By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday ordered 32,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines redirected to the Portland area instead of going to other parts of the […]
Archives for January 2021
Sheriff’s office seeking information on missing man hiking in Drift Creek Falls area
Downloadable file: Smith MPF The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information related to the disappearance of Adrian Alonzo Smith. Adrian Smith is a 49 year-old male who was last seen […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, Jan. 27: 731 new COVID-19 cases, 3 in Lincoln County; 14,896 vaccinations, 20 more deaths
Oregon reports 731 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 20 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 20 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,924, […]
Unemployment rate in Lincoln County ticks up very slightly in December
The unemployment rate in Lincoln County was 5.9 percent in December – a 0.1 percent increase from its revised rate of 5.8 percent in November, the Oregon Employment Department announced […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, Jan. 26: 796 new cases, 6 in Lincoln County; 17,422 vaccinations and 22 deaths
Updated: Oregon reports 796 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 22 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 22 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to […]
Oregon governor loosens slightly restrictions on gyms in “extreme risk” counties
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Gyms in 26 “extreme risk” categories can reopen under tight guidelines to control COVID-19 infections, Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday. The new rules for […]
Will you help us build 100 new (bird) houses in Yachats?
To the editor: A group of Yachatians have a goal to build and install 100 swallow bird houses in town and up and down the Yachats River valley. Swallows are […]
Lincoln County will stay in “high risk” category through Feb. 11, allowing restaurants and bars to remain open
For the second, two-week period in a row, restaurants, bars, theaters, gyms and other entertainment venues in Lincoln County can stay open for customers. According to COVID-19 data released Tuesday […]
Lincoln County schedules mass vaccination clinic Friday to work through 500-person waiting list, looks for more clinic sites and doses
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com More than 500 people on a long waiting list to get their COVID-19 shot will be able to do so Friday in another mass vaccination clinic […]
Declining COVID-19 rates across most of Oregon will mean a gradual loosening of restrictions, OHA director tells legislators
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Falling COVID-19 infection rates will allow the state to lift some restrictions on businesses and activities over the next three weeks, the state’s top […]