The Maine Event is a fundraiser for the North Coast Land Conservancy, Friends of Haystack Rock, and the Wildlife Center of the North Coast. All admissions collected on February 22nd will be…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF LAND CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (DLCD): Draft Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap Available for Public Review, Public Meetings Scheduled
(SALEM, OR) – The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) has released a draft of an Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap for public review. The public may comment from February 17 – April 3,…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Commission meeting Feb 20 in Springfield will consider a petition to modify commercial Dungeness crab fishery rules; Public comment period open; comment via online form
SALEM, Ore.—Oregon’s Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Feb. 20 at the Lane County Armed Forces Readiness Center, 3106 Pierce Parkway in Springfield. The meeting starts at 8 am and will be livestreamed on the meeting…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Writing on the Inside
By Butch Freedman I knew I was being played. It was the journals they were after. The aim was to score a free notebook, not to be in a writing group. What…
Compassion Clinic: Free Medical & Dental Care, Plus More Services, Resources at Tillamook Fairgrounds Feb. 22
Compassion Tillamook is ready to host the third FREE Compassion Clinic — offering medical and dental appointments to anyone in need—no insurance or documentation required on February 22 from 11 am to…
CALL TO ACTION: Tillamook County Commissioner Mary Faith Bell Letter to ODFW Opposing Petition that Impacts Dungeness Crab Fishing, Calls for Community to Testify
The Oregon crabbing industry is facing an imminent threat. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission is in receipt of a petition demanding drastic changes to commercial crabbing rules that have the very…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: What’s wrong with our politics?
“Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.” – Will Rogers By Marc C. Johnson Susan Collins, the Republican senator from Maine, announced her re-election campaign…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Closer Look at Transportation
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 2/16/26 Dear Friends and Neighbors, One of my favorite movie lines is from the film Groundhog Day. “It’s going to be cold, it’s going to…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: Rural Northwest Oregon Updates Volume 61
Connecting with You One of the most meaningful parts of the legislative session is the opportunity to connect directly with the people I represent. Even with a full schedule of floor sessions…
U.S. COAST GUARD: Coast Guard rescues 2 hikers from avalanche chute in Olympic National Forest Feb. 15
A Coast Guard MH-60 helicopter crew from Air Station Astoria, Oregon, worked alongside the Mason County Special Operations Team to rescue a 51-year-old and 16-year-old in Olympic National Forest on Sunday evening,…