This week, starting tomorrow July 26th, ODOT is striping OR 6 from milepost O in Tillamook to milepost 46 prior to Banks. We’ll work from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and estimate…
Category: Government
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Some Things that May Surprise You and Some that Won’t
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, Late last week I met with Mike Fong, the new Pacific Northwest Regional Administrator for the Small Business Administration. He asked me…
Ranked Choice Voting: Is It In Our Future?
by Neal Lemery Ranked choice voting (RCV) is the new popular trend in American politics these days. In August, Washington State primary voters will choose their candidates in their primary using this…
Nationwide 988 for mental health crisis; Oregon to launch 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
New, easy-to-remember number that starts Saturday will connect people in need of behavioral health crisis support Starting Saturday, July 16, people in Oregon and nationwide who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis will be able…
Neah-Kan-Nie School District Cuts the Ribbon on two new Covered Play Structures – Video
By Don Backman “During COVID it was a life saver,” Garibaldi Grade School Principal Janmarie Nugent stated at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new outdoor covered play area and solar energy…
ODFW razor clam conservation closure in effect July 15, Clatsop County Beaches Only
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife annual razor clam conservation closure is now in effect from July 15 through September 30, 2022. This razor clam closure is for the Clatsop Beaches only, from the…
OHA UPDATE: Novavax becomes fourth COVID-19 vaccine authorized by FDA; Rethink the Drink Campaign; COVID Reports, Resources
Yesterday, July 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized for emergency use the COVID-19 vaccine Novavax for adults age 18 and older. The two-dose Novavax vaccine does not use mRNA technology (Moderna and Pfizer), and…
OSP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE & REQUESTING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE- POLK COUNTY
News Release from Oregon State Police On July 13, 2022, at approximately 9:00 P.M. OSP responded to Hwy 18 milepost 15 in Polk County to a report of a shooting. Preliminary investigation revealed…
City of Tillamook Police Responds to Reports of Anti-Semitic Flyers, Propaganda Placed on Vehicles in Tillamook
From City of Tillamook Police Chief Rau, 7/13/22: If you have had flyers recently affixed to your vehicle’s windshield within the city limits of Tillamook over the past several days, please call…
Summer salmon fishing continues in lower Columbia River: Chinook retention extended through July
Chinook fishing in the Columbia River will continue without interruption through the remainder of the summer season, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington decided today, thanks to stronger than predicted returns of…
