To the editor: Amanda Benjamin for Circuit Court judge is the right choice for Lincoln County. I have seen Pro-Tem Judge Benjamin in action countless times and strongly believe she’s […]
Archives for September 2020
Worried about voting by mail this fall? Don’t fret, says the head of Lincoln County elections
If you are registered to vote in Lincoln County, don’t listen to the noise coming from Washington, D.C. about voting by mail. There will be ample time to mark your […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Thursday, Sept. 10; Lincoln County has 1 more case
Oregon reports 187 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 497, the […]
Yachats and Waldport try to bring stability to planning services through new contract with regional government
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The cities of Yachats and Waldport have embarked on a two-year experiment to with work an Albany-based regional government to provide planning services for the two communities. […]
Oregon’s deadly wildfires top 900,000 acres burned as of Thursday, up to 500,000 people evacuated across the state
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon firefighters hope to start pushing back on dozens of deadly blazes that have scorched 900,000 acres, killed at least three people, destroyed entire […]
Gov. Kate Brown says fires ravaging Oregon could be most destructive in state history; at least five towns “substantially destroyed”
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon is being swept by likely the most deadly and destructive fires in its history, Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday. “I want to be […]
For the Blue River community along the McKenzie River in Lane County “everything’s gone”
By GARRETT ANDREWS/The Bend Bulletin As flames from the Holiday Farm Fire roared closer and closer to her home Monday night, Blue River resident Krystal Harrison was ordered to evacuate […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Tuesday, Sept. 8
Oregon reports 169 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 486, the […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Sept. 2-8
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20249898 09/02/2020 23:19 Officer #59922 TAYLOR, ZACH Agency Assist Location 20 and BUSINESS 20, OR USA Narrative Summary On 9/2/2020 at approximately 11:19 PM, I assisted Toledo Police […]
Coast Guard crews from Newport rescue fisherman from surf at South Beach State Park
Station Yaquina Bay crew rescues fisherman from surf near South Beach State Park Editors’ Note: Click on images to download high resolution version. YAQUINA BAY, Ore. — A Coast Guardsman swam […]