TILLAMOOK, Ore—On Aug. 24, 1933, the skies west of Portland were darkened by an enormous smoke column more than 40,000 feet high as a fire that had started in the headwaters of…
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OREGON STATE POLICE SEEKING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE REGARDING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION- WASHINGTON COUNTY
OIOpublisher The Oregon State Police Major Crimes Section in Portland is investigating Sergeant Levi Gray, with the Oregon Department of Corrections, who was recently indicted by a grand jury and arrested by…
Bay City Wayfinding Signage Construction Begins
Construction has begun on the installation of signs for the Wayfinding Program in Bay City. As part of this project, new wayfinding signs will be installed at: • Gateway sign at the…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY FRESHWATER MONITORING ALERT: Recreational use advisory lifted for Cullaby Lake Aug. 21
PORTLAND, Ore.— Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has lifted the recreational use health advisory issued for Cullaby Lake in Clatsop County. OHA issued the advisory Aug. 14. Water monitoring confirmed that the level…
SPECIAL NOTICE – NEAHKAHNIE WATER DISTRICT NEED FOR CONSERVATION
From Board of Commissioners & Staff of Neahkahnie Water District Please be aware that our natural spring fed flows are in significant decline and summer usage is high. Conservation measures are encouraged…
City of Nehalem on Restricted Water Use; NCRD to Close Pool Aug. 18th to Help with Efforts
(Letter sent to all Nehalem water users today, August 17, 2023 from Mayor Phil Chick) This summer has brought a level of drought that we have not experienced on the coast in…
Attention Rockaway Beach Residents: Water Conservation Efforts Requested
8/16/23 Hello Rockaway Beach Community, We’re reaching out to you with a brief update regarding our water supply. The water levels in Jetty Creek have dipped slightly due to lack of rainfall….
Biologists ask people not to disturb or pick up fledgling common murres on Oregon beaches
Oregon coast visitors are seeing many dead and dying fledgling common murres right now on state beaches. Some commercial fishermen report also seeing this at sea. At this time of the year,…
Celebrating the art of Don Osborne – Art Giveaway Saturday August 19th
When longtime Northwest artist Don Osborne Jr. passed away in February, his family knew what they wanted to do with his numerous artworks: to share them with the world. On Saturday, August…
Bay City Preps for New Restrooms, Showers at Campground; Readying for Pearl & Oyster Festival August 26-27
Installation of the new restrooms and showers at the campground in Al Griffith Memorial Park is scheduled to occur next week, on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. Preparations have been made on site…