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Private meeting of college board members under scrutiny
A private meeting between three Clatsop Community College Board members, former college president Chris Breitmeyer and former state Sen. Betsy Johnson in May to discuss fundraising to remodel the college's maritime building has drawn questions about transparency. Ed Johnson, the college board chairman, and board members Jody Stahancyk and Mitra...
Officials wrap up response to Northwest coastal tar balls, but say investigation goes on
Nearly three weeks after oil coated and killed several birds on the Oregon and southern Washington coasts, officials say they still don’t know where the sticky petroleum product came from. But they say they’ve done their best to clean up the areas that were affected by the mysterious balls...
Massive rare sunfish washes ashore on Oregon beach
SEASIDE, Oregon — According to the Seaside Aquarium, a massive hoodwinker sunfish washed up on a beach in northeastern Oregon. CNN reports the fish was found on June 3 on Gearhart Beach in Seaside, Oregon. Initially believed only to inhabit the Southern Hemisphere, the fish’s appearance on the Oregon...
Anyone who harvested, ate local shellfish asked to complete survey
State health officials are asking people who recently harvested or ate any shellfish from the Oregon coast to complete a survey as part of an investigation of illnesses linked to shellfish biotoxins. On May 28, Oregon Health Authority (OHA) urged people to throw out mussels gathered from beaches between Seal Rock State Park north to the Washington border after cases of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) were reported to the agency. The shellfish were harvested at beaches in Lincoln, Tillamook and Clatsop counties. ...
Agencies end response to coastal tar balls, still don’t know origin
Nearly three weeks after oil coated and killed several birds on the Oregon and southern Washington coasts, officials say they still don’t know where the sticky petroleum product came from. But they say they’ve done their best to clean up the beaches that were affected by the mysterious balls...
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