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Shipping Container Apartments Proposed For Astoria Details   The Astoria man who took a dilapidated downtown building and renovated it into a luxury accommodation known as the Hotel Elliot and last year created a new modern building for a dialysis center on Marine Drive occupying a long-empty lot has a new idea. Chester Trabucco has turned his attention to filling another critical local need. He is floating the idea of using a new building technique to provide more multi-f...

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Expect Delays Later This Week Crossing the Big Bridge North Details Published: 09 March 2021 Crews are working on replacing a failing culvert near the Washington side of the Astoria-Megler Bridge this week.  US 101 remains open with a temporary signal, alternating travelers through a single lane while construction crews stage equipment and supplies. Once construction begins later this week, travelers should plan for delays of up to 20 minutes. On Monday, Feb. 16,...

City/Port Master Plan Focus Of Joint Meeting Details Published: 03 March 2021 Astoria City Manager Brett Estes and Community Development Director Meg Leatherman have been in discussions over the past year with Port of Astoria staff working toward a possible partnership to develop and implement a master planning document covering the properties from the Bornstein Seafood plant to the Maritime Memorial. Those talks have now reached a point where on Thursday a joint...

Short Vaccine Supply Challenging Published: 03 March 2021 While more people are eligible to get one of the COVID 19 vaccines in Clatsop County with the addition of those 65 years and older on March 1st, there isnt enough vaccine to serve everyone.  In a news release, the county states that there are still those in the first groups to qualify that havent had a first shot much less a second dose. Individuals age 80 and over were declared eligible for vaccination by the state on Fe...

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KAST 1370 AM, serving Astoria, Warrenton, Seaside, Oregon

County Hires Interim Health Director Details Published: 24 February 2021  A familiar face is stepping into the top post at the Clatsop County Public Health Department. Margo Lalich has been tapped to serve as interim director of the department following the departure of Michael McNickle, who is stepping down to head the Gray’s Harbor County, Wash. health department. She will join the county on March 1. Lalich served with Clatsop County Public Health for 15 years...

Charlie Robertson, Sr., Franklin Robertson improved from seventh at state as a sophomore to finish second last season behind teammate Aidan Palmer (now at Boise State). The Colorado signee and 2019 3,000-meter champion on the track won the final Elite 5K race at Hydrangea Ranch in Tillamook in November, beating Wyoming 3A state champion Peter Visser of Star Valley by eight seconds. Ryan Schumacher, Sr., Jesuit Schumacher, who signed with Notre Dame in the fall, moved up 25 spots between his sop...

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