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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...
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...
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...
Successful 85th year of the Azalea Festival
The City of Brookings thanks the community for coming out to celebrate the 2024 Azalea Festival. This was one of the largest and best attended festivals in recent years. Festival events started on Friday with the VVA Memorial Reading of the Names at City Hall and then a Dance Party in the park, where the large crowd danced the night away. The parade on Saturday had perfect weather with over 65 entries and parade watchers filling the sidewalks. This years' Street Market had over 90...
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...
Like Father...Like Son, John Lee Hooker, Jr. Steeped in the Blues
Not unlike Johnny Cash, Rev. John Lee Hooker, Jr. has built a formidable entertainment career singing and preaching his message to those behind bars. This past Saturday, Hooker, Jr. presented two inspirational shows at Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP). Pastor Hooker, Junior began his message by telling the 50 or so inmates in the attendance at the first program, “I’ve been through the mill, shot twice stabbed, homeless and have done time in San Quentin, Soledad, Avenal, Tracy and a few others. I’ve been a...
Police Blotter
The police blotter is an excerpt of a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change. For a list of missing items found in the Brookings area, you can visit the police services page of the city of Brookings website at www.brookings.or.us/134/police-services and follow the link near the bottom of the page. ...
Gold Beach, Bookings-Harbor see placers at State Track
Gold Beach had a pair of state champions in the Class 2A state track meet Friday at Hayward Field in Eugene. Korben Storns won the discus with a throw of 149 feet, 4 inches. Nelson Wilstead took the javelin with a heave of 172-2. Storns also finished fourth in the shot put on Thursday (42-0...
Gold Beach student wins third place in statewide Mayors Contest
SALEM, Ore. – Kacen Wardle, an 11th grader at Gold Beach High School, won the third-place prize for his digital media presentation in the Oregon Mayors Association’s (OMA) “If I Were Mayor...” civic awareness contest. Each year, students statewide compete in three age groups using different media, describing what it would mean if they were the mayor of their city. Posters are designed by 4th and 5th grade students; 6th through 8th grade students write essays; and 9th through 12th grade students produce a short...
New book empowers LGBTQ+ people, parents & allies
Revealing one’s identity and living proudly as an LGBTQ+ person can be so terrifying, many people never do it. They may fear being disowned by parents, losing their job and community, and even feeling depressed and suicidal. A new book aims to encourage LGBTQ+ people to fi nd the courage to live their truths, and the book provides solid guidance for parents and allies to love and support individuals on their rainbow journeys. ...
Huntly Park river rescue
On 05/22/24 at or about 3:28 p.m. Curry County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a 911 call reporting that several juveniles were in the water possibly drowning in the Rogue River near Huntly Park, about six miles east of God Beach. Central Dispatch then began to dispatch Curry County Sheriff’s Deputies, Gold Beach Police Officers, Gold Beach Fire, medical personal from Cal-Or ambulance, as well as medical helicopters from Reach. Within minutes...
Oregon’s Food Manufacturing Industry – Adding value
Food manufacturers process livestock and agricultural inputs into products for intermediate or final consumption. The industry adds value to raw agricultural products, selling its output to wholesalers or retailers for distribution to consumers. Although wholesalers and retailers are an important cog in bringing products to market, much like agricultural producers, they are not part of the food manufacturing industry. The industry groups found in food manufacturing are categorized by the...
Ethan Warner of Brookings competed in the Baja Society of Automotive Engineers California
Twenty-six students from Oregon Tech's Baja Racing team traveled to Lebec, Cali., April 25-28 to compete in Baja Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) California, where students test their self-built off-road vehicle for performance and endurance. Ethan Warner of Brookings attended the event as part of Oregon Tech's Baja Racing team. Warner is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering Tech at Oregon Tech. Baja SAE is a Collegiate Design...
Column: May is Oregon Wine Month
May is Oregon Wine Month, which means it is your patriotic duty to drink wine made from grapes grown and vinified here in the state south of Washington and north of California. Zach Wahl, at the Nye Beach Wine Cellar, can put some of the top Oregon labels in your hands. You can also swing by Grocery Outlet where Eric Vaughn has a decent Oregon 2020 vintage Pinot noir for a very decent price: $8.99. It is called Precarious. When I searched the internet to...
Letter: Memorial Day
Memorial Day Memorial Day is a sacred day for all war veterans. None need to be reminded of the reason why Memorial Day must be recognized. Far too often our Country as a whole takes for granted the freedoms all Americans enjoy. Those freedoms were paid for with tie lives of others few of us actually knew. The white crosses in the military cemeteries and our local cemeteries represent freedom bought and paid for. Memorial Day is for honoring those who have died serving in...
Housing Summit focuses on the South Coast
The Southern Oregon Coast Housing Summit featured Senator Dick Anderson, along with several other government representatives and housing professionals from throughout the State of Oregon. Those who attended the event had the opportunity to hear about legislative updates, and watch presentations on all things housing-related – from clean energy solutions, to affordable and workforce housing, and busting myths about homelessness. The Housing Summit was organized by the Southern Oregon Coast...
Celebrate State Parks Day with free camping, day-use and activities June 1
Celebrate State Parks Day with free parking and free RV and tent site camping at all Oregon State Parks June 1 as well as special events at selected parks. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will waive day-use parking fees at the 25 locations that charge them and camping fees for all tent, RV and horse campsites June 1. Day-use parking fees will also be waived June 2, to support Free...
David’s Chair carries many to Oregon beaches
By now, many in the community have heard of David’s Chair and know it offers people of limited mobility access to the Oregon coastline which is usually inaccessible to them. However, some may not know that a chair is available for checkout in Florence, but volunteer help is needed to keep the program available. Named for its developer David Hatrick, who was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease in 2017, the twin-track chair can get into beach areas unreachable by conventional powered chairs. ...
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