Updated health guidance aligns Oregon with California, Washington, Hawaii in supporting COVID-19 vaccine for anyone who wants it PORTLAND, Ore.—Updated guidance released Wednesday September 17, 2025, by the new, four-state West Coast Health Alliance has cleared the way for federally approved 2025-2026 COVID-19…
OREGON DEPT. FISH & WILDLIFE: Additional days for Columbia River salmon fishery announced
OIOpublisher CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added more recreational salmon fishing days in the mainstem Columbia River during a joint-state hearing on Wednesday September 17, 2025. The decision…
HOFFMAN CENTER: AUTHOR READING WITH JANE ASHE, “FIREFLY” SEPT. 18TH
Author Reading with Jane AsheSeptember 18 | 4:00-5:30 pmThis event is free and open to the public From Julianne Johnson – Please join me in offering a warm welcome to my cousin…
Impacts of the “Big Beautiful Bill” on Rural Health – Nothing beautiful about cuts to Medicaid
By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the expansion of Medicaid, 44 million people gained health insurance. This allowed people who were unable to get medical coverage through…
Tillamook County Clerk’s Office Launches New Property Recording Alert Service
The Tillamook County Clerk’s Office is pleased to announce the launch of a new Property Recording Alert Service, a free tool available to the public to help property owners stay informed about…
Transportation Special Session to Resume During Interim Legislative Days, Sept. 29
The vote on critical stop-gap transportation investments will be held during September legislative days to allow for Sen. Chris Gorsek to be present (SALEM, Ore.) – Following the most recent of ongoing…
OREGON DEPT. FISH & WILDLIFE: General Marine Species bag limit reduced begins Sept. 18 to lower risk of an early season closure
NEWPORT, Ore. – The General Marine Species daily bag limit is reduced to three fish beginning Sept. 18 to lower the risk of an early season closure. The one-fish sub-bag limit for…
OREGON STATE POLICE – PUBLIC SAFETY ALERT 9/16/25 CLATSOP COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS: SUSCIPCIOUS BACKPACK AT SUNSET BEACH, PUBLIC ASKED FOR INFORMATION
(CLATSOP COUNTY, Ore. Sept. 16, 2025) – On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at 10:21 a.m., Oregon State Parks notified the Oregon State Police of a suspicious backpack in a public bathroom at Sunset…
There is no them, just us; What can I – what can we – do?
EDITOR’S NOTE: I follow several journalists on Substack (Dan Rather’s “Steady” is a favorite) and also local author and journalist Marc C. Johnson (you’ll recognize his name from the Neahlem Bay Health…
WATER RESCUE IN SEASIDE SEPT. 16, ONE HOSPITALIZED
Seaside Police and Seaside Fire & Rescue responded to a report of two young adults unaccounted for in the ocean near the Turnaround at 1:47 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16. A female…