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USCG Rescue Mt. St. Helens, July 16

A Coast Guard aircrew rescued a 32-year-old woman on Mount Saint Helens who had been injured while hiking Saturday afternoon, July 14. The woman was airlifted to Oregon Health Science University Hospital in Por...
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Saddleback gets Silverspot Butterfly, July 16

Five hundred Oregon silverspot butterfly caterpillars have been released on the slopes of Saddle Mountain, part of a continuing effort to stabilize the declining species population in the state. The reintroduct...
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ODA Visits with Ranchers, July 16

Oregon Department of Agriculture Director Alexis Taylor will resume agricultural tours of the state beginning Monday, July 16. She starts the week with livestock representatives from member states, provinces an...
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State Marine Board in Southern Oregon, July 16

The Oregon State Marine Board met in Central Point on July 11, and approved a new rule for Ford’s Pond in Douglas County, approved a boating facility grant for Columbia County, and approved opening rulemaking o...
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Razor clamming closed on Clatsop beaches, July 16

ODFW release - Razor clamming is closed as of Saturday, July 14 on Clatsop County beaches for the annual conservation closure to protect newly-set young clams. Since 1967 the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildl...
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Homicide/Suicide Southern Oregon, July 13

On July 11, 2018 at approximately 11:00PM, Oregon State Troopers responded to a domestic disturbance at an address in the Merlin area. When Troopers arrived they located a passenger van in the driveway and the ...
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Hwy. 97 Accident, July 13

On July 12, 2018 at about 9:00 p.m., Troopers from the Bend Area Command responded to a three vehicle injury crash occuring on Highway 97 near milepost 101, south of Madras.  Knife River Construction is repavin...
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Film Noir, July 13

Film Noir at CBPL, Sunday, July 15, 4 pm, 525 Anderson Ave, Coos Bay. The Film Noir series is held on the third Sunday of the month. Everyone is welcome at this free program sponsored by the Friends of the Coos...