July 22, 2020 New Statewide Rules Go into Effect Today, Governor Kate Brown announced several new measures to help suppress COVID-19 in Oregon and drive transmission rates back down, effective Friday, July…
Beyond the Beach: Covid-19 Brings Challenges to North Coast State Parks
OIOpublisher By Dan Haag for Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve The summer season at some of the North Coast’s most popular parks is one of adapting to new realities for park…
Coronavirus- Daily/ Weekly Update
Weekly Testing Summary released OHA released its Weekly Testing Summary [ https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/DISEASESCONDITIONS/DISEASESAZ/Documents/Oregon-COVID-19-Testing-Summary-2020-07-20.pdf ] today showing 39,301 tests were performed July 13-18.* Of those tests, 2,292 were reported positive, for a percent positivity rate of…
ODFW Hosting Virtual Meetings for Public Input on Bottomfish/ Halibut Season
NEWPORT, Ore – ODFW is hosting virtual meetings July 28 and 29 to gather public input on the 2021 sport bottomfish and halibut season and the 2021 directed commercial halibut fishery. At…
Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Troopers Ask for Public Assistance in Buck Deer Poaching Case
SALEM, Ore.– Deer and elk carcasses left to waste where they were shot mark a poaching hot spot in Columbia County. Law enforcement requests the public’s assistance for information to solve the…
THE BEST PHOTOS
Rockaway Beach local and photographer Don Best is sadly moving out of the area to South Carolina. He will be greatly missed! His photos and presence have been a great contribution to…
Coronavirus Update 7/19/20
*July 19, 2020* Oregon reports 436 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths *PORTLAND, Ore. * COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the states death toll to…
Be a Weed Detective July 25th: An Introduction to Local Invasive Plants, Their Impacts, and How to Identify, Map, and Control Them
Did you know that many invasive plant species have taken hold in this area changing the plant communities along our coastline? Chrissy Smith with the Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS said these…
Manzanita Farmer’s Market Update- Move to Rex Champ Field and Marketing Manager Position Open
Big news from Manzanita Farmer’s Market this week! The Manzanita Farmers Market will temporarily move to the Rex Champ Field on Highway 101 starting this week, Friday July 24. Online ordering will…
Coronavirus Update
**July 18, 2020** Oregon reports 353 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths *PORTLAND, Ore.* COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 257,…