The OHA Weekly Report showed that new cases in Oregon have continued to decline as 1,294 cases were recorded from Sept. 7-13 —down 12% from last week’s tally of 1,477. In that…
How to help during the wildfires; Paid leave available for COVID-19 quaratine; Wastewater monitoring project
OIOpublisher Life is stressful for people in Oregon right now with COVID-19. We’ve adapted our lives to cope with the disease, and now we are faced with wildfires and dangerous smoke as…
New Moon In Virgo: Dark night of the soul
By Madame Dana Zia The Moon disappears from our skies completely on September 17th at 4am PT. Not that this is anything new for the West Coast where we’ve been hunkered down…
Oregon men caught setting stolen crab traps in a protected marine reserve await trial; Garibaldi fisherman Bob Browning assists, using TIP line
NEWPORT, Ore.—Two men caught setting stolen crab traps in Cape Falcon Marine Reserve of the North Oregon coast await trial following a joint effort of citizen reporting and solid detective work. Bob…
Wildfire and its impact on fish and wildlife
Most of the wildlife in Oregon evolved with wildfire. And even though fires are intensifying, they are nothing new to Oregon’s wild animals. There are also no documented cases of fires that…
NORTHWEST OREGON AREA FIRE UPDATE FOR 9-15-2020
News Release from Oregon Dept. of Forestry Posted on FlashAlert: September 15th, 2020 5:53 PM Forest Grove, Ore. – Firefighters continue to work towards containing a number of fires burning across the…
IN GOOD HEALTH: When Fire Strikes
By: Linda Tate, Communications Director, Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation This week was a…WOW…just wow. Many of us in the Pacific Northwest were caught completely off guard by the high winds and horrible…
ODOT working to assess, repair Oregon roads damaged by wildfire
SALEM – Even with wildfires still burning, ODOT crews around the state have begun assessing damage on hundreds of miles of road, removing thousands of trees damaged by fire, and inspecting culverts,…
Tillamook County Receives a $349,800 Grant for School Broadband; Matches with CARES Act Funds
Tillamook County schools are opening with remote learning this year. Unfortunately, many of our youth do not have internet access. To address this issue, Tillamook County applied for and was awarded $349,800…
Air quality update: Advisory lifted for Oregon Coast, smoke to remain elsewhere next couple of days
Sept. 16, 2020 – The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Lane Regional Air Protection Agency and the Southwest Washington Clean Air Agency updated an air quality advisory Wednesday for Oregon and Southwest Washington due…