By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News Service The groundbreaking Oregon State University sampling project that helps determine community prevalence of coronavirus will return to Newport for two more days of sampling this […]
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In the year of a coronavirus pandemic, families and friends celebrate July 4th in Yachats in quieter, more subdued ways
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Like the last four months of 2020, July 4 in Yachats was a lot different. Gone were the big crowds lining the streets for the city’s whimsical […]
Second resident of Newport nursing home dies as governor warns Lincoln and seven other counties that COVID-19 outbreaks must slow
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A second resident of a Newport rehabilitation center has died of COVID-19, one day before Gov. Kate Brown put Lincoln County and seven other rural counties on […]
Looking to reinvigorate visitor center operations, City Council awards contract to new operator, moving on from Yachats Chamber
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The city of Yachats has chosen a new operator for its city-funded visitors center, approving a two-year contract with a former council member who specializes in online […]
Yachats church ends funds for displaced workers after handing out $100,000, plans last round of business grants
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com After 14 weeks of supplying cash to workers displaced by the coronavirus pandemic, the well has run dry. Yachats Community Presbyterian Church has run out of money […]
Oregon officials warn that rapidly increasing COVID numbers could close businesses again, urge caution over July 4 holiday
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau and QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Oregon’s COVID-19 infection rate is rising so fast that unless checked, businesses may have to close again and reopening schools this […]
After weekend of sampling, OSU researchers find coronavirus “relatively prevalent” throughout Newport; health officials planning response
QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com and STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News Oregon State University researchers are confirming what Newport residents have feared since early June – they have a significant coronavirus problem. Preliminary results from […]
Gov. Kate Brown expands mask requirements from eight counties to all of Oregon starting Wednesday
By GARY A. WARNER/The Oregon Capital Bureau Everyone in Oregon will be required to wear masks or face coverings in indoor public spaces starting Wednesday to help curb the […]
Race to keep COVID-19 outbreak in check depends on small army of Lincoln County contact tracers
By ANGELA NEBEL/For YachatsNews.com Angela Martinez-Hernandez of Newport had just finished the medical assistant program at Oregon Coast Community College this month, when she heard about Lincoln County’s urgent […]
$400,000 suspension bridge planned for Amanda Trail falls victim to coronavirus pandemic and state agency budget cuts
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com A new suspension bridge planned for the Amanda Trail just south of Yachats has been scuttled for the time being because of the coronavirus pandemic […]