By LaNicia Duke, The Love Coalition I want to thank you for acknowledging the national conversation surrounding Black Lives Matter and the “tragic deaths of black citizens in other parts of the…
Category: Government
Oregon State Legislature – Special Session Recap
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 I have just returned from a three day special or unscheduled legislative session in Salem. Much has and will be written about this emergency session…
Coast Guard assists after fishing vessel sinks near Florence, Ore.
ASTORIA, Ore. — Coast Guard crews responded to a fishing vessel crew who abandoned ship in the early morning hours Monday June 29th near Florence. At approximately 1:50 a.m., Coast Guard watchstanders…
Governor Extends Face Coverings Requirement Statewide: Face covering requirements apply to indoor public spaces, take effect on Wednesday, July 1
(Portland, OR) — Governor Kate Brown announced today that Oregonians statewide will be required to wear face coverings in indoor public spaces, beginning this Wednesday July 1. The guidance applies to businesses…
Oregon reports 247 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths; Tillamook County reports 2 new cases, bringing county to 9 total cases
PORTLAND, Ore. — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from yesterday and remains at 202, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday June 28th. Oregon Health Authority reported 247 new confirmed…
Coast Guard, good Samaritans rescue 3 on Oregon Coast Saturday
Brookings, Ore. — Crew members from Coast Guard Station Chetco River and good Samaritans rescued three men from a capsized vessel Saturday outside the mouth of the Chetco River. At 10:45 a.m….
Wheeler Mayor Stevie Stephens Burden Announces Retirement in July
Dear Community: I am writing this letter to inform you that I formally tendered my letter of retirement to the Wheeler City Council on Tuesday June 16th. My final day will be…
Legislature Takes Action on Police Accountability, Evictions, and Foreclosures in Special Session; Second Special Session Later this Summer to Address Budget
(Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today commended legislators for taking action during the 2020 First Special Session on a number of priority pieces of legislation, including bills for police accountability and…
COVID-19 cases are surging in Oregon. How we all work together to bend the curve back downward
Each of us can take action to slow the spread of COVID-19 Cases will slow – and Oregon will remain open – if we take the safe, simple steps to prevent the…
TIS THE SEASON – ROAD CONSTRUCTION: Over $900,000 to fund slide project repairs for Tillamook County state highways
Watch for construction zones throughout Tillamook County, from Highway 101, just south of Wheeler, to Highway 101 south of Tillamook at Farmers Creek, OR 131 near Netarts to OR 6 road repairs…
