Local News

by Brian Bahouth The Siletz river all but encircles the mile-square City of Siletz, population roughly 1,200. On the day I visited  Mayor Will Worman, the area next to City Hall was crowded with adults and children and bounce houses and a variety of attractions for the National Night Out. The Mayor waited for me in a darkened City Council chambers. I asked him if he aspired to be mayor. […]

by Brian Bahouth If you look at the NOAA online Tides and Currents prediction graph for Yaquina Bay, Oregon, the thin blue line undulates from low to high, and when you add the data for actual tide levels to the graph, a smooth red line virtually mirrors the highly accurate NOAA prediction. But roughly 7 hours after the Kamchatka earthquake on July 29, the usually smooth red line of actual […]