s communicable disease expert talks about coronavirus issues
By ANGELA NEBEL/For YachatsNews.com People have been deluged with information about COVID-19 from multiple sources. Because researchers and the medical community continue to learn about the disease, information continues […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Tuesday, Aug. 18; Lincoln County has 2 deaths, 1 additional case
Oregon reports 237 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 9 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed nine more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 397, the […]