OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21015926 01/19/2021 22:21 Officer #55167 WERTZ, DAVID DUII – Controlled Substance Location 229, Mile post 10 10 SB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary On 1/19/21 at approximately 10:21 pm I was dispatched to a single vehicle crash which occurred on SR 229 near mile post 10. A red Ford sedan (213CVX) was southbound […]
Archives for January 2021
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, Jan. 25: 435 new COVID-19 cases, 5 in Lincoln County; 7,390 more vaccinations, 2 more deaths
Oregon reports 435 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND — There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,882, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Oregon Health Authority reported 435 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. […]
Wanting more applicants for vacancy, Yachats City Council members extend deadline for three weeks and will publicize more
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The four members of the Yachats City Council are taking three more weeks to find someone willing to join them. The council has a vacancy because Leslie Vaaler, who was two years into her four-year council term, was elected mayor in November and took office this month. It began seeking people two […]
Falling tree knocks out power to nearly 6,900 Central Lincoln customers Sunday
Nearly 6,900 customers of Central Lincoln People’s Utility District in Lincoln and Lane counties were without power for almost two hours Sunday afternoon when a tree fell and knocked out a transmission line five miles east of Waldport. The outage affected 6,892 homes and businesses, or 31 percent of Central Lincoln’s customers in Lincoln County. […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Sunday, Jan. 24: 582 new cases, 6 in Lincoln County; 14,755 vaccinations, 3 more deaths
Oregon reports 582 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,880, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. Oregon Health Authority reported 582 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Sunday, bringing […]
Driver in fatal wreck that killed his son appears in Lincoln County court on manslaughter charges
A Cottage Grove man made his first appearance in Lincoln County Circuit Court last week after finally being arrested six months after he was indicted on manslaughter charges for a June wreck north of Seal Rock that killed his son. Oregon State Police said Christopher B. Paschall, 51, was arrested Jan. 17 after troopers were […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Saturday, Jan. 23: Second case of new virus; 775 new COVID-19 cases, 8 in Lincoln County; 15,461 vaccinations, 13 more deaths
Testing reveals second case of UK variant of COVID-19 in Oregon PORTLAND — The Oregon Health Authority was notified Friday that a person in Yamhill County tested positive with the variant COVID-19 virus strain originally detected in the United Kingdom. The person has no known travel history. This is the second known case in Oregon […]
Yachats City Council votes 3-1 to seek bids for La de da Lane reconstruction, returns lighting ordinance to Planning Commission again
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The paving of the newly-named La de da Lane behind Yachats City Hall is tentatively moving ahead, after the City Council voted 3-1 this week to spend $4,000 to proceed with bids for it. Newly elected Councilor Greg Scott tried to halt the estimated $160,000 project Thursday, saying it was not […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Friday, Jan. 22: 877 new cases, 5 in Lincoln County; 16,763 vaccinations, 22 more deaths
Oregon reports 877 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 1,865, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Friday. Oregon Health Authority reported 877 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. […]
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown defends moving educators ahead in the line to get COVID-19 vaccinations
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown said Friday that she will stick with her controversial plan to vaccinate school staff ahead of elderly residents. “My priorities have not changed,” Brown said during a press conference. The current state vaccination priority list calls for an estimated 100,000 K-12 teachers, school staff, child care […]