(CLACKAMAS, Ore. – May 29, 2024) —Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added 11 additional fishing days (June 1-11) for recreational spring Chinook downstream of Bonneville Dam during a joint state hearing today….
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OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY BEACH MONITORING ALERT: Tolovana State Park health advisory issued May 29 – High bacteria levels prompt OHA recommendation to avoid water contact
PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is issuing a public health advisory today for unsafe levels of fecal bacteria in ocean waters at Tolovana State Park in Clatsop County. People should avoid direct contact with…
City of Tillamook Street Closures May 29th & 30th for Manhole Replacement – 9th St. & 10th St. between Stillwell and Elm Avenues
The City of Tillamook Public Works Department announces street closures on 9th Street and 10th Street between Stillwell Avenue and Elm Avenue on Wednesday May 29th and Thursday May 30th. these closures…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE CRITICAL SHELLFISH ANNOUNCEMENT: Shellfish poisoning confirmed in mussels recreationally harvested in Tillamook and Clatsop counties
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) advises you to throw out any mussels recreationally harvested since Saturday May 25 from the Washington border to Seal Rock State Park (the current mussel harvesting closure area) and…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Throw out mussels harvested between Washington border, Seal Rock State Park
Health officials say at least 20 people sickened by naturally occurring biotoxin after gathering mussels from Short Beach near Oceanside, Hug Point, and near Seaside PORTLAND, Ore.—An outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Pausing to Reflect on Our Shared Values
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 With all the things that disturb and divide us these days, I want to believe that Memorial Day is a time that brings us all…
MYSTERIES FROM THE SEA: Tar Balls, Oiled Birds and Beached Whale – Report from Oregon DEQ Incident Response Team 5/27/24
Responders continue surveying and cleanup efforts for a tar-like oil washing up on shorelines and impacting wildlife since Sunday, May 19 from Long Beach, WA to south of Waldport, OR. To date, no source has been identified. However, analysis…
Where’s the Whale? North Oregon Coast Watch Whale Float by Rockaway Beach; Whale Beached North of Nehalem Jetty May 26th
The whale drama began on Saturday May 25th on local social media community pages as local Rockaway Beach residents noticed a large object offshore beyond the surf line. Several queries and guesses,…
Fish, clam and crab for free during Free Fishing Weekend June 1-2; Fishing Events at Hebo Lake, Trask Hatchery in Tillamook
Free fishing events in Clatskanie, Estacada, Eugene, Gaston, Hebo, Junction City, Lakeside, Portland, Tillamook, Toledo, Florence, and Ukiah SALEM, Ore.— Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday of the first weekend of June….
Some Ballots Mailed USPS “Returned to Sender” in Tillamook County; Returned Ballots Need to be to Clerk’s Office by May 28th
By Laura Swanson Some Tillamook County residents were surprised to receive their mailed ballots “returned to sender – mis-delivered back to them. There have been reports of ballots that were mailed via…
