By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services has bad news and good news for customers stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. The bad news is that DMV’s […]
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Lower traffic in Oregon because of coronavirus also means drop in state fuel taxes
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregonians have been driving less during the coronavirus pandemic — though steep drops have eased off in recent weeks — and the state, counties and […]
Lincoln County Jail will resume accepting more arrested people after COVID-19 testing
A news release Tuesday, June 9 from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: The Lincoln County Jail will begin accepting arrestees for more charges on June 9, 2020. Through continued community […]
Waldport Moose Lodge temporarily suspends popular meal program because of Newport’s COVID-19 outbreak
WALDPORT — A robust free meals program conducted by the Waldport Moose Lodge is on hold in the wake of the huge spike in Lincoln County COVID- 19 cases. The […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Monday, June 8
As Oregon reopens, remember that COVID-19 is still in our communities Sunday’s count of people testing positive for COVID-19 marked the highest daily count since the onset of the pandemic […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for June 4-8
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20149876 06/04/2020 03:39 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT Crash – Injury Location 20, Mile post 10 10 WB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary eCrash – On 6/4/20 at approximately […]
Lincoln County races to trace hundreds of contacts by sick Pacific Seafood workers, will ask everyone to quarantine for 14 days
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County is racing Tuesday to begin tracking down everyone that 124 seafood workers with COVID-19 have been in touch with the past two weeks. The workers […]
After another contentious discussion, Yachats council votes 3-2 to proceed with $158,000 street project
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Yachats is moving ahead with a $158,000 project to rebuild a crumbling street between the 501 Building and large, grass field but not without another contentious discussion […]
Pacific Seafood announces that 124 workers at its Newport plants have tested positive for COVID-19; closes all five facilities
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Some 124 workers at Pacific Seafood’s five processing plants in Newport have tested positive for COVID-19, the company announced Sunday, making it by far the largest […]
Coronavirus changes their world, but Waldport High School staff and parents find new ways to honor graduating seniors
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — When the coronavirus pandemic closed Waldport High School nearly three months ago, no one had a clue what the future held for anything close […]