Trash can fire disrupts classes Monday at Crestview Heights School

April 3, 2023

WALDPORT — A trash can fire led to the evacuation of Crestview Heights School on Monday, and residual smoke forced students and teachers to resume the school day in the cafeteria and gymnasium. The school reported that the fire was found in a trash can shortly after 11 a.m., and staff immediately pulled a fire alarm to evacuate the building.

DEQ fines Pacific Seafood plant for violating permit; company will appeal

April 3, 2023

NEWPORT — One of Pacific Seafood’s five processing plants on the Newport bayfront has been fined by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for exceeding its permitted levels of waste discharged into Yaquina Bay. The DEQ levied an $8,500 fine against Pacific Surimi, which uses processed Pacific whiting to make imitation crab and other seafood products, for three alleged

Oregon’s mandatory mask requirement for health facilities ends Monday

April 2, 2023

A state requirement that for nearly two years mandated that people wear face masks in public health facilities ends Monday, April 3. The rule had applied to workers, patients and visitors in healthcare settings including but not limited to hospitals, mobile clinics, ambulances, outpatient facilities, dental offices, urgent care centers, long term care facilities, counseling offices, school-based health centers and