On Monday, November 30, 2020, at approximately 11:40 A.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a multi-vehicle crash on Hwy 18 near milepost 33. Preliminary investigation revealed a Ford Mustang, operated […]
Archives for November 2020
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Monday, Nov. 30; state has 1,314 news cases, Lincoln County 3 more
Oregon reports 1,314 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed seven more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 912, the […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Nov. 23-28
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20330130 11/23/2020 14:20 Officer #44704 KATSIKIS, KELLY Crash – Non-injury Location 101 HWY, Mile post 126 126, Lincoln Narrative Summary E-crash only: A two-vehicle non-injury crash occurred on […]
Coast musical group will perform in outdoor concert Saturday in downtown Yachats
The Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble isn’t letting the pandemic stop it from spreading a little holiday cheer. The ensemble, comprised of coastal musicians, has scheduled an open-air performance of traditional […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Sunday, Nov. 29; 1,599 new cases across Oregon, 6 more in Lincoln County
PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed nine more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 905, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. As we hit this […]
Waldport High School boosters club offering Christmas trees for sale
The Boosters Club at Waldport Middle/High School is selling Christmas trees – and offering to both deliver and pick them up if customers want. The club provides financial support for […]
Newly revamped website at OregonFlora makes database of 4,700 wild Oregon plants available to all
CORVALLIS – OregonFlora, an Oregon State University-based organization devoted to the state’s plants, has launched a revamped website that makes its database of over 4,700 plant species that grow in the […]
Three rural counties in far eastern Oregon have the highest COVID-19 rates in the state
By BEN BOTKIN/The Lund Report Three rural counties in far eastern Oregon have the highest rates of COVID-19 in the state as the virus has spread from urban areas to […]
Lincoln County commissioners will soon resume discussion of much tighter restrictions on vacation rentals, including cap on licenses
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County staff is recommending that commissioners look closely at sharp, new restrictions on vacation rentals in unincorporated areas of the county, including some sort of […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, Nov. 28; state has record number of cases; Lincoln County adds 3
Oregon reports 1,669 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 11 new deaths PORTLAND — Oregon Health Authority reported a record number of new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Oregon. […]