Oregon reports 1,643 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 28 new deaths Oregon adds 13,448 new COVID-19 vaccinations to statewide total PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed 28 more lives in […]
Archives for 2021
Rep. Kurt Schrader draws backlash, then apologizes for calling possible Trump impeachment a “lynching”
By LAUREN DAKE/Oregon Public Broadcasting U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader, considered the most moderate Democrat in Oregon’s Congressional delegation, reportedly told House Democratic colleagues on Friday that he was against impeaching […]
Oregon decides to roll out the National Guard to speed vaccine rollout, and faces flood of vaccine supply to get to communities
By BEN BOTKIN/The Lund Report Oregon will deploy the National Guard in an effort to accelerate the state’s slow rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, with stepped up efforts to get […]
Oregon’s vaccine advisory committee gets off to a slow start, then hears conflicting guidance on its role
By LYNNE TERRY/The Lund Report After an hour of introductions, sharing of pronouns, expressing words of the day and a Native American prayer, the first meeting of the Oregon Vaccine […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Friday, Jan. 7: state has 1,755 new cases, Lincoln County 5
Oregon reports 1,755 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed seven more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,575, the […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Jan. 7
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21005172 01/07/2021 06:35 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT Crash – Non-injury Location 101, Mile post 131 131 NB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary eCrash – On 1/7/21 at approximately […]
Waldport elementary teacher has seen it all in her 40 years in the classroom — and continues to adjust during coronavirus pandemic
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com In the first year of her 40-year teaching career, Amanda Middlebrooks remembers showing a little boy pictures of vegetables during a reading class. “What’s that?” the […]
Yachats City Council begins new year with marathon meeting, new members and a return to long-running issues on staffing
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council kicked off the new year Thursday with a nearly four-hour meeting, swearing in three new members, deciding on a timetable for appointing […]
Danforth sworn in as Lincoln County district attorney this week; third DA in last 16 months
Lanee Danforth was sworn in as Lincoln County’s top law enforcement officer this week, taking over the district attorney’s office from her former boss, Jonathan Cable. Danforth is the third […]
Depending on where you live and how you measure, Yachats’ yearly rainfall in 2020 was a lot or a little below average
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com It’s a good thing that Adam Altson is a morning person. Every day at 7 a.m. the Yachats resident goes out to measure rainfall for the […]