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Update On Highway 101 Closure Near Port Orford
The Oregon Department of transportation has confirmed that an overnight landslide has forced the closure of both north and southbound lanes of highway 101. ODOT spokesman Gary Leaming says the slide is about ten miles south of Port Orford. Southbound traffic is being stopped at Port Orford. Northbound traffic is being stopped at Nesika Beach. [...]
Gas and Oil Prices at Record Highs
Oregon triple A reports that gas and oil prices remain at record highs for this time of year. The national average for unleaded rises five cents this week to $3.90, while Oregon’s statewide average adds six-and-a-half cents to $4.07. Since the start of 2012, the national average has jumped 67 cents, while Oregon’s average has [...]
ODOT Extends Studded Tire Season
ODOT is extending the studded tire season through Monday, April 9. Statewide weather forecasts call for continued difficult driving conditions in snow zones during the first week in April. Motorists should have their studded tires removed from their vehicles by 12:01 am Tuesday, April 10. ODOT encourages drivers to not wait until the deadline if [...]
Flood Warning For Coquille River At Coquille
The National Weather Service in Medford reports the Flood Warning continues for the Coquille river at Coquille from now to late Monday night. At 3:30am this morning, the stage was 18 feet. The river is expected to rise to minor flood stage this afternoon and remain at minor flood stage through tomorrow afternoon. The river [...]
ODF&W Starts Season With New Trawl Fishing Method
Oregon commercial shrimpers aim to catch nothing but shrimp when the season opens April 1st. Bycatch Reduction Devices—or BRD’s–have been part of the Oregon pink shrimp fishery for more than a decade, but this season the entire Oregon shrimp fleet will use the most effective BRD’s yet. A BRD is a circular metal grate with [...]
Oregon’s Unemployment rate unchanged since January
Oregon’s unemployment rate was 8.8 in February, unchanged from January. Nonfarm payroll employment fell 6,400 in February, following a gain of 3,700 in January. Losses in February were largest in construction, transportation and utilities, and professional and business services. Residential building construction has yet to see a substantial upturn, despite the economic recovery being more [...]
Coast Guard rescues man in Yaquina Bay
The Coast Guard rescued a man whose vessel capsized in Yaquina Bay yesterday. The Coast Guard received a call from the distressed boater stating his 22-foot craft was taking on water, with only himself aboard, on the north side of Yaquina Bay’s north jetty, off North Beach. The Coast Guard launched a lifeboat crew, and [...]
ODOT: Both Lanes Highway 42-South Now Open
The Oregon Department of Transportation has announced that both lanes of highway 42-south in Coos County are now open to all traffic with no delays.
State Court Offices Closed Today
In order to meet budget reduction targets, all state court offices in Coos and Curry counties are closed for public business today as a scheduled unpaid furlough day. There may be resources online at www.courts.oregon.gov/coos. State courts will re-open on Monday, March 26 at 8am. County courthouses and county offices will be open, as this [...]
ODOT Closing Highway 42 South Between Coquille And Bandon
The Coos County Sheriffs office has announced that the Oregon Department of Transportation is closing Highway 42-south–the road between Coquille and Bandon along the South side of the Coquille River There’s a section referred to as “the Dike” just outside Coquille that will be impassible. It will remain closed until the water levels along the [...]
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