(SEASIDE, Ore. – July 5, 2024) – A two-alarm structure fire about two miles south of Seaside closed US Highway 101 Thursday night for hours and added additional strain for first responders on one of…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Bay clamming reopens statewide, mussels reopen on south coast
(SALEM, Ore. 7/5/24) – Bay clamming is now open statewide and mussel harvest reopens from Coos Bay north jetty to the California border the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Excessive Heat Warning Issued 7/5/24 through 7/8/24
7/5/2024 00:47 PDT through 7/8/2024 20:00 PDT Excessive Heat Warning issued July 5 at 12:47AM PDT until July 8 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Portland OR * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures…
Governor Declares Extreme Heat Emergency
Governor urges Oregonians to take every precaution to stay safe and check on their family and neighbors Salem, OR – Today, Governor Tina Kotek declared a statewide extreme heat emergency as the state…
Harvest razors now during five-day low tide series before Clatsop beaches close for conservation July 15
(July 5, 2024; ASTORIA, Ore) – A low tide series runs through July 10 on the north coast, giving clammers a last chance to harvest razor clams before the annual conservation closure begins…
I’ve Been Thinking … About Immigration
EDITOR’S NOTE: An appropriate topic as we celebrate our freedoms, and acknowledge that we ALL came here from somewhere else; we are all immigrants, unless your roots connect to the native indigenous…
Independence Day the Rockaway Beach Way 2024 – Congratulations Rockaway Beach Grand Marshal Bill Hassell
By Robin Swain At the June Council Meeting Bill Hassell was chosen as Grand Marshal for the City of Rockaway Beach’s 4th of July parade. Bill is one of those people who…
Independence Day the Rockaway Beach Way Porch Parade Winners
By Robin Swain Rockaway Beach is the place to be for Independence Day with decorated homes and businesses throughout town showing off their best red-white-and-blue. The city of Rockaway Beach sponsors the…
All Oregon Dept. of Forestry Districts now in fire season ahead of coming heat wave
SALEM, Ore. – As of July 3, all Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) districts are in fire season. This means that to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires, fire restrictions may be in…
Independence Day the Rockaway Beach Way: Volunteer of the Year – Ronnie Duckworth
By Robin Swain An amazing amount of nominations were received by the City for Volunteer of the Year. The majority of them were for Ronnie Duckworth. The reasons people nominated him covered…
