By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Bystanders trying to rescue a California man Thursday from the depths of Devils Churn had him briefly on a makeshift line and then a life ring […]
Archives for September 2021
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Sept. 3-9
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21252198 09/03/2021 17:12 Officer #53134 KOLACZ, BRYAN Crash – Non-injury Location 20 and PIONEER TRAIL, OR USA Narrative Summary E-Crash: A Toyota Tundra was stopped WB on US-20 […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Sept. 9: 2,437 new cases, 18 in Lincoln County as numbers level off
Oregon reports 2,437 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 21 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 21 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,394, […]
Window to run for Oregon elective offices in 2022 opens, but few jump in on first day of official filings
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Thursday was the official political opening day in Oregon. After months of rumors and announcements, the secretary of state officially opened the window for […]
There’s a COVID-19 vaccine clinic — and free testing — Monday at Sea Note in Yachats
The Lincoln County Health Department is returning to Yachats on Monday with COVID-19 vaccines to give shots to anyone over the age of 12 still desiring them. The agency also […]
Public begins weighing in on Oregon’s legislative and congressional redistricting — but will it matter?
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau A video diaspora of lawmakers, an alphabet soup of proposals, echoing audio, dead air and a buzzer that cut off testimony at three minutes […]
The 2022 general election may be more than a year away in Oregon, but jockeying for position — and money — has started
By GARY WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Ready or not, Oregon, the 2022 election season is here. Labor Day weekend of odd-numbered years is the traditional kick-off of serious campaign activity aimed […]
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown suggests that curtailing some school activities to speed drop in COVID-19 cases
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Schools should cancel or curtail some extracurricular activities to help Oregon maintain what appears to be the beginning of a decline from record high […]
Fatal crash on Highway 101 eight miles north of Florence
FATAL CRASH ON HWY 101-LANE COUNTY News Release from Oregon State Police Posted on FlashAlert: September 7th, 2021 12:34 PM On Friday, September 3, 2021 at approximately 12:20 PM, Oregon State […]
Cleaner but still struggling, Yachats Post Office gets spruced up — but customers urged to contact Congress to help restore staff
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com A small band of Yachats residents turned out over the Labor Day weekend to perform housekeeping duties at the Post Office, but their vacuums and cleaners […]