OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20272300 09/23/2020 18:05 Officer #53134 KOLACZ, BRYAN Crash – Non-injury Location 34, Mile post 8 8 EB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary E-Crash: A crash occurred when an eastbound traveling Kia Optima drove off the eastbound shoulder into a ditch crashing into trees near milepost 8 on SR-34. The driver advised he would […]
Archives for September 2020
Oregon’s Legislative Emergency Board approves money for wildfire costs, rebuilding efforts, processing jobless claims and COVID testing
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon lawmakers have approved money to start paying wildfire costs and helping homeowners rebuild, add workers to process unemployment claims and update technology and expand capacity for coronavirus testing. They did so Friday during an Emergency Board meeting that lasted more than three hours. The board’s 20 members handle budget […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Sunday, Sept. 27; Lincoln County adds 1 case
Oregon reports 242 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 547, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. Oregon Health Authority reported 242 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Sunday, […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, Sept. 26; Lincoln County has 3 new cases
Oregon reports 277 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 546, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Oregon Health Authority reported 277 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday, […]
Big outbreak at Pacific Seafood plant in Warrenton pushes Oregon to a record number of COVID-19 cases Friday
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Fueled by a large outbreak at a Pacific Seafood processing plant in Warrenton, Oregon on Friday reported a record-breaking 457 new COVID-19 cases, sparking concern of a new spike in infections and deaths. “We find ourselves at another crossroads — those are discouraging numbers,” said Pat Allen, director of the […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Friday, Sept. 25; Lincoln County adds 2 cases
Oregon reports 457 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 542, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Friday. Oregon Health Authority reported 457 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Friday […]
Lincoln County sheriff’s deputies arrest South Dakota man on attempted murder charges
On August 29, 2020, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office was made aware a suspect in an attempted murder from the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota was residing in the Siletz area. At that time, investigators from the Oglala Sioux Tribe were working with the U.S. Attorney’s Office to acquire extraditable warrants for GEORGE DULL […]
Yachats City Council gives unanimous approval to proceed with new design for Driftwood Lane paving, parking project
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com After four months of debate, a proposal to pave a 100-yard portion of Driftwood Lane behind the city’s 501 Building got a tentative go-ahead Wednesday. Call it a blinking yellow light. The Yachats City Council voted 5-0 to have city staff work with its engineers to re-do an original plan from […]
New state report confirms Oregon hospitals were hit hard by coronavirus restrictions in first quarter of 2020
Oregon Health & Science University By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/The Lund Report New data detail the sharp revenue and profit declines that Oregon hospitals suffered in the first quarter of the year as the COVID-19 virus hit. Statewide, hospital profit margins fell from an average of 9.3% in the first quarter of 2019, to negative 8.8% in the […]
Oregon Coast Community College starts new academic year Monday with unprecedented challenges but big resolve to overcome them
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Birgitte Ryslinge doesn’t mince words explaining the extraordinary challenges facing Oregon Coast Community College as one of the state’s smallest and newest post-secondary educational facilities prepares to open a new school year. Ryslinge, now in her sixth year as president of the Newport-based college, cites pandemic-related budget shortfalls, administrative salary freezes and […]