The Clatsop County Public Health Department will begin offering drive-through community testing for COVID-19 beginning the week of May 11. The testing will take place Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the county’s…
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Central Coast all-depth halibut opens May 21
NEWPORT, Ore. – The spring all-depth Pacific halibut sportfishing season in Oregon’s Central Coast Subarea (which includes ports from Port Orford to Garibaldi) will open May 21. Once the season begins, it…
Nehalem Bay Garden Club PLANT SALE – 71 years and still growing strong; This year it is the PHYSICAL-DISTANCING/GARDEN-BONDING, SELF-SERVE PLANT SALE!!!
After 71 years, it takes more than a global pandemic to stop the Nehalem Bay Garden Club – still growing strong and the plant sale goes on, starting on their usual day,…
OFFICIAL TILLAMOOK COUNTY BALLOT DEPOSIT LOCATIONS May 19, 2020 Primary Election UPDATED
Below you will find the drop site locations and the available days and hours, the sites will be open for you to drop off voted ballots. You have the choice of mailing…
Tillamook County Commissioners Reopen Some Boat Launches, Weekdays Only; Extend State of Emergency to May 31st
EDITOR’S NOTE: Yesterday May 5th, the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners extended the state of emergency to May 31st to align with neighboring counties, both Lincoln and Clatsop Counties had extended their…
ZIP code data added to OHA’s Weekly Report; Inland, Limited State Park Openings; Diabetes and COVID-19
A note from Lillian Shirley, Director of Oregon State Public Health: In this week’s Weekly Report, OHA has added COVID-19 case data by ZIP code and county. OHA is taking steps to…
Land conservancy returns ancient cultural site to Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes
Today, May 5, 2020, North Coast Land Conservancy transferred ownership of historical tribal lands at Neawanna Point Habitat Reserve — 18.6 acres of saltmarsh and Sitka spruce forest on the Necanicum Estuary…
A few inland state parks now ready to offer limited access
SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) announced a small number of inland state parks will offer limited services starting Wednesday, May 6. Parks returning to limited daytime service:…
Testing finds 11 positive COVID-19 cases among Bornstein workers at Astoria seafood processing plant
Results from testing conducted by the Clatsop County Public Health Department on employees of the Bornstein Seafood processing facility in Astoria showed 11 positive COVID-19 cases among those tested. The results were…
Netarts Bay Water Rescue Sunday May 3rd Ends in Tragedy
Netarts Bay, OR – At approximately 1:24 PM, Tillamook County Communications District 911 received a call regarding a kayaker in distress. A report came in that a female kayaker, 19, of Tillamook,…
