By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Rick Ramsey is buying a fire station. Now he just needs to figure out what exactly to do with it. Ramsey, 62, of Corvallis, is in […]
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After another disorganized, contentious discussion, Yachats City Council agrees to advertise for city manager and hire deputy city recorder
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council showed Wednesday what can happen when an inexperienced and mostly rudderless group is working with an inexperienced city planner asked to also […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Aug. 12: 2,387 new cases, 34 in Lincoln County
Oregon reports 2,387 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 2,928, […]
Chinook Winds casino, hotel and golf operations abruptly close Thursday because of COVID-19 concerns
LINCOLN CITY – The casino, hotel and golf operations at Chinook Winds abruptly closed at 6 p.m. Thursday to prevent further cases of COVID-19 among its 600 employees and guests. […]
Lincoln County’s two hospitals doing OK as COVID-19 cases increase sharply, but CEO worries about strain on regional, state system
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Despite a surge in COVID-19 cases in Lincoln County, the Samaritan Health System hospitals in Newport and Lincoln City are in good shape with adequate space […]
Governor orders masks for indoor, public places, making Oregon the third to do so during Delta varient surge
By GARY WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday ordered a return to a state requirement that face masks be worn indoors in public places, beginning Friday. Oregon will […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, Aug. 11: 1,991 new cases, 24 in Lincoln County; governor announces mask mandate
Oregon reports 1,991 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths PORTLAND — There are eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,920, […]
Farm tour returns for 11th annual run Saturday, luring locals and visitors to nine operations in Yachats River valley
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com For an outing that yields farm-fresh produce, honey, grass-fed beef and more, the Yachats River Valley Farm Tour offers other bonuses too — you can support […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, Aug. 10: 2,912 new cases, 34 in Lincoln County; hospitalizations hit record high
PORTLAND — There are nine new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,912, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Oregon Health Authority […]
Oregon’s sharpest COVID-19 spike on track to leave state 500 hospital beds short; governor prepares to order masks indoors
By GARY WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The COVID-19 delta variant is spreading so fast that it will hit most of the state’s unvaccinated population before the six weeks needed to be […]