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Elections officials seek to educate voters after Supreme Court rejects mail ballot regulations
Elections officials on Oregon’s North Coast are trying something new. When the U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s mail ballot restrictions this week, it cleared the way for states like Oregon to proceed with midterm elections as usual. But that doesn’t mean the…
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Published September 18An Astoria printer layers paper and ink to tell stories of place
Native Hawaiian artist Miki’ala Souza’s collaged works evoke waterways, winds and migration.
Road work means delays downtown
Road work on Highway 30 in Astoria began a day earlier than previously announced today and will continue through Thursday Crews with the Oregon Department of Transportation are repairing sections of damaged pavement on the roadway between 16th and 33rd Streets on Highway 30/Leif…
Seaside man transferred from Washington detention center, family says
A longtime Seaside resident and business owner who was arrested by federal immigration officers last week appears to have been abruptly transferred from a detention facility in Washington state. Martin Anguiano, the 63-year-old owner of Guadalajara Taco Shop in Seaside, was being…
Two fatal crashes on separate highways Saturday
Investigators say a Tillamook man may have suffered a medical emergency before a fatal car crash on U.S. Hwy 101 Saturday morning. Ronald Gregory Smith, 76, of Tillamook was driving northbound on Hwy 101 when he used the right shoulder to pass an SUV driven by Ronald Francis…
‘They will still just take you like you don’t belong to anybody’: Family pushes for detained man’s release
This story has been updated to include new information about ICE’s presence in Clatsop County this summer. The family of a longtime Clatsop County resident and restaurant owner who was detained by federal immigration officers last week is pushing for his release. Immigration and…
Cannon Beach continues hearing on short-term rental cap
The Cannon Beach City Council is looking to move ahead with a cap on vacation rentals amid concerns about impacts on neighborhoods and on housing options for people who live and work in the city. At a meeting Tuesday, the city councilors opted to continue a hearing on a proposed…
Ward 3 race includes incumbent, one challenger
Incumbent Elisabeth Adams will face a challenger as she looks to secure a second, four-year term on the Astoria City Council in November’s general election. The race for the Ward 3 seat, representing Astoria’s core downtown area, marks local photographer Justin Grafton’s first…
City councilor enters Astoria’s mayoral race
Astoria City Councilor Andy Davis has officially entered the mayoral race. Davis, who represents Ward 1, announced he would not seek re-election because he was moving away from his ward after his term ends this December. He had told KMUN he wasn’t sure if he would run for any…
Astoria’s Ward 1 race draws two contenders
With one Astoria city councilor looking to land the role of mayor in the Nov.3 general election, two political newcomers are vying for the seat he’s leaving behind. Andy Davis announced this month that he wouldn’t seek a second four-year term for his Ward 1 seat because he is…
Job Corps settlement halts closure of centers nationwide, on Oregon Coast
A lawsuit filed on behalf of students who were impacted by the Trump administration’s plans last year to abruptly shut down Job Corps centers across the country reached a settlement earlier this month. The Tongue Point Job Corps Center in Astoria was not a party to the lawsuit,…
Final report says officers justified in fatal Seaside shooting
A final report by the Clatsop County District Attorney’s Office has concluded that police officers were justified in fatally shooting a man in a Seaside neighborhood in early July. The report also released the most detailed account of the shooting since it occurred. On July 8,…