OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21074721 03/24/2021 15:06 Officer #41619 FITCH, BRYAN Crash – Non-injury Location 101 and LILLIAN LN, OR USA Narrative Summary Unit #1, a semi truck and trailer were southbound […]
Archives for March 2021
Oregon’s billion-dollar marijuana economy faces new challenges of increased taxes, slowing sales after pandemic
By ZANE SPARLING/Oregon Capital Bureau They’ve never been higher. Oregon recreational marijuana sales have climbed to record highs, but some say the industry’s woes also have reached an apex. The […]
Pay college athletes? Oregon lawmakers are taking up the issue again
KEVIN HARDEN/Oregon Capital Bureau New legislation that has landed in the Oregon Senate could allow some college student-athletes to be paid. Senate Bill 5, introduced March 24 by Senate President […]
Oregon House votes 41-12 Wednesday to ease conversion of motels for low-cost housing, now goes to Senate
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau The conversion of hotels and motels to emergency shelters and low-cost housing would be eased under a bill that is halfway through the Oregon Legislature. […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, March 31: 441 new cases, 3 in Lincoln County, 38,373 vaccinations, 2 more deaths
Oregon reports 441 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 2,383, […]
Lincoln County vaccinators get state’s permission to give doses to thousands of front-line workers five days ahead of schedule
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com After racing ahead to get a majority of Lincoln County residents vaccinated, the state Wednesday gave the county’s health care providers permission to immediately begin offering […]
Lincoln County’s unemployment rate drops slightly to 8 percent in February
Lincoln County had an unemployment rate of 8 percent in February, down slightly from the 8.5 percent rate in January, the Oregon Employment Department said Tuesday Still, because of restrictions […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, March 30: 415 new cases, 1 in Lincoln County; 31,616 vaccinations, 6 more deaths
Oregon reports 415 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths PORTLAND — There are six new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,381, […]
Republicans in Oregon House promise to not delay budget bills
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon House Republicans said Tuesday that they will not use delaying tactics on budget bills when they come up for a vote. House Minority […]
Yachats Ladies Club offering crafts — and all kinds of goodies — this Saturday and next
In the market for hand-knitted hats, scarves, shawls and even doggie coats? How about whole pies, cookies and other goodies? There will be lots to buy — and all for […]