Local News: Public comment sought on Rocky Habitat Management Strategy Last month, the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) released a draft document called the Rocky Habitat Management Strategy, for public comment. It’s part of Oregon’s Territorial Sea Plan, which guides the actions of state and federal agencies that manage Oregon’s coastal and…
Tuesday around 2 pm, the Astoria Fire Department responded to 191 W Klaskanine Ave for a report of a structure fire. The fire was brought under control within ten minutes. Firefighters remained on scene until 4 P.M. removing smoke from the structure and conducting an investigation. The fire was investigated and determined to be accidental…
Local News: Astoria Planning Commission continues hearing on Pacific Seafood dorm Last night, after a 3.5 hour meeting, the Astoria Planning Commission voted to continue the matter of the proposed Pacific Seafood employee dormitory complex on the hill in Uniontown. Pacific Seafood wants to house up to 80 visa workers from Central America on the…
Local News: Astoria PD’s Kenny Hansen honored for 30 years [Script below, Scroll down to Listen] The City of Astoria recognized Astoria Police Detective Kenny Hansen at Monday night’s City council meeting, for his 30 years of service to the department. Hansen has served many roles on the force in his decades there, most recently…
Local News: Astoria City Council denies Grocery Outlet store A discount grocery store proposed for Astoria’s east end was on the agenda Monday night at the council meeting. Joanne Rideout reports. The Grocery Outlet store proposal for the Astoria Mill Pond neighborhood hit a big roadblock at last night’s city council meeting. After almost two…
Live recording of Astoria City Council Meeting on Feb 3, 2020. The council discussed the Astoria Grocery Outlet project and tentatively voted to uphold the denial of the Astoria Design Review Commission. The council will hold a final vote at their next council meeting on Feb. 18. And APD Officer Kenny Hansen was honored for…
Local News: Project Homeless Connect helps local homeless About 200 people attended the annual Project Homeless Connect in Seaside, a free walk-in day of services for the homeless held at the Seaside Convention Center. The event is in its 10th year. It’s one of about 200 such events held in cities nationwide. Joanne Rideout reports….
Local News: Clatsop County bus route changes Feb 3 For bus riders in Clatsop County, the Sunset Empire Transportation District has changed some routes and they want to get the word out. Changes take effect Feb 3rd. New route information and schedules are available at ridethebus.org, The new schedule info is also posted in bus…
Local News: Astoria Miniboat Summit brings kids together across the Pacific Students and teachers from three area schools met at the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria last week for Miniboat Summit 2020, a chance to show off their boat building handiwork, thank supporters, and christen small unmanned sailboats bound for the high seas. Joanne…
Tillamook County gets hacked The Tillamook County government’s computers were hacked on Wednesday. The cyber attack took down the county’s internal computer systems, along with phones, email and the county’s website. Sheriff’s Office phones and email were affected, though the ability to respond to law enforcement calls was not hampered by the attack. Tillamook County…
Local News: Ft. George gets enterprise zone OK from Clatsop County The Clatsop County Commission this week approved an agreement with Big Beams LLC, owner of Fort George brewing company, for property tax abatements through the Clatsop County Enterprise Zone. The agreement entitles the company to a 15-year waiver of taxes on new investment on…
Local News: Graduation rates up in area school districts Good news about education in Oregon: the state’s four-year graduation rate, now at 80 percent, has never been higher. And school school districts in the four counties that make up the Northwest Regional Education Service District (or ESD) collectively outperformed the state graduation rate in 2018-19…
Local News: Astoria City Council hears Grocery Outlet testimony Tuesday night the Astoria City Council voted to close public hearings on the proposed Grocery Outlet project in the Mill Pond area of Astoria. The move means that the council will accept written rebuttal from the project developers and owners, but will not hear more public…
Local News: Yes, another tornado in Manzanita Tillamook County Emergency Manager Gordon McCraw confirmed that at around 11 am Tuesday, a tornado touched down in Manzanita. It’s been classified as an EF 0, meaning winds 65-70 mph. There were three homes with minor damage, and some damaged trees. Tornadoes are rated using the Enhanced Fujita…
Local News: Tillamook Woman dies in rear end collision A rear-end collision Wednesday morning between a farm truck and a car resulted in the death of a Tillamook woman. Wednesday morning at about 7 AM on McCormick Loop Rd in Tillamook, a farm tractor towing a large feed trailer was southbound on McCormick Loop Rd…
Live recording of the Port of Astoria commission meeting, held 5:30 pm, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020.
Local News: At the Port of Astoria Commission meeting Tuesday night, commissioners voted unanimously to approve enterprise zone abatement status for the Fort George Brewery’s purchase of the Astoria Warehousing property on Marine Drive. by Joanne Rideout (Script follows, scroll down to Listen [2:19]) The brewery is seeking approval for temporary tax abatement on new…
Live recording Astoria City Council Meeting, Jan 6, 2020, city hall council chambers, 1095 Duane St., Astoria.
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Below is the Featured Pet of the Week at the Clatsop County Animal Shelter for the week: BEAR CAT is a three old medium haired male tabby cat. Volunteers say he is timid but loves to be petted and loved on. His owner could no longer keep him. He’s a handsome boy See…
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The Pet of the Week at the South Pacific County Humane Society: Pet Spotlight: Chuck Meet Chuck – a medium hair, tabby mix. Chuck is a sweetie! A super friendly kitty. He is gets along great with other cats. He loves to stretch out on a bed in front of the shelter glass doors…
Live recording of US Senator Ron Wyden Town Hall Meeting in Astoria, Jan 2, 2020.
Friday, Dec 20th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with: Tattoo artist Renee Barasch with her Simply Human Art studio in Astoria; OCT Board member Bereniece Jones-Centeno with all the details of the Oregon Cultural Trust credit; Kathryn McDonald on an open mic night to celebrate Welsh style at Crown Alley…
Live recording of Port of Astoria commission meeting, Tues, Dec 17, 2019.
A couple of hundred people attended yesterday’s Indivisible North Coast Oregon Rally for Impeachment in Astoria, Oregon. One was a female veteran of the war in Afghanistan. Coast Community Radio’s Joanne Rideout reports. Script below. Scroll down to Listen [3:00]. [Ambi traffic sound rising…] Protesters gathered on Marine Drive east of downtown with signs and…
by Joanne Rideout [Listen below to the live recording of this meeting, held Monday, Dec 16, 2019] At Monday night’s Astoria City Council meeting, the council held its annual holiday reception, complete with Astoria themed cookies and punch, it was a chance to thank all the city commission, board and committee members who also serve…
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Food Talk, December 16 2019
Marianne Myers and Linda Perkins BRING DOWN THE HOUSE.
Live recording of Astoria Planning Commission Work Session, Tues, Dec 10, 2019.
Live recording of Seaside City Council, 12/9/19.
The Astoria Co-op, once a small esoteric storefront tucked away downtown, opened its new, much bigger store on the main drag. While it has a “Whole Foods” vibe, the co-op specializes in locally-sourced fare, and was funded by members who invested $2 million to get the new store off the ground. KMUN’s Joanne Rideout reports….
by Joanne Rideout The Astoria planning commission met in a three and a half hour work session Tuesday night, where they discussed code changes to allow for more local housing options. Commissioners also talked about warning center issues, enhanced cell service downtown, and gave the nod to a columbarium at the Grace Episcopal Church. The…