By DICK HUGHES/Oregon Capital Bureau The envelope opener in the Clackamas County Elections Office broke on Tuesday, delaying processing of ballots. That was a fitting metaphor for Election 2020 — heck, for […]
Archives for November 2020
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, Nov. 7; state hits highest daily count yet at 988; Lincoln County has no new cases
Oregon reports 988 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 729, the […]
Oregon governor puts “social pause” restrictions on five counties beginning Wednesday after major COVID spike
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Five Oregon counties must have a “social pause” for two weeks to fight a spike in COVID-19 infections that led to a record 805 […]
Two days after Yachats voters decide to change mayor and two council members, issues bubble up in City Council meeting
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com It only took two days for the impact of Tuesday’s election for Yachats mayor and two City Council positions to have an effect. On Tuesday, Yachats […]
Oregon coast tidal areas showing big resurgence by most sea stars after wasting disease caused massive die-off seven years ago
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com New surveys are showing a dramatic reversal of the 7-year-old die off that threatened to snuff out the iconic ochre sea stars populating Oregon coast tide […]
Lincoln County School District lays out plans to bring all its 5,000 students back for “hybrid” classes by early December
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com More than 5,000 Lincoln County students are going back to school soon. Well, at least two days a week, and by early December. The Lincoln County […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Thursday, Nov. 5; state has record number of daily cases; Lincoln County adds just 1
Oregon reports 805 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 710, the […]
Appointed incumbent Marcia Buckley defeats Amanda Benjamin for Lincoln County court by 143 votes; Hall wins fifth term on county commission
A lawyer appointed by the governor to a Lincoln County judgeship won election to a six-year term on the bench Tuesday, narrowly beating a courthouse challenger for the position. […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Wednesday, Nov. 4
OHA posts highest weekly case count The Oregon Health Authority released its COVID-19 Weekly Report today which showed that during the week of Monday, Oct. 26, through Sunday, Nov. 1, OHA recorded […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Oct. 30-Nov. 4
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20308802 10/30/2020 11:36 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT Crash – Non-injury Location 101, Mile post 150 150 NB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary eCrash – On 10/30/20 at approximately […]