By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau All Oregonians age 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, April 19, a week earlier than the previous earliest […]
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Lincoln County students will return to classrooms four days a week beginning April 19, district announces Monday
More than 5,000 students in the Lincoln County School District will be back in their classrooms four days a week on April 19, the district announced Monday, almost 13 […]
Lincoln County sheriff issues 2020 annual report for all department activities
Wow! What a challenging year it has been for all of us. In 33 years of law enforcement, I can confidently say that 2020 was the most challenging year I […]
Oregon Senate votes 27-1 and 26-2 on two bills expanding list of who should report child abuse, human trafficking
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The Oregon Senate on Monday expanded the list of those who should report possible child abuse to include hoteliers, and those who should report […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, April 5: 248 new cases, 5 in Lincoln County; 22,131 vaccinations, 2 more deaths
Oregon reports 248 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND — There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,394 […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity report for April 2-4
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21084270 04/02/2021 13:30 Officer #44704 KATSIKIS, KELLY Warrant Arrest Location 101, Mile post 117 118 SB, LINCOLN OR Narrative Summary A person was arrested on three outstanding warrants […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Saturday, April 3: 476 new cases, 6 in Lincoln County; 44,782 vaccinations, 6 more deaths
Oregon reports 476 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths There are six new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,391 the Oregon […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Friday, April 2: 499 new cases, 10 in Lincoln County; 46,154 vaccinations, no new deaths
Oregon reports 499 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths PORTLAND — There are no new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon. The state’s death toll remains at 2,385, […]
OSU researchers find out that threatened marbled murrelets talk to each other, which can help with establishing nests
By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News Service Oregon State University researchers who broadcast marbled murrelet calls in mature forests have found that the threatened seabirds’ choice of breeding locations is strongly […]
March rainfall around Yachats was below normal for third straight year
For the third consecutive year, March rainfall in the Yachats area was below normal for the past 10 years, according to six rain gauges around the area. March was also […]