Musical Story Time with the Symphony!! Giraffes can’t dance! This delightful story by Giles Andreae and GuyParker-Rees is the focus of the North Oregon Coast Symphony’s October Musical Storytime education outreach program….
Category: Government
Letter for All Oregon Voters – Any Ballot Box in the State Works!
We on the north coast are hardy and engaged in our communities … and often fairly remote. Only having PO Box mail delivery is often a nightmare, but we roll! Open…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Recreational Chinook and coho fishing days added for Columbia River
(SALEM, OR) – Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added recreational salmon fishing days in the mainstem Columbia River during a joint state hearing today.Anglers can now retain Chinook over the weekend (Sept. 26-27)…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY: LATEST SURVEY BY AIR OF OREGON’S FORESTS REVEALS DROUGHT UNDERLIES MANY TREE HEALTH ISSUES
A report on the health of Oregon’s forests has just been released showing a dip in acres showing death and damage. (SALEM, OR) – A new report on the state of…
Why I Will Vote for Tina Kotek for Governor
I will vote for Governor Tina Kotek. Here are just a few of the reasons. Governor Kotek acknowledges the dangers of the climate crisis and works to find ways to create a healthy environment for…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Dangerous and Out of Control
By Butch Freedman Today (September 22, 2026), trump spoke at the United Nations and, not surprisingly, embarrassed both himself and our country. Once again, the blowhard threatened to “annihilate the Islamic republic.”…
OP/ED: Why Not Drazan …
By Vic Affolter Tina Kotek may not be Oregon’s historically most popular governor, but that doesn’t justify her being replaced by Christine Drazan, who is out of tune with a majority of…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Data, Infrastructure, and Seafood
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, Sensitive electronic equipment and salt air don’t always go well together. So for the most part, our district has been…
U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for missing pilot following plane crash off Oregon coast near Yaquina Head September 21, 2026
(ASTORIA, OR) — The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing pilot after a Beechcraft B95 aircraft crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Yaquina Head Lighthouse in Newport, Monday. The aircraft was carrying a 78-year-old male pilot who remains missing. Watchstanders at Coast Guard…
Making Tillamook County Parks Best in State
Tillamook County Parks Foundation undertakes a lofty goal — one park at a time The Tillamook County Parks Foundation likes to think big. Making our county parks a shining example…