National Park Worth Millions To County

Published on 27 February 2013

A new National Park Service report shows that the more than 191,000 visitors to Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in 2011 spent $10,157,000 in communities surrounding the park. This spending supported 151 jobs in the local area.

Seaside Girls Heading For State

Published on 26 February 2013

The Seaside Varsity Girls Basketball Team will be playing in the round of 16 in the OSAA Championships.

Guns House Bill Said "Flawed"

Published on 26 February 2013

Even an Oregon state legislator who is the chief sponsor of a bill to ban many semi-automatic firearms and high-capacity ammunition magazines says the measure is "pretty flawed" in its current form.

U.S. Marshals Arrest Lincoln County Fugitives

Published on 26 February 2013

Lincoln Interagency Narcotics Team (LINT), with the assistance of the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force and local and state law enforcement agencies, arrested three people last Thursday on several charges. One of the individuals arrested was wanted since 2011 and eluded capture about two weeks ago near Siletz.

Kids Get Hands-On Experience With Coast Guard

Published on 25 February 2013

The Coast Guard and Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria continued the Adopt-a-Ship program at Tongue Point, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 by hosting two sixth grade classes from Hilda Lahti Elementary School in Knappa, Ore., aboard Cutter Fir.

Next School Health Center Meeting Tuesday

Published on 25 February 2013

The second of three community meetings designed to share information about the school-based health center proposed for the Astoria School District will be held Tuesday, Feb. 26

Bonamici Calls for Bipartisan Cooperation to Avert Sequestration

Published on 25 February 2013

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) today called for bipartisan cooperation to avert sequestration and released a new report that details how the across-the-board cuts would impact Oregon. According to the report entitled "Sequestration by the Numbers - A Snapshot for Oregon," the state would suffer nearly 12,000 job losses, and lose substantial federal funding for an array of essential programs.

Seaside Council Sets Goals

Published on 25 February 2013

The Seaside City Council wants to improve communications between the city and citizens and other groups as a key principal guiding them over the next few years. The council has adopted a set of goals that outline those matters Council feels are the most important over the next two to four years with a few strategic directions beyond that time.