PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) today September 29, 2022, lifted public health advisories for contact with ocean water at Short Sand and Rockaway beaches, both located in Tillamook County. The health authority issued the…
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Laity Is a Golden Opportunity
OIOpublisher Those of us who live in Oregon House District 32 have an opportunity in the November 8 Midterm Election to send a young, devoted public servant to Salem: Logan Laity. I…
Opioid overdoses increased in 2021, OHA report shows; Fentanyl and methamphetamine help fuel rise in deaths and hospitalizations
PORTLAND, Ore.—Methamphetamines and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl helped drive an increase in opioid overdoses and related deaths in 2021, according to a new Oregon Health Authority (OHA) report. The report shows that…
Sewer Line Repair at Pacific Ave./1st Street Tillamook Result in Street Closures Oct. 1st -Oct. 6th
The City of Tillamook is working on sewer line repair and will be closing the one-lane on Pacific Avenue/1st Street. There will be road and detour signage for traffic. The closure will…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT): OR 47 reopening delayed
We’ve been working since mid-May to replace the West Fork Dairy Creek Bridge and originally expected to have OR 47 reopened by October. The window for utility relocation to meet our original target date…
OSP FISH & WILDLIFE SEEKING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE WITH POACHED ELK – COLUMBIA COUN
(News Release from Oregon State Police; Posted on FlashAlert: September 29th, 2022 7:00 AM) On September 23, 2022, at approximately 6:40 a.m., OSP Fish & Wildlife Troopers received information that a large bull elk…
More salmon fishing opportunity on the lower Columbia River starting Oct. 1
(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) —Salmon fishing for Chinook and hatchery coho will reopen from Buoy 10 to Bonneville Dam starting Saturday Oct. 1, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington decided September 28, 2022. Managers…
$225,000 in funding to expand opportunities for families, individuals with Intellectual and Development Disabilities on North Oregon Coast
(Nehalem, OR) – Sammy’s Place is pleased to announce grant awards and contracts totaling $225,000 to provide needed supports and opportunities to families and individuals with Intellectual and Development Disabilities (I/DD) in…
HPAI confirmed in two Tillamook County backyard flocks
On September 28, the U.S Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) confirmed two cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in neighboring non-commercial flocks in Tillamook County. These are…
ODFW seeks candidates for sport fishing and commercial salmon industry representatives on the Fish Restoration and Enhancement Program Board
(September 28, 2022- SALEM, Ore.) — ODFW seeks qualified applicants to positions for sport fishing and the commercial salmon industry on the Fish Restoration and Enhancement (R and E) Program Board. Interested individuals…