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Oregon lawmakers seek community feedback as they plan a transportation package
The public has a chance to comment on new efforts to improve state roads and bridges in Lane County and throughout the state. Oregon lawmakers are mapping out a transportation package for the 2025 legislative session to address the state’s long-term needs, from sustainable funding to new projects so Oregonians can safely travel throughout the state. As an initial step, the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Transportation is planning a dozen...
Steep and Deep: A close look at the 2024 wildfire season ahead
Dylan Johnson, Weyerhaeuser forester and firefighter crew leader, said he has one fear heading into Oregon’s 2024 summer and fall wildfire season. “The ice storm that we had this past winter has created a lot of heavy concentrated fuel loading across the landscape, so there is a a lot of new fresh dead and down materials,” he said. “That increases the danger of spreading hot and intense fires and it will be difficult to get to the fires for suppression.” ...
Merkley Monthly: Strengthening wildfire resiliency and response
I’ll never forget driving more than 600 miles up and down Oregon during the 2020 Labor Day fires. I saw towns destroyed and never once broke free from the thick smoke. I was deeply moved by that heartbreaking experience. May is Wildfire Awareness Month, so I want to make sure you’re aware of how I’m working to protect Oregon’s communities from wildfire threats. In April, I led Oregon’s entire Congressional...
NCRD’s 2024 Gala Dinner and Auction Event achieves success
Amidst twinkling lights and a jubilant atmosphere, the North County Recreation District (NCRD) welcomed over 125 guests to the Gala Dinner and Auction event to support the construction of the new Aquatics Facility. From the moment guests stepped through the doors on May 3rd, the air was electric with anticipation. Buttercup’s delectable cuisine, earning rave reviews from attendees, made for an evening of culinary delight and heartfelt giving. Frank Squillo, owner of Wanda’s and our esteemed Master of Ceremonies for the evening, added an extra...
Rise in sea urchins impacts Oregon’s gray whales and their food
A recent boom in the purple sea urchin population off the southern Oregon coast appears to have had an indirect and negative impact on the gray whales that usually forage in the region, a new study shows. When urchin numbers rise, the spiky marine invertebrates can devour kelp forests that are a critical habitat for zooplankton, the tiny aquatic organisms that are the primary prey of many marine animals. Damaged kelp forests lead to reductions in zooplankton, and with fewer zooplankton to feed on, gray...
Tolovana State Park Beach health advisory lifted May 30
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) today lifted a public health advisory for contact with ocean water at Tolovana State Park, located in Clatsop County. The health authority issued the advisory on May 29, after water samples showed higher-than-normal levels of fecal bacteria in ocean waters. Results from follow-up tests taken by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) showed lower bacteria levels. Contact with the ocean water no longer poses a...
Symphony presents concerts in June
The North Oregon Coast Symphony concludes its 2023-2024 season with two concerts in June. Titled “Poetic Palette”, this series offers a variety of classical pieces from multiple composers. Concerto for Clarinet, Viola and Orchestra by Max Bruch features two soloists, clarinetist Braden Payne (in his final performance with NOCS) and principal violist Betsey Ellerbroek. Other selections include Offenbach’s Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld, Rossini’s William Tell Overture, Berlioz’s Hungarian March, the symphonic poem In The Forest (Miske) by Ciurlionis, and ...
OHA asking people who harvested, ate any Oregon Coast shellfish to complete survey
State health officials are asking people who recently harvested or ate any shellfish from the Oregon Coast to complete a survey as part of an investigation of illnesses linked to shellfish biotoxins. On May 28, Oregon Health Authority (OHA) urged people to throw out mussels gathered from beaches between Seal Rock State Park north to the Washington border after cases of paralytic shellfish poisoning were reported to the agency. The shellfish were harvested at beaches in Lincoln, Tillamook and Clatsop counties. ...
Marine biotoxin closures affect entire Oregon coast
New shellfish closures are affecting the entire Oregon coast, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today. This comes after the Oregon Health Authority announced that at least 21 people were sickened by Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) after eating mussels recreationally harvested on the North Coast since May 25. Mussel harvesting is now closed along the entire Oregon coast. Recent mussel samples taken from the coast exceed the limit for PSP, a natural marine biotoxin produced by some...
Seaside awards $23,500 in tourism grants
The City of Seaside Visitors Bureau and Seaside Tourism Advisory Committee (TAC) awarded $23,500 in funding to seven recipients through the 2024-2025 Tourism Grant Program. Funds will be dispersed in July. The application window for this latest grant round opened Feb. 2 and completed applications were due May 3. On May 15, and during its regular monthly meeting at Seaside City Hall, the TAC reviewed 10 applications with $41,500 total in requested grant funding. ...
Trump found guilty on 34 felony counts in NY hush money trial, Oregon reaction
Jurors in New York state court on Thursday found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments to a porn star ultimately to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. The first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president wrapped up in Manhattan, marking an extraordinary moment in American history not only for a former leader, but for one who is seeking to again hold the Oval Office. Trump, the Republican Party’s presumed 2024...
Elderly fraud increasing in Oregon
Internet scams targeting elderly Oregonians are increasing. The latest Federal Bureau of investigation report shows that segment of the population lost $44 million to the scammers in 2023. FBI Report Elder fraud complaints to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (or IC3) increased by 14 percent in 2023, and associated losses increased by about 11 percent, according to IC3’s 2023 Elder Fraud Report, released April 30. ...
Tolovana State Park Beach health advisory lifted May 30
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) today lifted a public health advisory for contact with ocean water at Tolovana State Park, located in Clatsop County. The health authority issued the advisory on May 29, after water samples showed higher-than-normal levels of fecal bacteria in ocean waters. Results from follow-up tests taken by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) showed lower bacteria levels. Contact with the ocean water no longer poses a...
Military now ride for free on SETD buses
Executive Director Craig Johnston has announced that the Sunset Empire Transportation District, Board of Commissioners has approved that starting on May 27, 2024 and going forward, any person with identification verifying they are currently serving, have served, or are retired from any branch of the United States Armed Forces will be allowed to ride SETD buses, and or utilize Dial-A-Ride or Paratransit services fare free and at no charge. Riders requesting this free service will need to show the bus driver’s or staff, verification of...
OHA kicks off 2024 Oregon beach monitoring season
The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) is kicking off the 2024 beach monitoring season by announcing the list of coastal recreation areas it will be keeping an eye on for bacteria during summer and early fall. The 24 beaches on the list that the OBMP, based at the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Public Health Division, is publishing includes some of the most frequently visited beaches in Oregon. It also includes beaches where the program has found bacteria present, or beaches for which local partners and...
Clatsop County Public Health Alert: Multiple reports of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP)
Multiple reports of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning have been made on the Oregon coast. Throw away any mussels picked since Saturday from Washington border to Seal Rock State Recreation Site south of Newport, OR. Cooking/freezing the mussels does NOT kill toxins.Signs of illness usually appear 30–60 minutes after a person eats toxic shellfish and include numbness and tingling of the face, lips, tongue, arms and legs. People also might have diarrhea and vomiting, headache, and nausea.Severe cases are associated with ingestion of large doses of toxin. People may have poor muscle control, clumsiness or slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, loose or floppy limbs, mental status changes, and respiratory failure.Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning can be deadly, especially for children. Appropriate medical care can lessen the risk of death.Do NOT feed to pets. If you ate mussels and feel ill, get medical help immediately.
Whale washes ashore at Nehalem Bay State Park
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and OPRD are aware of a dead humpback whale that washed ashore at Nehalem Bay State Park Monday morning, May 27. NOAA is working to determine cause of death but results may not be available for a week. The whale washed ashore near a snowy plover management area. Oregon’s beaches are protected nesting grounds for a small shorebird called the western snowy plover. This means there is no access to the beach from the dry sand area where signs are posted and pets are not allowed. Watch for special signs or fences during nesting season (March 15 – Sept. 15) and follow the rules to help protect snowy plovers.
Mussel closure extended to include entire North Coast
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce a new shellfish closure. The mussel closure has been extended from the central coast to include the entire north coast. Illnesses consistent with paralytic shellfish poisoning have been reported from mussels harvested from the north coast. Mussel harvesting is now closed from the Washington border to Seal Rock State Park. Mussel harvesting remains open from Seal...
Rare find along Oregon beach
A deep-sea angler fish, called a Pacific football fish (Himantoliphus sagamius) has been found by local beachcombers just south of Cannon Beach. Living in complete darkness, at 2,000 -3,300 feet, these fish are rarely seen, according to the Seaside Aquarium. “In fact, only 31 specimens have been recorded around the world,” the Aquarium operators state in a Facebook post. “While a handful of football fish have been recorded in New...
Wellness: Buzzfeed can diagnose which Disney character you are, not your medical condition
Fortunately, Buzzfeed has never claimed to be able to give you any medical diagnosis. But plenty of other sources on the internet walk the fine line between “this is not medical advice” and “this sure sounds a lot like medical advice”. There’s a quiz for everything, and a “cure” for everything. A problem you didn’t know you had, and the product that can solve it (for three easy payments of $ 19.95, plus shipping and handling!) Anything and everything to do with your health can be found with a few taps on your phone, so it’s important to recognize how...
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