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Lincoln County approved for Phase 2 MAX KIRKENDALL newsguardeditor@countrymedia.net

Lincoln County has obtained the final approval from the Oregon Governor’s Office to move forward into Phase 2 of the Reopening Oregon process. Up and down the Oregon Coast, just one county has yet to advance to Phase 2 of reopening: Lincoln County. The delay sparked from a workplace outbreak at the Pacific Seafood fish plant that the Oregon Health Authority began investigating on June 2. The outbreak included 187 total cases and the most recent onset was July 26, according to OHA’s latest weekly report. In the Phase 2 application, the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners recommended the county move into Phase 2 on September 8, after Labor Day weekend. Phase 2 will allow wider reopening that includes recreational sports, venues like movie theaters, bowling alleys, arcades, pools and increased in-office work. Indoor social get-togethers are capped at 10 people with physical distancing. Governor Kate Brown agreed to the date, despite the fact that Lincoln County has

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Chinook Winds Casino Resort was loud and proud to welcome classic rides to town during the annual Surf City Classic Car Show and Sound Off event August 22-23. The event offered food vendors, music, awards and of course, plenty of spiffy vehicles. Social distancing queues and masks were strongly encouraged. Saturday was filled with car judging and Sunday was the Sound-Off that not only provided an entertaining show, but also raised money for the local charity Angels Anonymous.

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City residents rally around local post office MAX KIRKENDALL newsguardeditor@countrymedia. net

For over 20 years, Oregonians have been voting by mail. And in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, mail-in ballots is expected to be the voting method of choice for most Americans. When news broke about United States Postmaster General Louis Dejoy’s changes that included eliminating employee overtime, removing mail-sorting machines from postal facilities around the country,

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Protesters at the Lincoln City post office last week.

and reorganizing or eliminating Postal Service leadership, an outcry ensued across the nation as the changes slowed mail service in some areas and sparked concerns over whether the service will be able to handle the historically high volumes of mailed ballots expected in the November election. Protests have ensued across the U.S., including here in Lincoln County as locals participated in rallies last week and last Saturday, during the nationwide ‘Save the Post Office Saturday’ event. At the Lincoln City post

A 3.6 percent rate increase for North Lincoln Sanitary Service (NLS) was on the table for Lincoln City City Council Monday night, as the local waste company follows the consumer price index (CPI). Every two years, NLS provides cost of living rate adjustments for collection services. From April 2018 to April 2020 the CPI was 4.2 percent. NLS is allowed to adjust their

amount equal to 85 percent of the two-year percentage change, which amounted to 3.6 percent. The last rate increase in 2018 was the largest rate increase NLS has had in its history, largly due to the recycling issues in the China market, said NLS President Tina

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City approves waste rate increase MAX KIRKENDALL newsguardeditor@countrymedia.net

office, several people gathered from groups such as Indivisible Lincoln City and the Lincoln City Democrats. The first rally lasted two hours on August 18 and was brought together by a member of both groups, Nora Sherwood. “I saw that Newport was doing it so I thought this is something we needed to do in Lincoln City as well,” Sherwood said of why she wanted to show support in Lincoln City. “In general, I think the post office has been hampered by this re-

French. “We still pay almost double the amount per ton to drop off recycling as we do garbage,” French said. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, NLS feared a similar rate adjustment would be in order. French said at the August 24 City Council meeting that NLS lost about 60 percent of its waste tonnage in March through mid June. NLS had a nearly $60,000 decrease

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