Judge Sheryl Bachart will become the presiding judge of the Lincoln County Circuit Court on Monday, following the retirement of current presiding Judge Thomas Branford. Bachart’s appointment was made by […]
Archives for February 2021
Oregon Legislature wants its day in court for redistricting
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature are uniting to reset the clock on delays that would cut them out of drawing political maps for […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, Feb. 22: 324 new cases, none in Lincoln County; 18,907 vaccinations, no new deaths
Oregon reports 324 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Monday. OHA also reported 324 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log, Feb. 19-21
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21042542 02/19/2021 15:27 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT Crash – Non-injury Location 20, Mile post 1 1 WB, NEWPORT, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary eCrash – On 2/19/21 at […]
Tuesday update of U.S. 101 repairs: Daytime closure in place all week, crews will now try to retrieve equipment on Saturday
UPDATE FOR TUESDAY, Feb. 23 from the Oregon Department of Transportation: The 12-hour closures between Cape Perpetua south of Yachats to Tenmile Creek will stay in place from 7 […]
Federal agency gives key approval for OSU’s $80 million wave energy testing experiment off the Lincoln County coastline
BY MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service A project to build the nation’s first wave energy testing facility seven miles off the coast in Lincoln County has cleared a critical hurdle […]
Owner of short-term rental in Bayshore says HOA first needs to enforce the local regulations
To the editor: As owners of a short-term rental in the Bayshore community near Waldport we are against the county, state, and even more importantly our own homeowners association trying […]
Two light-to-moderate earthquakes measured Saturday 170 miles west of Bandon
Two earthquakes rumbled deep off the Oregon coast Saturday afternoon, registering magnitudes of 4.9 and 5.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS categorizes earthquakes of that scale as […]
Delayed doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrived Monday, so Lincoln County moves ahead with mass vaccination clinics this week
Five mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics scheduled this week in Lincoln County will be held after health organizations Monday received a shipment of the Moderna vaccine delayed in the Midwest because […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Saturday, Feb. 20: 536 new cases, 1 in Lincoln County; 25,602 vaccinations, five new deaths
Oregon reports 536 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths PORTLAND — There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,154, […]