WALDPORT – The official Matsutake mushroom harvest season in the Siuslaw National Forest will start Aug. 25 with the same mail-in permit procedure as last year. Every year, 100 commercial-use permits costing $250 are available on a first come, first served basis from the forest’s Central Coast Ranger District. Any person wishing to obtain a […]
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Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for July 27
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21211474 07/27/2021 10:48 Officer #50607 TUCKER, BRIAN Crash – Non-injury Location 101 HWY and NW KANSAS ST, OR Narrative Summary ***E-CRASH*** On 07/27/21 at approximately 10:45 AM, a three-vehicle (pickup vs pickup w/ travel trailer) crash occurred on US-101 around milepost 161. Eastbound Vehicle #1 (grey Sierra) was pulling out of NW Kansas […]
Oregon governor, utilities and lawmakers celebrate new clean energy legislation
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown says Oregon is the first state in the nation to require its largest utilities to generate all their power carbon-free by 2040, while it helps low-income customers share in benefits and cushions them from negative economic effects. “It is the most aggressive clean-energy bill in the country,” […]
Oregon may be facing a fifth wave of coronavirus infections as feds, state issues contradictory recommendations
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau A possible fifth wave of the COVID-19 is swelling in a pandemic-exhausted Oregon that less than a month ago seemed to be on the verge of recovery. “The highly contagious delta variant has increased tenfold in the past two weeks in Oregon, and it is now estimated to be […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, July 28: 804 new cases, 5 in Lincoln County
Oregon reports 804 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 2,849, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 804 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. […]
Oregon Health Authority is now recommending mask use in all indoor, public settings
OHA recommends universal mask use for all public indoor settings In responses to a large jump in cases and hospitalizations and new national guidance calling for masking measures to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant, the Oregon Health Authority on Tuesday recommended universal mask use in public indoor settings throughout the state […]
Oregon rental aid payments are approved, but big backlog persists
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Community action agencies have made their first payments to landlords under the Oregon emergency rental assistance program. But according to a dashboard maintained by the Oregon Department of Housing and Community Services, payments still lag far behind the number of completed applications by tenants and the amount of aid they […]
New COVID-19 wave straining hospitals in many parts of unvaccinated Eastern Oregon
By BRYCE DOLE/EO Media Group PENDLETON — More than half of all patients currently hospitalized at CHI St. Anthony hospital in Pendleton have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a hospital spokeswoman. The hospitalizations come as Umatilla County reports one of the largest surges in COVID-19 cases in Oregon, reporting about 8% of the state’s […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, July 27: “Sharp rise” to 1,032 new Oregon cases, 13 in Lincoln County
Oregon reports 1,032 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 2,843, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 1,032 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, July 26: OHA reports 993 new cases for Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Oregon reports 993 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 2,838, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Oregon Health Authority reported a total of 993 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as […]