By BILL POEHLER/Salem Statesman Journal Kurt Schrader has held Oregon’s Congressional District 5 seat since 2008, winning six terms by wide margins, usually without serious opposition. Amy Ryan Courser and […]
Archives for October 2020
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Sunday, Oct. 11; Lincoln County has 1 new case
Oregon reports 337 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from yesterday and remains at 599, the Oregon Health Authority […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, Oct. 10; Lincoln County has 2 new cases
Oregon reports 409 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed 2 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 599, the […]
Oregon relaxes rules for cleanup of properties damaged in September wildfires
By MICHELLE MAXWELL/Eugene Register-Guard As residents begin cleanup of their properties after the early September wildfires, one roadblock some hit was being unable to find a place to dump the […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Oct. 8
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20286868 10/07/2020 16:15 Officer #55167 WERTZ, DAVID Towed vehicle – Abandoned/Hazard Location 34, Mile post 2 2 EB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary On 10/8/20 at approximately 4PM […]
Big coronavirus outbreaks at Pacific Seafood’s plants on Oregon coast illustrate difficulty in dealing with food processors
By JAMIE GOLDBERG/The Oregonian/OregonLive Ada Gabi Gutierrez Castañeda, 18, took a job this summer at Pacific Seafood in Warrenton to help support her family after her mother’s hours at another […]
After more than a year of work, Yachats Planning Commission schedules public hearing on new outdoor lighting rules
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Does your neighbor’s security light shine in your bedroom window? Is your own motion sensor light so bright it actually hides a night-time trespasser? Lighting issues […]
Sex crimes prosecutor urges vote for Benjamin to Lincoln County circuit court
To the editor: Courtrooms can be dramatic and poignant places, but as a combat-tested sex crimes prosecutor on both coasts, I can tell you that what goes on behind the […]
Gerry and Roy Foss of Yaquina Nursery have spent decades growing cacti, succulents and love up Yachats River Road
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com No cellphone service. No cash machine. No bar-coded price stickers. No asphalt parking lot. At first glance, it might seem that the Yaquina Nursery is notable […]
YachatsNews is sponsoring an in-person city/county candidate’s fair Sunday, Oct. 18 at Yachats pavilion
YachatsNews is sponsoring a forum for candidates for Yachats mayor, city council and Lincoln County commission. Because it might be the only live, in-person candidate’s forum in Lincoln County this […]