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Oregon Man Accused of Killing Nearly 18,000 Salmon With Bleach
An Oregon man is facing multiple charges after he dumped bleach into a tank at a Douglas County hatchery, killing roughly 18,000 young Chinook salmon, according to state and local authorities. In a statement announcing the arrest of Joshua Heckathorn, 20, of Gardiner, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife...
Oregon Coast Visitors Association releases economic assessment for coastal counties
Study: South Coast trending toward greater reliance on retirees The South Coast (coastal Douglas, Coos, and Curry counties) economy has become more reliant on retirement and other public benefit programs for income over the past nearly two decades, according to a recent study commissioned by the Oregon Coast Visitors Association. Overall, in 2021, transfers from public programs such as Social Security, medical benefits, income maintenance and other programs made up...
Man charged after allegedly using bleach to kill 18,000 juvenile salmon at Reedsport hatchery
A Gardiner man has been arrested and charged in the deliberate killing of 18,000 young salmon at a Reedsport hatchery. On April 22, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office got a call about a break-in at the hatchery operated by the Gardiner Reedsport Winchester Bay Salmon Trout Enhancement Program. A container of bleach had been taken from a supply shed and emptied into a rearing tank with thousands of young, pre-smolt Chinook salmon.
Oakland School District's final push for a $4.5 million bond to replace historic gym
OAKLAND, Ore. — The Oakland School District is making its' final push towards a bond measure worth approximately $4.5 million dollars. The goal of the bond is to provide dedicated funding to replace the Washington Gym with a new multi-use facility for all of the district schools to use.
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