By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com SEAL ROCK – The Seal Rock Fire District board voted 3-1 Wednesday to hire the former fire chief in Toledo to manage the department until it […]
Archives for October 2021
As deadline nears on Oregon vaccination mandate, rates for Lincoln County educators and most medical providers hits 93-96 percent
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com and LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Schools and medical providers in Lincoln County who fall under the governor’s vaccination mandate say they have compliance rates of 93 […]
Yachats commission asks City Council to allocate funds for open space design, pocket parks and bike rack projects
The Yachats Parks & Commons wants the city to keep moving on some projects. The commission voted unanimously Tuesday to recommend to the City Council that it: Release up […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Oct. 4-6
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21283952 10/04/2021 23:58 Officer #44704 KATSIKIS, KELLY Towed vehicle – Abandoned/Hazard SP21284293 10/05/2021 12:43 Officer #55167 WERTZ, DAVID Warrant Arrest Location 101 and 20, OR USA Narrative Summary On 10/5/21 at […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Oct. 7: 1,453 new cases, 9 in Lincoln County; 59 more deaths
Oregon reports 1,453 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 59 new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 59 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,959 […]
Oregon governor asks feds for disaster relief for commercial salmon industry
By Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is asking the federal government for disaster relief for the state’s struggling commercial salmon industry. The governor submitted the formal aid request […]
Passage of anti-STR ballot measure would badly hurt Lincoln County economy
To the editor: A few property owners don’t want a vacation rental in their neighborhood and are trying to eliminate many short-term rentals. Lincoln County has strict regulations for STR’s relating […]
Florence woman dies in auto accident east of Eugene
On Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at approximately 1:06 AM, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash on Hwy 58 near milepost 26. Preliminary investigation revealed […]
Despite return to in-person classes, many Oregon families who chose homeschooling during pandemic are staying home
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/The Capital Chronicle By May 2020, Ethan Kemper had all but given up on school. Banks High School, where he was finishing his freshman year, had gone to […]
Bandon’s “Circles in the Sand” creator coming to Florence Oct. 16
FLORENCE — A Circles in the Sand event that draws thousands to the beaches near Bandon each summer is coming to Florence on Saturday, Oct. 16. A giant labyrinth […]