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Clatsop Beach Still Closed To Razor Clamming Details Don't do it.  State game enforcement is warning that people will be fined for digging razor clams on North Oregon Coast beaches.  They are keeping a very close eye on Clatsop Beach but the warning covers all beaches from Astoria to Florence.  Clatsop Beach is typically the most productive razor clam beach in the state but high levels of toxin make the clams unsafe to eat. Crab harvesting remains open along the entire Oregon coast. Coastal scallops are not affected by biotoxin closures when only the adductor muscle is...

Astoria Police Call In Bomb Squad Tuesday For Device Thrown Out Car Window Details   Tuesday morning at about 9:05 AM an Astoria Police Officer was in the area of the 400 Block of W. Marine Dr. when an unknown person threw a smoking metallic device into the center of one of the eastbound lanes of travel.  The object was charred, metallic, and bulging, "all signs that it needed to be treated with caution" said Deputy Chief Eric Halverson.  After a consultation with the Oregon State Police Bomb Squad, they determined the safest course of action would be for them to resp...

Coast Guard medevacs fisherman 25 miles off Tillamook Bay Details Published: 12 May 2021 At approximately 1:40 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a call from the 38-foot commercial fishing vessel Joseph Tuesday afternoon reporting a 19-year-old crew member was experiencing intense fatigue, difficulty breathing, and periodically losing feeling in his hands and feet. An MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew from Sector Columbia River was in flight conducting training when instructed to divert and respond to the call for help. The air...

Clatsop County To Stay At High Risk Details Published: 12 May 2021 Clatsop County will remain in the “High Risk” category of state-mandated COVID-19 business and social guidelines through at least May 20. Under the designation, restaurants, gyms, faith institutions, and indoor entertainment establishments may operate at a 25-percent capacity.  On Tuesday, Gov. Kate Brown announced a new risk-level metric based on vaccination rates in each county and statewide. Beginning May 21, counties that have achieved a rate of 65 percent of individuals 16 and over with ...

"Place Matters Conference Goes Virtual Details PLACE MATTERS VIRTUAL CONFERENCE TO FOCUS ON HEALTH EQUITY The Clatsop Health Advocacy Resource Team (CHART) and Clatsop County Department of Public Health is pleased to announce that the Place Matters Clatsop County 2021 Conference will be offered virtually. This year’s conference will consist of three interactive webinar panel discussions:  Thursday, May 20, 12:00-1:00 p.m.  Tuesday, May 25, 4:00-5:30 p.m.  Thursday, May 27, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Place Matters Clatsop County is built off the nationwide initiative to im...