Oregon reports 733 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — There are six new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,455, […]
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Yachats’ interim city manager settles in, talking to staff and councilors — and reminding residents they live in a great community
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lee Elliott is a positive guy. You can hear it in his voice. You can see it as he waves his hands around as he […]
Worried about finances, Yachats Fire board turns down requests to buy used engine and give longevity contributions to two volunteers
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Money issues again roiled a meeting of the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board this week, as members rejected a request to buy – sight unseen […]
An army of more than 300 volunteers helps push Lincoln County to the top in getting vaccines into arms of 23,000 residents
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Two or three days a week Megan Schain drops what she’s doing at her photography studio in Newport and heads to the Lincoln County fairgrounds. There, […]
Lincoln County School District names top athletes in football, volleyball, soccer and cross country
By the Lincoln County School District When the Lincoln County School District and its four high schools — Waldport, Taft, Newport, and Toledo — made the decision to participate close […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, April 14: 816 new cases, 6 in Lincoln County; 39,326 vaccinations, 3 more deaths
Oregon reports 816 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths PORTLAND — There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,449, […]
“Up from the Ashes” exhibit in Lincoln City displays photos and other objects pulled from devastating wildfire in Otis
By LORI TOBIAS/Oregon Arts Watch Photographer Bruce MacGregor waited out wildfire evacuation warnings near his home in Clackamas County for weeks last fall before it felt safe to head […]
Oregon Senate votes 27-1 to create crime of intimidation for display of a noose, now goes to House
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Display of a noose — a symbol of lynching Black people — would be considered a crime of intimidation under a bill that has cleared […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, April 13: 567 new cases, 9 in Lincoln County; 29,935 vaccinations, 5 new deaths
Oregon reports 567 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths PORTLAND — There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,446, […]
Following CDC warnings, Oregon pauses using Johnson & Johnson vaccines Tuesday
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon has “paused” using the Johnson & Johnson one-shot COVID-19 vaccine even though none of six newly reported severe reactions to the vaccine occurred […]