By Quinton Smith/YachatsNews.com Nurses at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport began administering the first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Lincoln County on Monday, giving shots to […]
Archives for December 2020
State clarifies guidelines for what it considers legal “outside” restaurant dining
The Oregon Health Authority on Tuesday clarified a question it gets a lot – what is considered “outdoors” when it comes to restaurant dining. It may be instructive to Lincoln […]
Landslide that forced evacuation of fish research center and property owners east of Waldport also wiped out county bridge and could move again, say county and state officials
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A landslide that for years has been looming over a unique salmon and steelhead research center 25 miles east of Waldport, gave way during torrential rains […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Tuesday, Dec. 22; Oregon has 1,382 new cases, Lincoln County 6
Oregon reports 1,282 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 35 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed 35 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,382, the […]
Jobless rate drops again in Lincoln County, but it’s still the highest in Oregon
The unemployment rate in Lincoln County continues to slowly drop, but the county still has the highest rate than anywhere else in Oregon. The Oregon Employment Department on Tuesday released […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Monday, Dec. 21: Nursing homes start getting vaccines; state reports 846 new cases, Lincoln County 4
Long-term care residents and staff receive COVID-19 vaccine Today, long-term care residents and staff began receiving COVID-19 vaccinations under a statewide rollout plan that prioritizes Oregonians the pandemic disproportionally impacts. Older adults and people with […]
Monday’s third special session of the Oregon Legislature began with protests and arrests, ends with $800 million in COVID, wildfire aid
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The Legislature held its third special session of 2020 on Monday, amid a pandemic and violent protests at the Capitol organized by a right-wing […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity report for Dec. 18-20
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20350709 12/18/2020 14:10 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT Crash – Injury Location 34, Mile post 22 22 WB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary eCrash – On 12/18/20 at approximately […]
Homeowner says Lincoln County should regulate, not eliminate short-term rentals
To the editor: I own a house in the South Beach area of Newport. Instead of letting it sit empty I have turned it into a short-term rental in order […]
Capital Chatter: Oregon Legislature meets in person Monday to keep working to address state’s disasters
By DICK HUGHES/Oregon Capital Bureau “There are existential questions with which humankind has wrestled for time immemorial. What exists beyond the edges of the universe? What, ultimately, is the meaning […]