By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The two hospitals in Lincoln County are not yet full of Covid-19 patients, but are struggling with staff shortages and not being able to send seriously […]
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Oregon State Police/Newport activity log Jan. 25-26
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP22019544 01/25/2022 00:33 Officer #44704 KATSIKIS, KELLY Impound Vehicle Location 101, Mile post 139 139 SB, NEWPORT, LINCOLN OR USA 97365 Narrative Summary On 1/25/2022 a black 2000 […]
Four OSU scientists connect and collaborate to try to understand the effect of microplastics in gray whales and the ocean’s food chain
By NANCY STEINBERG/Oregon State University NEWPORT — The concept is so well-established that it’s almost cliché — the most important thing humans know about ecosystems is that everything in […]
“We’re doing the best we can” say lodging and restaurant managers fighting Covid-19 absences among their staff
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com At Fresh Mexican Food in Waldport, indoor dining closed for five days in mid-January. At The Sea Note in Yachats, the co-owner has been working double […]
Covid-19 outbreak at Lincoln County jail sickens 25 inmates, 10 staff
NEWPORT – A Covid-19 outbreak has hit 25 inmates and 10 staff of the Lincoln County Jail, resulting in a weeklong lockdown of the facility. Sheriff Curtis Landers told county […]
Oregon withholds federal funds and fines Alsea School District for dropping required mask mandate for students and staff
By AIMEE GREEN and DOUGLAS PERRY/The Oregonian/OregonLive ALSEA — The Oregon Department of Education took the rare step this week of withholding federal COVID-19 relief funds from the Alsea School […]
Lincoln County unemployment rate slowly declining, but remains higher than statewide rate
The unemployment rate in Lincoln County continued its downward trend in December, according to the latest figures from the Oregon Employment Department, but remains significantly higher than the rest of […]
Siletz and Grand Ronde tribes square off over proposal to open a second casino along I-5 in north Salem
Architect’s drawing shows what a casino and motel complex proposed by the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz would look like along Interstate 5 in north Salem. By WHITNEY WOODWORTH/Salem Statesman-Journal […]
Rather than just complain on Facebook about illegal dump sites, Thomas McIntosh asked for help this week — and got it
By BREEANA LAUGHLIN/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – Thomas McIntosh drives the back roads of the Coast Range as a form a stress relief. But what he saw on a forest jaunt […]
ODOT wants to hear from Oregon residents about use of $400 million in “flexible” federal funds
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon transportation officials want to hear from the public about how the state should spend more than $400 million in “flexible funds” from the federal […]