Oregon reports 1,213 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 2,877, […]
Archives for August 2021
Lincoln County voters will get to decide vacation rental issue in November, as initiative to phase them out is approved for the ballot
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Frustrated by delays from Lincoln County commissioners, a group opposed to vacation rentals in residential neighborhoods has qualified its initiative petition phasing them out for the […]
OSU trustees OK $5 million to rebuild critical portions of aging seawater system at Hatfield Marine Science Center
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com NEWPORT — The 50,000 people who visit the Hatfield Marine Science Center annually are introduced to all kinds of cutting-edge research, which touches on everything from […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, Aug. 3: 1,575 new cases in Oregon, 11 more in Lincoln County
Oregon reports 1,575 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 9 new deaths PORTLAND — There are nine new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,872, […]
WorkSource Oregon offices reopen to help job seekers, including two in Lincoln County
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau The state’s Employment Department has reopened a total of 35 WorkSource Oregon centers — including offices in Newport and Lincoln City — in its push […]
There was little rain — as usual — in July; Yachats water supply is OK for now while Seal Rock and Toledo ask for conservation
There wasn’t much rain in July, as usual – but it wasn’t dry enough to result in voluntary water restrictions in Yachats. Yet. Elsewhere in Lincoln County, the city of […]
Popular “Shop at the Dock” program resumes in Newport, introducing public to coast’s commercial fleet — and its catch
By CHRIS BRANAM/OSU Extension Communications NEWPORT – With her group assembled and the squawks of seagulls echoing across Yaquina Bay, Angee Doerr headed down the steel ramp at dock […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, Aug. 2: 2,056 new cases from the 3-day weekend, 17 in Lincoln County
Oregon reports 2,056 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths for three weekend days PORTLAND — There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s […]
Rescuers pull unidentified injured man from ravine Saturday near Rock Creek campground
TENMILE – An unidentified man driving a truck with Florida license plates is a Springfield hospital with a head injury after being rescued Saturday evening from a ravine off Fairview […]
Despite water worries, improved forecast for fall Chinook returning to coastal rivers means higher limits for first time in two years
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com An improved forecast for returns of fall Chinook to central coast streams means that daily and season bag limits are increasing for the first time in […]