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 state. The move came after news reports that health care workers in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas county were unable to be vaccinated because of a […]
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 on Tuesday, January 19th, 2021, when friend dropped him off at the Drift Creek Falls Trailhead. Adrian missed his scheduled pickup the following day and LCSO […]
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, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 731 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. […]
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 Tuesday. Oregon’s statewide unemployment rate in December was 6.4 percent up from its revised November rate of 6.0 percent. Lincoln County’s employment losses in December […]
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 1,904, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 796 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 […]
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 “indoor recreation” were included in an update of county risk levels. There was little movement among counties from their risk levels two weeks ago. Nearly […]
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 one of our more common summer migrants, which comb the skyways for bugs preferring meadows, rivers and open space like our very own community commons. […]
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 by the Oregon Health Authority, the numbers of cases in Lincoln County have stayed low enough to keep the area in the state’s “high risk” […]
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 at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in Newport. Lincoln County Public Health is pooling vaccines it is getting this week with supplies from community partners to […]
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 health official said Monday. Oregon Health Authority Director Pat Allen told the Senate Committee on Health Care that the infection rate in Oregon had dropped […]