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Tigers handle Loggers, Greyhounds
Following their 2-1 match loss to Myrtle Point on Sept. 19, the Clatskanie High School varsity girls volleyball team has pulled off a four-set victory over Gaston and a sweep of Knappa. With both matches taking place inside the Clatskanie gymnasium. On Tuesday, Sept. 22, the…
Local Sports
Mail mystery: Downtown businesses, city hall report spotty delivery, missing packages
Audrey Long has started sending postcards to herself just to see what makes it back. She slips each postcard into a United States Postal Service collection box only steps away from the coffee shop and ceramics studio she co-owns on Duane Street in downtown Astoria. She sent out…
Public Safety
Report details port’s understanding of ICE incident
New details have emerged about a June 7 incident at Port of Astoria property that involved federal immigration officers and triggered concerns about a possible violation of Oregon’s sanctuary law. On June 7, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained two people,…
Public SafetySaturday, Sept. 26 Cross Country Three Course Challenge (numerous schools including Meadowdale) Seaside, Oregon Click below to see results: www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/271813/results/all Meadowdale next meet: vs Archbishop Murphy, Jackson, Lynnwood and Stanwood; […]
Local Sports
Leaders say $14.5M in federal money will be released for Astoria hospital project
The federal government is releasing more than $14.5 million for a hospital expansion project in Astoria after the money sat in limbo for more than a year. On Monday, local leaders announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency was finally releasing funding awarded to Columbia…
Real Estate & Development
Wind storm knocks down power for some on North Coast
A coastal storm knocked out power for over 1,000 residents on Oregon’s North Coast as winds hit Thursday night and continued through Friday morning. The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for northwest Oregon and southwest Washington state Friday morning that, for…
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Svensen by the numbers
- Area
- 2.24 sq mi (5.8 km²), 0.02 sq mi water
- Households
- 326
- Persons per household
- 2.4
- Median house value
- $383,100