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. Two Portland area hospitals and one in Ontario in Malheur County took part in a live video feed of the first doses of the Pfizer […]
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 day. “Today’s record-high death toll tragically reminds us that the pandemic is far from over despite the arrival of vaccines in Oregon,” said Patrick Allen, director […]
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 was stabbed to death Dec. 6. Jack Sigler, who was living in a garage on Crestline Drive a few blocks north of the golf course, […]
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 COVID-19 related issues. The need for state action has grown in recent weeks as Congress has failed to come up with a bill extending several […]
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 and the Oregon Health Authority to offer two, free drive-through and walk-up COVID-19 testing days. These two testing days follow four days of free, public […]
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 pause on short-term rentals in Lincoln County should be reinstated as stated in a letter to the editor on Nov. 15. Responsible people do not need […]
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 Monday. Brown ordered the elimination of penalties and interests on 2019 income taxes. “Small business owners who play by the rules shouldn’t face penalties and […]
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 1,180 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Monday, bringing the state total to 95,010. COVID-19 hospitalizations The number of hospitalized […]
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 home makes ownership of this valued heirloom possible. Our family has been making the Oregon coast our second home for more than 40 years, and […]
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 into fall 2021. The Oregon Health Authority issued a statement that the first doses of the vaccine manufactured by Pfizer arrived in the state at […]