By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Counties that might fall back into the state’s most restrictive extreme risk level for COVID-19 spread will be given a two-week grace period on […]
Archives for 2021
Fight over vacation rental management breaks out as Meredith Lodging sues Vacasa over “smear campaign”
By MIKE ROGOWAY/The Oregonian A small rival filed a complaint against Portland vacation rental management giant Vacasa on Wednesday, alleging that Vacasa had embarked on a “smear campaign” in an […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, March 3: 276 new cases, none in Lincoln County; 22,346 vaccinations, 27 more deaths
Oregon reports 276 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 27 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 27 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,252, […]
Lincoln County sheriff’s deputies make two arrests in Siletz homicide
Downloadable file: Epperson Downloadable file: Carey-Bennett On February 20, 2021, at approximately 6:15 am, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch received a call reporting an unconscious male on Cemetery Road near Government Hill […]
State OKs $3.34 million grant for Lincoln County nonprofit to buy 42-unit motel to help house Otis fire victims, and eventually others
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com A Lincoln County non-profit organization could get the keys as early as this week to a 42-unit hotel being refurbished to provide housing for the dozens […]
Oregon health officials begin shipping new Johnson & Johnson vaccine out to every county
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Every Oregon county will receive 100 doses this week of the new Johnson & Johnson single-shot COVID-19 vaccine that President Joe Biden said Tuesday […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, March 2: 269 new cases, 3 in Lincoln County; 10,911 vaccinations, 13 more deaths
Oregon reports 269 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 13 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 13 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,225, […]
ODOT contractors retrieve 28-ton drilling rig from rocks below U.S. 101 on Saturday, highway re-opens 24/7 with flaggers at Brays Point
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Three massive tow trucks and crews from across the country hauled a 28-ton drilling rig from the edge of the ocean Saturday, three weeks after it […]
Oregon grocery and other front-line workers blast governor for making them wait until May for vaccines
By BEN BOTKIN/The Lund Report Oregon grocery and other front-line workers leveled a sharp rebuke on Monday against Gov. Kate Brown for making them wait until May to become eligible […]
Yachats rainfall in February was above normal and all but five days had measurable amounts
Measured rainfall in Yachats was slightly above normal in February, but the number of days resulted in just a wet, dreary month, according to records from the city and weather […]