Weekly cases and hospitalizations at record highs OHA’s COVID-19 weekly report released Wednesday set pandemic highs for daily cases and hospitalizations. OHA reported 6,491 new daily cases during the week of Monday, Nov. 9 through Sunday, Nov. 15, a 25% increase over the previous record-high week. The percentage of positive tests for COVD-19 increased to 12.5% […]
Archives for November 2020
Restaurant, business groups say $55 million in “freeze” relief is only a good first step
By JIM REDDEN/Oregon Capital Bureau Restaurant and other business organizations say the $55 million promised by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown for pandemic relief is a good first step, but not nearly enough to prevent widespread closures caused by her temporary “freeze” to slow the spread of COVID-19. Brown’s two-week statewide freeze on indoor and outdoor […]
Yachats restaurants turn to take-out or closed Wednesday as governor’s two-week freeze began; all have laid off employees as inside dining disappears
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Yachats restaurants went to takeout only or closed Wednesday to comply with Gov. Kate Brown’s two-week statewide “freeze” on many activities – and they’re not happy about it. Not only are owners losing business, but they say the freeze is resulting in a second round of worker layoffs this year when […]
Big demand from large COVID-19 testing events last week prompts Lincoln County to search for more ways to provide more tests
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The popularity of four mass COVID-19 testing events last week in Lincoln County has the county’s public health director looking for ways to bring more on-demand testing to the area. Some 1,140 people were tested during four, six-hour drive-through events in Waldport (238), Newport (352), Lincoln City (351) and Toledo (169). And […]
Lincoln County nonprofits awarded quarterly grants from Siletz Tribal charitable fund
The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund has distributed $92,157 to 17 organizations as part of its quarterly donations to nonprofit groups in the Siletz community, Lincoln County and the state. The seven-member charitable fund advisory board has distributed nearly $14.6 million since its inception in 2001. In Lincoln County awards went to: Waldport Lions Club: […]
Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday lays out more details of two-week “freeze” that begins Wednesday, including enforcement
By Andrew Theen | The Oregonian/OregonLive Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday released the nitty gritty details behind the state’s new restrictions to curb COVID-19′s rapid spread in Oregon, making clear that enforcement against social gatherings will be less strict than violations by businesses. Brown’s executive order came four days after she first announced the statewide restrictions and the day before […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Tuesday, Nov. 17; Lincoln County adds 2 new cases
Oregon reports 935 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 13 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed 13 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 778, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 935 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, […]
Despite low numbers of COVID-19 cases Lincoln County is lumped with Oregon’s high-case counties as part of statewide shutdown
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County commissioners generally support Gov. Kate Brown’s two-week “freeze” that puts new, strict limits on many businesses across Oregon beginning Wednesday – but they still have questions as to why counties with a low number of COVID-19 cases are being lumped together with high-case counties. Even with a four-day mass […]
State of Oregon and FEMA announce they will provide free cleanup for homes destroyed in September wildfires
The state of Oregon announced Monday it will provide free fire debris cleanup for all homes and businesses hit by disastrous September wildfires, including those in Otis in Lincoln County. The smaller task of picking out the hazardous debris from burned sites was already being covered at no cost. That work is nearly done. It […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Monday, Nov. 16
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20321308 11/12/2020 21:30 Officer #59928 HUSEBY, JACE Crash – Injury Location NE 101 HWY and N CLANCY RD, LINCOLN CITY OR Narrative Summary ***eCrash*** A Green Isuzu SUV was traveling northbound on US-101 near milepost 111 when it left the roadway while negotiating a left curve. The SUV entered the northbound ditch, rolled […]