By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Yachats City Manager Shannon Beaucaire is taking the same position with the city of Carlton, it’s just not certain yet when she will leave one city and […]
Archives for February 2021
Southwest Lincoln Water PUD hires its first district manager
The Southwest Lincoln County Water PUD, one of the oldest water districts on the central Oregon coast, has hired its first district manager. Tui Anderson started Jan. 14. The district […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, Feb. 2: 619 COVID-19 cases, 5 in Lincoln County; 23 deaths, 15,967 vaccinations
Oregon reports 619 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 23 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 23 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,981, […]
18th Lincoln County resident dies of COVID-19 related causes
Lincoln County has had its 18th resident die of causes related to the COVID-19 virus since the pandemic hit the area 11 months ago. The Oregon Health Authority reported on […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Jan. 27-Feb. 1
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21021796 01/27/2021 05:49 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT Crash – Injury Location 101, Mile post 149 149 SB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary eCrash – On 1/27/21 at approximately […]
Lincoln County sheriff suspends search for man missing in Drift Creek Falls area
UPDATE- February 2nd, 2021 Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue has suspended the operation to locate and rescue Adrian Alonzo Smith. Search and Rescue crews searched the area extensively […]
Lincoln County desperately looking to hire people to staff its call center
Lincoln County is looking for help – paid and working 20-40 hours a week – to staff its call center which is being overrun by people seeking information on COVID-19 […]
Declining unemployment rate in Oregon means shift of some laid-off workers to different federal program
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon’s declining three-month unemployment rate will mean the end of benefits to some people under one federal program. But the acting director of the Oregon […]
Oregon lawmakers meeting in Salem see a familiar ZIP code atop Oregon’s COVID-19 list
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau When the Oregon Health Authority issued its weekly list of which of the state’s 373 zip codes that had the highest number of new […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, Feb. 1: 964 new cases, 3 in Lincoln County; 14,693 vaccinations, 1 new death
Oregon reports 964 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death PORTLAND — There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,958, […]