(Portland, OR) — In response to the alarming rise in COVID-19 case counts across Oregon over the last several weeks, Governor Kate Brown today announced new requirements for face coverings and limits…
Razor clamming closed on Clatsop beaches July 15-Sept. 30
ASTORIA, Ore. – The annual summer conservation closure for razor clams begins Wednesday, July 15 and runs through Sept. 30 on Clatsop beaches (from Tillamook Head in Seaside to the mouth of…
Oregon reports 332 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths
PORTLAND, Ore.— COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 234, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday July 12th. Oregon Health Authority reported 332 new confirmed…
Community Rallies Around Rockaway’s Old Growth Cedar; Graffiti Removed, Plans for Cameras
By Laura Swanson Last weekend at this time, arborists and the City of Rockaway Beach were determining the best way to remove graffiti that was found on the Old Growth Cedar in…
Rebuttal to City of Manzanita Mayor’s Commentary about Local Citizen, City Council Candidate
By Gerald Wineinger The mayor has chosen to go in the mud to chastise Randy Kugler using city resources. Randy has done nothing, but have an insistence on the truth, and the…
Oregon reports 409 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, no new deaths; Tillamook County Case Count Remains at 16
Since Oregon began reopening, we have seen spread of COVID-19 when people get together to celebrate with family and friends. Some examples include: Graduations Birthdays Weddings Holidays COVID-19 is spreading more among…
NORTH COUNTY NEWS: Manzanita Council Opts to Demolish Old School House
By Dave Dillon, North County News The Manzanita City Council voted at their July 8 meeting to demolish the old school house on the former Underhill Plaza as the first step toward…
FATAL CRASH ON HWY 101 at Long Prairie Rd. – TILLAMOOK COUNTY
On Thursday, July 9, 2020 at approximately 1:52 P.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Hwy 101 and Long Prairie Rd. Preliminary…
Increase in Community Spread at Gatherings; Modeling shows potentially steep upward trend
OHA reported that we are seeing increasing spread of COVID-19 at social gatherings like graduations, birthdays, weddings and holidays. COVID-19 is also spreading more among social activities involving groups of younger people,…
View From Here: When did you hit the “COVID wall”?
EDITOR’S NOTE: Or are you on the “Corona-Coaster”? You know – “The ups and downs of the pandemic – you go from one day loving your bubble, baking banana bread, tending the…