The Clatsop County Public Health Department was informed Thursday September 24th of what appears to be a major outbreak of COVID-19 among employees of the Pacific Seafood facility in Warrenton. Testing of…
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Public Health issues guidance for smoke hazards
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: The same weather and conditions for Tillamook County, and in fact, currently air quality is hazardous in Bay City and Tillamook, and it likely to stay this way for…
“CLOSE CALL” FOR SEASIDE FIRE CREW WHEN TREE HITS APPARATUS WHILE ASSISTING WITH CAL WILDFIRES
Santa Rosa, Calif. – August 22, 2020 – While on assignment patrolling fire line at the LNU Complex Fire outside of Santa Rosa, California on Saturday morning, Seaside Fire & Rescue’s brush…
Lower Columbia Hispanic Council Now Known as “Consejo Hispano”
Somos Consejo Hispano. We are Consejo Hispano On August 3rd, the Lower Columbia Hispanic Council (LCHC), the culturally-centered nonprofit organization headquartered in Astoria, OR, unveiled its rebranding, marking a new chapter for…
Coast Guard rescues 2 teens near Fort Stevens State Park
A Coast Guard aircrew hoisted two female teenagers Wednesday afternoon near Fort Stevens State Park in Hammond, Oregon. At 5 p.m., watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Columbia River Command Center received…
Coast Guard rescues fisherman as vessel sinks near Columbia River entrance Tuesday July 28th
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT, Wash. — The Coast Guard rescued a fisherman from the water Tuesday morning after his vessel began taking on water and sank near the Cape Disappointment bar. At 1:30 a.m.,…
ODFW announces Columbia River recreational Pacific halibut openings
SALEM, Ore – ODFW today announced opening dates for the Columbia River all-depth and nearshore recreational Pacific halibut fishery openings. The subarea runs from Leadbetter Point, WA to Cape Falcon, OR. All-depth…
Razor clamming closed on Clatsop beaches July 15-Sept. 30
ASTORIA, Ore. – The annual summer conservation closure for razor clams begins Wednesday, July 15 and runs through Sept. 30 on Clatsop beaches (from Tillamook Head in Seaside to the mouth of…
New COVID-19 case reported in Clatsop County June 23rd
The Clatsop County Public Health Department has been informed of a new COVID-19 case. The individual is a female age 30-39 and a north-county resident. She was reported to be hospitalized for…
North Coast Land conservancy awarded $2.1 million to help create Rainforest Reserve
An area of the northern Oregon Coast characterized by scientists as the “Galapagos Islands of Oregon” moved a big step closer to permanent conservation Thursday with announcement of a $2,128,079 grant awarded…