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Clatsop Quilters Guild show winners announced
WARRENTON — The nonprofit Clatsop Quilters Guild held its first quilt show in June at the Warrenton Grade School. Members entered over 80 quilts for the show, which had over 400 visitors. There were three categories of quilts to vote for: small, medium and large, with first, second and third place ribbons awarded in each category. The quilt with the most votes overall was awarded Best in Show. ...
Sitka Center, schools partner to expand arts access for children
The 2024-25 school year will bring new arts access for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade public school students from Lincoln, Tillamook, and Clatsop counties, with new school districts signing on to provide Sitka Youth Program services to their students. Sitka has been actively expanding education for Oregon students in the arts and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math), focusing on reaching out to new communities and supporting underserved students. Nine...
Astoria police deploy new tasers
Officers at the Astoria Police Department are the first in Clatsop County to use the newest model of tasers, which have been updated to maximize accuracy and deescalate conflict. Taser 10, launched last year by Axon, a company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, has an increased distance of up to 45...
Firefighters carry hurt Great Pyrenees down Oregon mountain
Thanks to some human help, a 160-pound dog injured on a steep mountain trail in Oregon last week is now safe − and heartwarming pictures captured the rescue. Officials with Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District said the rescue took place on Saddle Mountain near Seaside, a small resort city in northwestern part of the state.
Dog rescued from Oregon hiking trail after paws cut by wiring on path
CLATSOP COUNTY, Ore. – A dog is safe after its paws were cut by wiring on an Oregon hiking trail near Cannon Beach last week. According to a Facebook post by Cannon Beach RFPD, the 160 pound Great Pyrenees was hiking Saddle Mountain when it suddenly stopped and refused to continue walking. Officials say, “the poor babies paws were raw/cut and needed assistance down.”
Tolovana Inn pays penalty over county lodging taxes
Clatsop County commissioners have rejected an appeal from the Tolovana Inn to waive penalties totaling more than $190,000 for failure to pay the county’s lodging tax. Guests pay the lodging tax directly to hotels, vacation rentals and campgrounds, and the lodging providers remit the collected money to the appropriate jurisdiction. In 2018, the county passed an ordinance requiring lodging providers to register, file and remit a 1% room tax every quarter.
Astoria police deploy new tasers
Officers at the Astoria Police Department are the first in Clatsop County to use the newest model of tasers, which have been updated to maximize accuracy and deescalate conflict. Taser 10, launched last year by Axon, a company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, has an increased distance of up to 45 feet. Axon has marketed the new taser as part of a goal to reduce gun-related deaths between police ...
Tolovana Inn pays penalty over county lodging taxes
Clatsop County commissioners on Wednesday rejected an appeal from the Tolovana Inn to waive penalties totaling more than $190,000 for failure to pay the county’s lodging tax. Guests pay the lodging tax directly to hotels, vacation rentals and campgrounds, and the lodging providers remit the collected money to the appropriate jurisdiction. In 2018, the county passed an ordinance requiring ...
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