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Senior games result in big win for Myrtle Point resident
The Coquille Valley Table Tennis team traveled to Corvallis, for the annual Oregon Senior Games and won big. “It is always a lot of fun, and it’s a really big event,” stated Ellen King. “We really want to see more come out and play with us.” Ellen King has every right to be excited as she took 1st place in the woman’s singles 60-64 category of table tennis. She also...
Wind energy advisory question added to ballots in Curry, Coos counties
OREGON COAST – Voters in Coos and Curry counties will have an extra question on their ballot this November. Commissioners in both counties voted in favor of including an advisory question for voters on whether they should work to oppose the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s installation of two floating wind farms off the southern Oregon coast.
Oregon wildfires: Rail Ridge Fire explodes to 107,371 acres, Kotek declares conflagration
A red flag warning was extended until Friday evening as new wildfires ignited and existing fires spread across Oregon. The warning was extended due to continued hot temperatures, low humidity and gusty winds, and was set to remain in place until 11 p.m. Friday, the National Weather Service said. ...
East winds, heat wave could fan wildfire flames in Oregon over the weekend
Wildland firefighters in Oregon got a reprieve thanks to cooler weather in late August and early September, but officials warn a heat wave and dry, easterly winds could fan flames or start new fires through the weekend. “Oregon is still experiencing one of the worst seasons we’ve seen in the past decade, and the department […]
Dense Fog Advisory until 11:00AM
* WHAT...Visibility of less than one quarter of a mile in dense fog. * WHERE...In Oregon, Clatsop County Coast, Tillamook County Coast, and Central Coast of Oregon. In Washington, South Washington Coast. * WHEN...Until 11 AM PDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. * AFFECTED AREAS: CLATSOP COUNTY COAST ... TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST ... CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON ... SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST Instructions: If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
Alcohol task force punts on recommending beer, wine tax levels
A task force the Legislature created to study alcohol addiction and taxes on the harmful beverages has positioned itself to duck recommending whether lawmakers should raise beer and wine taxes. Instead, a draft report the 20–member task force compiled refers to dozens of sometimes contradictory suggestions from individual task force...
Oregon House Republicans target forests for wildfire reform as grass and shrubland burns
As Oregon heads into another hot weekend, Oregon House Republicans are calling on the state Legislature to reform forest management and logging policies they say would prevent large fires from starting and spreading. In a letter sent Wednesday, Republican Reps. Jeff Helfrich of Hood River, Ed Diehl of Stayton, and E. Werner Reschke of Klamath […]
Oregon governor outlines commitments to Native nations
This story originally appeared on Underscore Native News. This spring, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek promised to visit all nine federally recognized Native nations across the state. So far, she has visited eight and attended the annual Tribal-State Government-to-Government Summit in July. That time marked a span of months when Kotek heard from Native leadership across the […]
Heat advisory issued for Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon and Ochoco-John Day Highlands until Saturday night
On Friday at 4:46 a.m. a heat advisory was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until Saturday at 9 p.m. for Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon and Ochoco-John Day Highlands. The weather service says, "Hot conditions with temperatures up to 95 degrees expected. This will pose a moderate...
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