By Rob Davis | The Oregonian/OregonLive Let us start with the lesson, perhaps: Don’t use a tsunami siren to warn about gusty winds. Fire officials in Depoe Bay, along the central Oregon coast, said Saturday that they had been flooded with calls “of concern and panic” after the city activated its emergency tsunami sirens to alert […]
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Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Sunday, Jan. 3; state has 1,421 new cases, Lincoln County 1
Oregon reports 1,421 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed eight more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,500, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today. Oregon Health Authority reported 1,421 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, Jan. 2; state has 1,492 new cases, Lincoln County 16
Oregon reports 1,010 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,492, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Oregon Health Authority reported 1,010 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday […]
Here’s the rest of the story on the city of Yachats’ infrastructure projects
To the editor: A recent letter to the editor from Greg Scott and Tom Lauritzen conveniently left out some important information about the outgoing Yachats City Council and infrastructure projects. They stated that in the last two years, the city has “only spent approximately $236,000” on infrastructure projects. They neglected to add that the city […]
Lincoln County’s health agency and Pacific West Ambulance get their first shipments of the new Moderna vaccine
From YachatsNews.com and Oregon Public Broadcasting Lincoln County Public Health and a Newport-based ambulance service have received their first shipments of the new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and started administering doses to emergency medical personnel. Until last week, Oregon’s share of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were shipped directly to hospitals, tribes, and to a […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Friday, Jan. 1: state has 1,446 new cases, Lincoln County 10
Oregon reports 1,446 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 13 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed 13 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,490 the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Friday. Oregon Health Authority reported 1,446 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Friday […]
New Year’s Eve crash east of Lincoln City kills Mill City woman
News release from Oregon State Police: On Thursday December 31, 2020 at approximately 2:41 P.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a two vehicle collision on Hwy 18 near milepost 10. Preliminary investigation revealed a Honda Pilot, operated by Julien Doudna (35) of Mill City, was crossing Hwy 18 from the North Van Duzer […]
Lincoln County Oregon Building Permits – December 2020
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