Medical staff deployed to support Oregon health care facilities facing surge of COVID-19 patients Oregon has finalized contracts with medical staffing companies to deploy much needed health care personnel in […]
Archives for August 2021
The number of Lincoln County COVID-19 cases in August jumps to 551, double the number of the worst month in all of last year
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The number of COVID-19 cases this month in Lincoln County has skyrocketed to 551 as of Wednesday and by the end of August will likely be […]
Surging COVID-19 cases are forcing the cancellation of summer and fall events — including Yachats Celtic Festival for second year
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com The COVID-19 Delta variant that is surging through Oregon and Lincoln County has started knocking off entertainment and other events scheduled the next few months. The […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, Aug. 24: 2,804 new cases, 72 in Lincoln County; hospitalizations reach 1,000
Oregon reports 2,804 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 30 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 30 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,066, […]
Lincoln County’s jobless rate for July is 7.2 percent, 2 points higher than Oregon’s average
Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.2 percent in July, a slight drop from June’s rate of 7.6 percent – but a full 2 percentage points higher than Oregon’s […]
Oregon governor issues new mask mandate for large, outside public gatherings effective Friday
By GARY WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown has expanded a mandatory mask order to include large, public outdoor gatherings as well as indoor gatherings. The new rule will go […]
Coronavirus numbers keep piling up in rural Oregon, with little relief in sight for weeks and straining hospitals
By GARY WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The beginning of a new week brought a torrent of bad numbers that measure the skyrocketing spike in COVID-19 cases in Oregon. Oregon’s hospitals continue […]
Study by Newport-based researcher shows 1700 tsunami could have moved 33 feet of water three-quarters of a mile inland
By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service NEWPORT – Core samples taken from a stand of old growth Douglas-fir trees in an area just south of Newport show reduced growth following the […]
Yachats resident asks other Verizon customers to contact customer service
To the editor: I have been having ongoing problems with poor cell phone coverage even though I have been using a Verizon network extender which works most of the time. […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, Aug. 23: 4,701 new cases over the weekend; 41 in Lincoln County including a local death
Oregon reports 4,701 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 24 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 24 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,036 […]