State fishery managers and commercial crabbers spent three hours in Newport debating how to reduce whale entanglements without sinking Oregon’s Dungeness crab fleet, during a public meeting on the state’s crab/whale management plan and upcoming rule proposals. The session, led by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) Marine Resources Program Manager Justin Ainsworth and license management project leader Brittany Harrison, is one of three public meetings ODFW is holdin

photo by US Health and Human Services The Toledo City Council has formally proclaimed May as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Month, joining national and regional efforts to highlight violence against Indigenous people and the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Native community members. The proclamation was presented to council at its recent meeting by City Manager Rich Huebner, who credited Toledo city recorder Paul Johnson, for bringing the issue

The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) West Oregon District on May 11th engaged in an initial attack on the Depoe Bay Creek Fire, located approximately 2 miles east of Depoe Bay. The Fire is estimated to be 2.18 acres. Resources on scene included Depoe Bay Fire District, an Adult in Custody (AIC) crew, two ODF Type 4 engines, an ODF Type 6 engine, a contracted Type 6 and Type 2 Dozer. ODF partners with Oregon Department of Corrections and runs a camp east of Tillamook that