Recovered fishing gear will inform action to reduce whale entanglements. A researcher in a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter first spotted the entangled humpback anchored to the bottom about 20 miles off…
Category: Government
Manzanita City Hall Debt Financing Plan Rejected
By Randy Kugler At the July City Council meeting, it was announced that the City had failed to be approved to proceed to the Oregon Bond Bank for the permanent debt financing…
Tillamook People’s Utility District MEETING NOTICE – Regular Board Meeting August 18, 2026
The meeting will be held at the Carl Rawe Meeting Room at Tillamook PUD, 1115 Pacific Ave., Tillamook, OR 97141 The Tillamook People’s Utility District Board of Directors will conduct…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Helping Small Communities Survive and Thrive
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 8/3/26 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Last week I was able to spend a day with Jim Carmack, Oregon State Director of Rural Development for the US…
OREGON DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DEQ): Air quality advisory for most of Oregon [Aviso sobre la calidad del aire]
EDITOR’S NOTE: About the only counties not listed below are the coastal counties, but don’t let that fool you! Currently (Aug. 4, 2026 @1:30PM) the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Nehalem…
Sammy’s Place Celebrates Official Groundbreaking at Thompson Springs Housing Development
Affordable Housing for People with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities – Housing that Makes a Difference By Laura Swanson Good things take time, and the groundbreaking on July 10, 2026 at…
OREGON DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DEQ): Air quality advisory for Portland metro area, Baker, eastern Clackamas, Crook, Deschutes, Harney, Jefferson, northern Klamath, northern Lake, Malheur, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, and southern Wasco counties [Aviso sobre la calidad del aire]
UPDATED: Clarifying that Portland metro area covers Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties QUICK FACTS – Aug. 3, 2026 Location: Portland metro area, as well as Baker, eastern Clackamas, Crook, Deschutes, Harney, Jefferson,…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Trump Has a Nuke Waste Plan for Idaho
“In Idaho, one specter haunted me. What if nuclear waste – whatever its level of contamination – ever found its way into the groundwater used for irrigation?” – Former Idaho Governor Cecil…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT): Nighttime pavement repairs on U.S. 101 between Seaside and Warrenton starts Monday Night Aug. 3
(SEASIDE, OR) – Travelers should expect nighttime lane closures and delays on U.S. 101 between Seaside and Warrenton while ODOT maintenance crews repair damaged pavement. Work is scheduled for Monday night, Aug. 3, through Thursday night,…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY WILDLAND FIRE SITUATION REPORT – 7/31/26: Significant Fire Potential This Weekend in Eastern Oregon
A dry cold front will arrive on Saturday that will bring strong winds to most of eastern Oregon east side, driving fire growth Saturday into Sunday. Forecasts are showing sustained winds 20-30 mph with gusts up to…
