By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Eleven state lawmakers on Thursday will begin a politically Herculean task with historically small odds of success: Draw 96 new political districts in 46 […]
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Waldport-based fire district will ask voters in November to approve levy to hire another firefighter and put aside money for equipment
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – Voters in the Central Coast Fire & Rescue district will get to decide in November if the district can hire another firefighter and put […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Aug. 3-8
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21219262 08/03/2021 14:06 Officer #55167 WERTZ, DAVID Crash – Non-injury Location 229, Mile post 25 25 SB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary (ecrash) On 8/3/21 at approximately 2:06 […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, Aug. 9: 3,229 new cases for Aug. 6-8, including 17 in Lincoln County
Oregon reports 3,229 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 14 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 14 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,903, […]
Yachats City Council tries a little self-evaluation of its first six months of work — and it does not go well
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com During a week when the lone employee in Yachats City Hall struggled to even answer the phones, it probably wasn’t the best timing for Mayor Leslie […]
Yachats City Council votes unanimously to negotiate with YYFAP to allow move into former city offices in Commons building
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Youth and Family Activities Program is getting a new home – but not having to go far. The Yachats City Council has agreed that […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Friday, Aug. 6: 970 new cases, 13 in Lincoln County; hospitalizations near 500
Oregon reports 970 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths PORTLAND — There are four new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,889, […]
Extreme danger leads to immediate ban on beach fires, and an end to campfires in state, national forest parks beginning Friday
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Extreme drought conditions have triggered an immediate ban of fires on open beaches and in Oregon State Parks day-use areas along Oregon’s central coast. On Friday, Aug. […]
As Covid cases surge, Lincoln County is recommending — but not requiring — wearing masks in indoor, public places
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A quickly increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Lincoln County prompted county officials Thursday to ask that people age 5 and older resume wearing masks in […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Aug. 5: 1,382 new cases, 22 cases and one death in Lincoln County
Oregon reports 1,382 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 2,885, […]