PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 525, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today. Oregon Health Authority reported 266 new…
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Tassi O’Neil, Tillamook County Clerk, Addresses “Integrity of the Oregon Vote-By-Mail System” at Tillamook County Democrats August Meeting
OIOpublisher by Fred Bassett, Tillamook County Democratic Central Committee Chair “I feel we have a great system to get the ballots to people, and to get them back!” That was the fundamental…
OREGON STATE PARKS BEGINS TO ASSESS WILDFIRE AND WINDSTORM DAMAGE
The devastating wildfires that continue to level the Oregon landscape have so far burned about 900 acres of state park land, most of it undeveloped forest, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department…
NEWS FROM OREGON STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Mopping Up
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 It has now been two weeks since the Echo Mountain Complex Fire roared through the center of our district. Much of northern Lincoln County remains…
After the fire: Returning to a home that survived a wildfire; OHA’s modeling report
Wildfires can leave lingering smoke and ash in people’s homes and businesses. When you return to a home or business that has survived a wildfire, it’s important to take precautions to protect…
DON’T BE TAKEN IN BY ONLINE DONATION SCAMS RELATED TO THE WILDFIRES
News Release from Oregon Dept. of Forestry OREGON CITY, Ore. – Personnel assigned to the Clackamas County Fires have been receiving word of individuals requesting or raising funds on social media outlets…
Chinook retention reopens on mainstem Columbia River starting Saturday, Sept. 19
CLACKAMAS, Ore.— Fishery managers were able to reopen the 2020 Chinook retention season starting this Saturday, Sept. 19, four days earlier than scheduled based on preseason planning and run forecasts. Effective Sept. 19-Dec. 31,…
ODF Fire Report: Friday, Sept. 18, 2020 Oregon Activity Summary
The Oregon Department of Forestry are closely monitoring 10 major fires in Oregon, (see table below for details). Echo Mountain and the North Cascade complexes were removed from today’s report. Fires are…
Air quality advisory extended through Saturday for Northwest, Central, Eastern and some parts of Southern Oregon
Date: Sept. 18, 2020 The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality extended an air quality advisory through Saturday for Northwest, Central, Eastern and some parts of Southern Oregon due to smoke from fires in Oregon…
Oregon reports 215 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, no new deaths; Tillamook County add another case, Total cases at 50
The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from yesterday and remains at 521, the Oregon Health Authority reported Oregon Health Authority reported 215 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the…