SEATTLE — The Coast Guard urges boaters in the Pacific Northwest to use extra caution while on the water this Labor Day weekend. Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of the…
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Sport bottomfish opens to all-depth fishing beginning Sept. 3
NEWPORT, Ore.—Anglers will be able to fish for bottomfish at any depth beginning Tuesday, Sept. 3. The rule limiting fishing to inshore of 40 fathoms, which keeps yelloweye rockfish mortality below the…
BOARD WORKSHOP AND REGULAR MEETING NOTICE Tuesday, September 10, 2019
The meeting will be held at Tillamook People’s Utility District’s Carl Rawe meeting room located at 1115 Pacific Avenue, Tillamook, OR 97141 The Tillamook People’s Utility District Board of Directors will conduct…
NEHALEM SCENIC WATERWAY RULES ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETS SEPT. 5 IN NEHALEM
NEHALEM, Ore. – The Nehalem Scenic Waterway Rules Advisory Committee will meet 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Sept. 5 in the kitchen meeting room at the North County Recreation District Community Center, 36155…
Possible Ammonia Leak Initiates HAZMAT Response in South County
On Tuesday, August 27, 2019, at approx. 5:52am, Tillamook 911 was notified of a possible ammonia leak from storage tanks at 31595 Sandlake Rd, near Cape Kiwanda. It was reported that there…
142ND FIGHTER WING TO CONDUCT TEMPORARY NIGHT FLYING OPERATIONS AUG. 27-29
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Fighter Wing will conduct routine F-15 night training missions August 27-29, 2019. Night training allows the Citizen-Airmen pilots based at the Portland Air…
Reminders to Practice Fire Safety this Labor Day Weekend
Portland, Ore. – With hot, dry conditions in the forecast and an increase in visitors traveling for Labor Day, fire officials are asking for the public’s help in preventing human-caused wildfires. “While…
FIRE DANGER LEVELS TO INCREASE: Northwest Oregon Protection Association – IFPL and Public Use restriction change
From NW District Foresters: We have a “significant weather pattern shift” beginning today, August 26th. For most of this fire season, we have enjoyed seasonable temperatures and relative humidity levels. The first…
Fire Weather Watch from Monday August 26th afternoon until 12:00AM Wednesday August 28th
The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening. * Affected Area…In Oregon…Fire…
Coast Guard Cutter Aspen maintains navigation aids in the Pacific Northwest
Coast Guard members established missing aids to navigation and realigned the entrance to Tillamook Bay this week during an ongoing mission along the Pacific Northwest coast. Coast Guard Cutter Aspen, a 225-foot…