Eight coastal organizations — including three in Lincoln County — have won grants ranging from $1,400 to $100,000 as part of Travel Oregon’s disbursement of $2.4 million in grants for […]
Archives for May 2021
Oregon coronavirus report for Friday, May 7: 844 new cases, 2 in Lincoln County; 54,747 vaccinations, 8 new deaths
Oregon reports 844 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths PORTLAND — There are eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,522, […]
Yachats City Council tells motel owner to seek a conditional use permit to get consideration of small RV park for seasonal workers
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council said Thursday that a motel owner wanting to create a small, temporary RV park on his property to house seasonal workers should […]
SPECIAL REPORT: After three years of fear, mismanagement and inaction, Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue board finally had to act after pornography complaints about chief
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com There were the five days last September while Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue personnel battled wildfires in Otis when their chief disappeared from headquarters in […]
Both Biden and Brown are shifting national and Oregon supply of vaccines to areas who want and need them
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Hoping to pick up the pace of vaccinations, state and federal health officials are ditching their population-based distribution game plans to get more doses […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, May 6: 763 new cases, 2 in Lincoln County; 36,259 vaccinations, 5 new deaths
Oregon reports 763 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 2,514, […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for May 5
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21119309 05/05/2021 17:04 Officer #44704 KATSIKIS, KELLY Crash – Injury Location 101, Mile post 151 151 NB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary eCrash – On 5/5/21 at approximately […]
Tighter rules on vacation rentals in unincorporated Lincoln County appear likely after commissioners say “yes” to tentative proposals
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County appears headed to new, tighter restrictions on vacation rentals in unincorporated areas. County commissioners Monday agreed – without much discussion, yet – to have […]
Gov. Kate Brown appoints pro tem judge Amanda Benjamin to Lincoln County circuit court
In a decision highly anticipated within Lincoln County’s legal community, Gov. Kate Brown announced Wednesday that she was appointing Amanda Benjamin to replace Circuit Judge Thomas Branford, who retired in […]
Oregon Senate votes 17-7 Wednesday to send major gun legislation to Gov. Kate Brown
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown is the final stop for the Oregon Legislature’s major gun legislation of 2021. The Senate voted 17-7 Wednesday to accept the House […]