(CLACKAMAS, Ore.- July 9, 2025) — Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added recreational fishing days for adult hatchery Chinook and sockeye to the on-going hatchery steelhead and hatchery jack Chinook fishery…
Governor Kotek Declares Drought Emergency in Lincoln County
This drought declaration marks the second made by Governor Kotek this calendar year. Salem, OR – Governor Tina Kotek has declared a drought in Lincoln County through Executive Order 25-13 and directed…
NEAH-KAH-NIE JUNIOR BASEBALL TEAMS HEAD TO STATE TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND; SENIOR TEAM #1 SEED
Summer time and baseball – they go hand-in-hand. There are a couple of teams from Tillamook County heading to a state tournament this weekend. The Neah-Kah-Nie Junior Baseball Organization (JBO) – Junior…
NEHALEM BAY WATERSHED COUNCIL: Nehalem Basin Partnership Meetings, Tours Explore Restoration Opportunities for Landowners; First Meeting July 13th at NCRD
The Nehalem Basin Partnership is hosting a series of site tours and public meetings to share salmon habitat restoration work that has been done in the Nehalem Watershed. Public Meetings will be…
BAY CITY ARTS CENTER JULY ARTISTS OF THE MONTH: ROD WHALEY RETROSPECTIVE; NICOLA MEEKS & AMBER MOHR – RECEPTION FRIDAY JULY 11TH
Join Bay City Arts Center for a special July Artists of the Month reception on Friday July 11th from 5 to 7pm, featuring three artists, music and more. Rod Whaley Rod spent…
OBITUARY: Ronald Milton Becker – June 12, 1939 – July 6, 2025
Ronald Milton Becker died peacefully on July 6, 2025, at his Netarts home after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. Born on June 12, 1939, in Longview, WA, Ron spent his early years…
What Does Freedom Mean to Me?
EDITOR’S NOTE: Given the state of federal government and the upcoming 4th of July holiday, I took a prompt that NPR sent out to readers “What does Freedom Mean to You?” and…
BOOK REVIEW: The Death of Politics by Peter Wehner
By Jim Heffernan I’m not sure why I did not read this book three years ago when I first bought it. Maybe I was caught up in tribalism and thought a book…
60 Affordable Housing Units Coming to Manzanita
Construction is underway at Spruce Point, an affordable housing community set to open in 2026. (PORTLAND, OR) – It’s not easy to find affordable housing in the thriving coastal town of Manzanita, but a…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY – NORTHWEST OREGON FIRE PROTECTION AREA INDUSTRIAL, PUBLIC FIRE DANGER CHANGES, EFFECTIVE MONDAY JULY 14th
From Dan Goody, District Forester, Oregon Department of Forestry, Astoria District After reviewing the 10 day fire weather forecast with several landowners, cooperators, and partners, the Northwest Protective Association Districts are going…