The Oregon State Marine Board held its quarterly meeting on April 23 at the Port of Tillamook and approved proposed rules for the Siletz River and denied a petition for a change in boat operations in the pass-through zone of McGuire Island on the Columbia River. The Board also approved a variety of boating facility grants under its Cycle Two funding opportunity. Siletz River Petition to Prohibit Motorboats Upstream of Jack Morgan ParkAfter reviewing public testimony, writte

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission has voted to approve the sale of the Don Linley property on the Alsea River to Lincoln County, ensuring the site remains open to the public. The roughly ten–acre parcel, purchased by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife in 2014, was originally intended to become a new public boat launch on the upper tidewater reach of the river. The project was funded primarily through federal Sport Fish Restoration dollars, with additional suppor

Early Saturday morning, April 25th, 2026 around 9:15 am Depoe Bay Fire and Rescue crews were dispatched to a report of a 25-year old man who had fallen on the rocks at the cliffside at Rocky Creek State Park, north of Depoe Bay and sustained injuries. Upon arrival Depoe Bay firefighters assessed and stabilized the patient, and determined the safest extraction method was a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter hoist. The Lincoln County Technical Rescue Team was requested as a backup. A