By Andrea Cantu-Schomus, Oregon Dept. of Agriculture, June 7, 2024 #biotoxins, #food safety, #shellfish The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce the expansion of the shellfish closures today June…
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Man Arrested for Abusing Multiple Children in Tillamook & Washington Counties; Additional Victims Suspected
OIOpublisher Over the past several months, Violent Crimes Unit detectives with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office have been investigating a sexual abuse case after multiple children disclosed being abused by the same…
Lake Lytle to Get Facelift – City of Rockaway Beach Awarded $433,576 Grant from Oregon Parks & Recreation for Phase 1, New Restrooms
By Laura Swanson All good things take time. The City of Rockaway Beach has had listening sessions, workshops and surveys about what the community would like to see at Lake Lytle Park. …
The Tale of the Whale: Humpback Whale Left to Decompose, No Explosives to be Used According to Oregon State Parks
Many social media posts have been speculating that Oregon State Parks will be blowing up a beached whale later this month. According to Oregon State Parks today June 5, 2024: “History isn’t…
National Weather Service Beach Hazards Statement: Coastal Hazards, Sneaker Waves – This Evening 6/4/24 through 6/5/
859 AM PDT Tue Jun 4 2024 Clatsop County Coast- Tillamook County Coast- Central Coast of Oregon- South Washington Coast- …BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING 6/4/24 THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING…
Research Team Completes Necropsy of Humpback Whale that Washed Ashore Near Nehalem Bay State Park; Cause of Death Likely Vessel Strike
A team of researchers completed a necropsy Thursday May 30th on a juvenile humpback whale that stranded at Nehalem Bay State Park earlier in the week (see video and links to stories below.)…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE RECREATIONAL SHELLFISH ALERT: Marine biotoxin closures affect entire Oregon coast
SALEM, Ore. – New shellfish closures are affecting the entire Oregon coast, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today. This comes after the Oregon Health Authority…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE CRITICAL SHELLFISH ALERT: Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Investigation Needs Responses to a Survey
Health officials in Oregon are investigating an outbreak of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) among people who recently ate mussels that were recreationally harvested from coastal areas in Lincoln, Tillamook, and Clatsop Counties….
First Student and Neah-Kah-Nie School District to Deploy Five New Electric School Buses over next 18 to 24 months
(Rockaway Beach, Ore.) – First Student, the leader in school bus electrification, will be delivering a cleaner and quieter ride to school for hundreds of students in the Neah-Kah-Nie School District. The…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: South County Man Arrested on Drug Delivery, Criminal Negligent Homicide Charges
On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, Tillamook County Detectives, along with assisting officers from other agencies, executed a search warrant on a residence and property in the Cloverdale area of Tillamook County. Shelby…