By ZANE SPARLING/Oregon Capital Bureau A growing share of Oregonians think the state is headed down the wrong track, if not at risk of derailing completely, according to polling data […]
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More than 1 million Oregonians will become eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in late March and early May, state officials say
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Over 1 million more people will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccines in the next two upcoming eligibility phases, state officials said Tuesday. The […]
Celebrate Spring on Saturday by strolling around downtown Yachats to exchange bulbs, plants and listen to music
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com If anyone needed an excuse to meander around downtown Yachats on the first day of spring, Polly Plumb Productions has come up with a great one — […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, March 16: 267 new cases, 3 in Lincoln County, 22 more deaths
Oregon reports 267 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 22 new deaths There are 22 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon raising, the state’s death toll to 2,346, the Oregon […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, March 15: 178 new cases, 1 in Lincoln County; 24,077 vaccinations, 2 new deaths
Ready Schools, Safe Learners guidance gets an update Today, the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education released an update to the Ready Schools, Safe Learners guidance. Right now, about 175,000 […]
Oregon Legislature speeds up this week as many proposed bills face Friday deadline or will expire
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau With a third of the session gone, the Oregon Legislature has 4,000 bills on its plate, with House Republicans using a parliamentary slow-down to […]
Oregon State University trustees will meet Wednesday to discuss new president’s role in LSU sexual misconduct scandal
Kenny Jacoby, Nancy Armour and Jessica Luther/USA Today The fallout from Louisiana State University’s mishandling of sexual misconduct complaints has extended to Oregon State, where the board of trustees will […]
As local COVID-19 vaccine supplies increase, Lincoln County health care providers offer more clinics to an eager public
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Barbara Kimmel moved from Vermont to Yachats in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. Since July, Kimmel and her husband, Peter, have been settling into […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Sunday, March 14: 234 new cases, none in Lincoln County; 20,045 vaccinations, no new deaths
Oregon reports 234 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 2,322 […]
Coastal conservation group, tribe, and ODFW are salvaging logs from fall fires and winter windstorms to restore local streams in the summer
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com The wildfires that tore through the north Lincoln County community of Otis last September forced thousands to flee for their lives and left behind the smoldering […]