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LOCAL NEWS: A look at Clatsop County unemployment

Clatsop County’s economy continued to recover last month, according to a new report from the state employment department.  However the unemployment rate is still far above what it was before the pandemic.  KMUN’s Jacob Lewin reports: The latest jobless numbers show Clatsop County added more than 500 private sector jobs in July, building on advances…

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LOCAL NEWS: Rural Internet Series: what about funding for rural internet?

Continuing our series on rural internet in Clatsop County, we take a look at federal money allocated for improving rural broadband. Joanne Rideout reports. Early in the pandemic in Oregon, I spoke with US Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici about the need for better rural internet access. Bonamici represents Oregon’s First District, which includes Clatsop County. Suzanne…

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LOCAL NEWS: Rural Internet series: Clatkanie internet Co-op aims to fill rural broadband gaps

Most rural Clatsop County customers don’t know it, but there’s a huge fiberoptic internet highway running through their region. They wouldn’t think so, because their own internet service is probably slow, expensive and limited. They often can’t tap into this pipeline, because companies that own it, like Centurylink, don’t think it’s worth the money to…

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LOCAL NEWS: Rural Internet Series – A look at internet access in rural Clatsop County

This past spring, the lower Columbia Pacific region became part of the wider pandemic story happening across the nation and the world. As adults and school kids retreated to their homes to avoid the COVID-19 virus, overnight the demand for internet access skyrocketed. While people in urban areas likely didn’t feel the strain, rural customers…

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LOCAL NEWS: State infection rate dropping but still too high

Oregon Governor Kate Brown and other state officials held a press conference Friday to bring people up to date on where Oregon stands on COVD-19. Joanne Rideout reports. State epidemiologist Dr. Dean Sidlinger said that while infection rates are dropping overall, the statewide infection rate is still too high to allow schools to open. Statistically,…

ARTS – Live & Local! August 14, 2020

Host Carol Newman speaks with:    Allyn Cantor, artist and owner of the White Bird Gallery in Cannon Beach with Deborah DeWit, featured artist for Aug and Sept.   Painter Phyllis Taylor from the Tempo Gallery formerly in Astoria.   Charlene Larsen, co chair of the Clatsop Co Cultural Coalition, with news of Coronavirus Relief Fund money…

The Human Beat, August 10 2020

Astor Street Opry Company will be doing a tribute to Shanghaied in Astoria… outdoors this Friday in the parking lot of its playhouse.  The idea is to provide some theatrical fun, safe from COVID-19.  You’ll find details on the Facebook page for Astor Street Opry Company.   This would have been Shanghaied’s 36th year.  In…