By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were administered in Oregon on Wednesday, beginning a process that won’t likely be finished until summer. […]
Archives for December 2020
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Tuesday, Dec. 15; state sets daily record for deaths, Lincoln County has 3 new cases
Oregon sets another new record for deaths as vaccines arrive We are saddened that today, Oregon Health Authority has 54 new deaths to report, setting a record for the most deaths reported by Oregon in one […]
Grand jury indicts Waldport man for burglary of apartment where golf course owner died; suspect denies involvement in killing
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A Lincoln County grand jury Tuesday indicted a 52-year-old Waldport man on charges stemming from three break-ins at the apartment where Crestview Golf Course owner Mark Campbell […]
Oregon Legislature will hold special one-day session Monday about — and amid — COVID-19 pandemic
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau After weeks of negotiations with lawmakers, Gov. Kate Brown announced a one-day special session of the Legislature will be held Monday to deal with […]
Lincoln County residents get two more free COVID-19 testing days over next two weeks
Lincoln County residents will get two more chances the next two weeks to get a free COVID-19 test. Lincoln County Public Health is partnering with Medical Teams International of Portland […]
Letter writer says suggestion to close short-term rentals because of COVID-19 is misguided
To the Editor: While it is frustrating that the number of positive cases of Covid-19 have caused the governor to order stricter lockdown procedures, I do not agree that a […]
Oregon governor orders small tax breaks for businesses hit by COVID-19 restrictions, issues
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Small businesses in Oregon struggling with a drop in income due to the COVID-19 pandemic will receive some tax relief, Gov. Kate Brown announced […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Monday, Dec. 14; Oregon has 1,180 new cases, 7 in Lincoln County
PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,161, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Oregon Health Authority reported […]
Seal Rock homeowner appeals to county commission to protect their short-term rental rights
My family and I are third-generation homeowners in Seal Rock and we appeal to Lincoln County commissioners to protect our short-term rental rights. The ability to rent out our beachfront […]
First of Oregon’s initial shipment of 35,100 vaccine doses arrived Monday, being sent to hospitals and nursing homes first
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The first of millions of expected vaccine doses needed to extinguish the COVID-19 virus arrived in Oregon Monday, starting a process that could last […]