By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon is doing better than once feared in digging out of the economic crater caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but more pain is likely […]
Archives for 2020
“Ghost” the German Shepherd is the newest member of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s staff
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has a new police dog. Ghost, a 2-year-old male German Shepherd, replaces Bonni who retired in September after five years with the department. The sheriff’s […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Wednesday, Nov. 18; Lincoln County has 5 new cases
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]