By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The Cascades roughly divide Oregon’s five congressional seats along party lines. To the east is one solidly Republicans seat, and to the east four […]
Archives for October 2020
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Monday, Oct. 26
Oregon reports 339 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 655, the […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Oct. 19-25
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20298500 10/19/2020 18:38 Officer #55167 WERTZ, DAVID DUII – Controlled Substance Location 34, Mile post 23 23 EB, LINCOLN OR Narrative Summary On 10/19/20 at approximately 6:38 pm […]
Travel Oregon and its coastal affiliate seeking responses to pandemic-influenced tourism survey by end of the week
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com The triple whammy of a health pandemic, the subsequent economic downturn and wind-whipped wildfires have exacted a heavy toll on the tourism dollars normally flowing to […]
Former Coos County health director is new deputy director of Lincoln County Public Health
Lincoln County Public Health has a new deputy director with both a background in humanitarian assistance in Third World countries and experience on the Oregon coast. Florence Pourtal became second-in-charge […]
Lincoln County first graders returned to classrooms Monday; second- and third-graders will join them in two weeks
Lincoln County first-graders are back in school, the first time they have been in class since March because of coronavirus pandemic restrictions. Second- and third-graders are next. On Monday, […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Sunday, Oct. 25; Lincoln County has 2 new cases
Oregon reports 366 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths PORTLAND — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from yesterday and remains at 653, the Oregon […]
Capital Chatter: Oregon voters turning out in record numbers to cast ballots early
By DICK HUGHES/Oregon Capital Bureau Election Day no longer exists, at least not as we knew it. Whether because of anxiety, enthusiasm or some other reasons, Americans are turning out […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Friday, Oct. 23; state hits highest daily case count; Lincoln County has 2 new cases
Oregon reports 550 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 649, the […]
Siuslaw National Forest will open applications for 60 temporary jobs next spring and summer
The Siuslaw National Forest – and the Forest Service in Oregon and Washington — will be accepting applications from Oct. 30 through Nov. 9 for jobs next spring and summer. […]