The July 7th OHSU COVID-19 Forecast shows rises in COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations and deaths over the next few weeks due to the spread of Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5. By…
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OHA issues advisory due to high bacteria levels for D River in Lincoln County July 12th
PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is issuing a public health advisory today for unsafe levels of fecal bacteria in ocean waters at D River Beach in Lincoln County. People should avoid direct contact with…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Potpourri of News and Notes
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Neighbors and Friends, One of the measures I plan to introduce in 2023 will better prepare our students – and by extension, their families –…
ODF NEWS: The forest pest emerald ash borer is found in Oregon for first time; Emerald ash borer arrival in Oregon will bring changes to NW streams and urban forests
SALEM, Ore – The long-anticipated arrival in Oregon this summer of the destructive emerald ash borer sharpens concerns about the impacts to urban forests, wetlands and streams. Wyatt Williams is the Oregon…
Oregon dad, invasive species biologist spots first emerald ash borers on West Coast during summer camp pickup in Forest Grove
FOREST GROVE, Ore – On June 30, Dominic Maze, an invasive species biologist for the City of Portland, was waiting outside a summer camp in Forest Grove to pick up his children when…
142ND WING TO HOST, CONDUCT DISSIMILAR AIR COMBAT TRAINING JULY 11-15 and JULY 18-22
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing is hosting the Navy’s Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 “Golden Dragons” based out of Naval Air Station Lemoore, California to conduct dissimilar…
Ongoing Homicide Investigation in Nehalem
(July 10, 2022 – 1:45 pm) On the morning of July 9, 2022, Tillamook 911 dispatchers were advised of a violent crime that occurred the night before at a residence on Highway…
Fentanyl-driven overdoses sharply increasing throughout Oregon; Local resources, harm-reduction programs available
OHA, counties, CBOs working to get word out about rescue drug naloxone PORTLAND, Ore.—Drug overdose deaths in Oregon more than doubled between 2019 and 2021, with the increase driven largely by misuse…
FIRE SEASON STARTS IN NORTHWEST OREGON MONDAY, JULY 11th
The Oregon Department of Forestry announced today that Fire season will begin at 01:00 am in Tillamook County on Monday, July 11th, 2022, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. Fire season…
Tillamook County Recycling Rates Increase over 37% in 2020
The results are in, and you knocked it out of the park! It takes a while for local results to trickle upstream, where they are crosschecked with other data before resulting in…