By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Every adult in Oregon will be offered a vaccination against COVID-19 by July 1, with the two-shot vaccines reaching all adults who want it […]
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Oregon State Police news release on U.S. 101 fatal accident in Coos County
On Thursday, February 25, 2021 at approximately 7:15 P.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a two vehicle crash on Hwy 101 near milepost 227. Preliminary investigation […]
Starting March 11, Oregon residents can start getting early notice of earthquakes on their cell phones via new ‘Shake Alert’ system
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Starting next month, thanks to a multi-state program years in development, Oregon residents will receive cell phone alerts to brace for an impending earthquake. The ShakeAlert […]
Remembering Martin Baker: He found a home in Yachats and helped change the people and church who took him in
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Martin Baker was homeless when he arrived in Yachats on his bike four years ago. He found a place to sleep in the entryway of Yachats […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Feb. 25: 553 new cases, 3 in Lincoln County; 22,841 vaccinations, 10 more deaths
Oregon reports 553 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 10 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 10 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,204, the […]
Oregon’s state economists predict better than expected tax collections, despite pandemic
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau More than 150,000 Oregonians remain out of work as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but income tax collections that support state services and public […]
Republicans in Oregon Senate walk out again — this time in protest of COVID-19 restrictions
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau The walkout as a political tactic resurfaced Thursday in the Oregon Legislature. This time, however, the 12 Republicans in the Senate said Thursday that they […]
Proposal in Oregon Legislature would give tax-credit boost to state’s film industry
By KEVIN HARDEN/Oregon Capital Bureau New legislation could give Oregon’s pandemic-battered film industry a much-needed boost. House Bill 3244, introduced Tuesday, would increase the maximum annual tax credit for certified […]
Waldport-area fire district board votes to offer fire chief’s job to interim chief
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue District board voted this week to offer its chief’s job to Jamie Mason, who has been serving as interim […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, Feb. 24: 427 new cases, 2 in Lincoln County; 22,406 vaccinations, 32 more deaths
Oregon reports 437 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 32 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 32 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,194, the […]