County Awaits Recommendations From Forest Sub-Committee

Published on 19 April 2013

An Oregon Board of Forestry subcommittee will meet in Salem April 26 to continue work on improving the financial viability of the Department of Forestry's state forest management program. Clatsop County Manager Scott Sommers told KAST News ""The County looks forward hearing the recommendations submitted by the subcommittee."

Tongue Point Job Corps Center Offers Community Recycling Event

Published on 18 April 2013

Getting a slight jump on celebrating Earth Day and earth Week, Tongue Point Job Corps Center (TPJCC) is offering the community the opportunity to recycle electronics and hard plastics. Recycling of electronic equipment and hard plastics will be available on Saturday, April 20, 2013 from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot just outside the center entrance.

Burglary in progress interrupted resulting in drug and theft charges

Published on 18 April 2013

A report of a burglary in progress at a residence in the unincorporated area outside Warrenton resulted in the arrest of three subjects with criminal charges pending on a fourth subject, Wednesday evening. Clatsop County Deputy Walker responding to the report, located LEVI DENNIS BROOME DOB: 07/12/83, at the residence.

New City Website Improves Public Access

Published on 18 April 2013

The City of Astoria has launched a new look and functionality on it's website that proves to be a big improvement over the old site supplied through the league of Oregon Cities. The Address is the same: http://www.astoria.or.us/ but the look is decidedly different. City Manager Paul Benoit told KAST news "While the service was very affordable (on the old site), it was not easy to use and not very functional or flexible. We made the leap into 2013 and will be working to constantly improve and to use the site's communication and social media apps to better reach the public."

Community Bank Marks Fifth Anniversary

Published on 18 April 2013

April 22, 2013 marks the fifth year since Clatsop Community Bank opened its doors in Seaside, Oregon. It remains the most recent Oregon-based bank to be chartered in the state. Founders of Clatsop Community Bank began raising capital for the proposed bank in 2007, just before the start of the recession. The bank opened in 2008 and has grown every year since, consistently logging the highest rate of growth among all banks in the Clatsop County market

Beloved Mascot Returns To Duty

Published on 18 April 2013

Around 1993 an anonymous donor placed a life size pink concrete pig in a gravel area on the northwest corner of the public safety building. It was dropped off in the dead of night and no one ever claimed responsibility. While some believe that there was a backhanded message in the pig, the department embraced it and left it where it was. After twenty years of being in the weather the pig had deteriorated significantly. It's ears had separated from the body and it had severe pitting. It was a sad sight.

Oregon Unemployment 8.2%

Published on 18 April 2013

Oregon's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 8.2 percent in March and 8.3 percent in February. The February rate was originally reported as 8.4 percent. On a seasonally adjusted basis, preliminary estimates from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicate nonfarm payroll employment in Oregon rose by 1,900 jobs in March.

Governor Pushes "Guns Or Butter" Stance On Corrections

Published on 18 April 2013

Oregon Sheriffs and Police Chiefs oppose it. District Attorneys throughout the state have said it's a bad idea. Crime Victims United stands against it and in a recent poll 72% of Oregonians's think it's a bad idea. Willamette Week published an article recently that points out the many fallacies involved in the proposal, yet Governor John Kitzhaber has hired an "army" of lobbyists to push hard for House Bill 3194 which would remove substantial provisions of Oregon's Mandatory Minimum Sentence law.