Oregon reports 267 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 22 new deaths There are 22 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon raising, the state’s death toll to 2,346, the Oregon […]
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Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, March 15: 178 new cases, 1 in Lincoln County; 24,077 vaccinations, 2 new deaths
Ready Schools, Safe Learners guidance gets an update Today, the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education released an update to the Ready Schools, Safe Learners guidance. Right now, about 175,000 […]
Oregon Legislature speeds up this week as many proposed bills face Friday deadline or will expire
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau With a third of the session gone, the Oregon Legislature has 4,000 bills on its plate, with House Republicans using a parliamentary slow-down to […]
Oregon State University trustees will meet Wednesday to discuss new president’s role in LSU sexual misconduct scandal
Kenny Jacoby, Nancy Armour and Jessica Luther/USA Today The fallout from Louisiana State University’s mishandling of sexual misconduct complaints has extended to Oregon State, where the board of trustees will […]
As local COVID-19 vaccine supplies increase, Lincoln County health care providers offer more clinics to an eager public
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Barbara Kimmel moved from Vermont to Yachats in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. Since July, Kimmel and her husband, Peter, have been settling into […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Sunday, March 14: 234 new cases, none in Lincoln County; 20,045 vaccinations, no new deaths
Oregon reports 234 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths PORTLAND — There are no new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon. The state’s death toll remains at 2,322 […]
Coastal conservation group, tribe, and ODFW are salvaging logs from fall fires and winter windstorms to restore local streams in the summer
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com The wildfires that tore through the north Lincoln County community of Otis last September forced thousands to flee for their lives and left behind the smoldering […]
Oregon governor, health officials say COVID-19 vaccines will have to double to meet President’s May 1 goal
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon would need up to double the doses of COVID-19 vaccine it currently receives to fulfill President Joe Biden’s seven-week sprint to allow all […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Friday, March 12: 402 new cases, 5 in Lincoln County; 34,613 vaccinations, 3 new deaths
Oregon reports 402 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths PORTLAND — There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,319, […]
Three Yachats men want to establish a “swallow trail” of bird boxes through city and up Yachats River valley
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com If certain West Coast swallows could write their own “House wanted” ad, it would look something like this: HARD-WORKING COUPLE seeks home. Will eat our weight […]