🌱 How the Highway 229 landslide near Siletz could upend your travel
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- How the Highway 229 landslide near Siletz could upend your travel
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Weather forecast:
- Tuesday: Winds becoming strong, with a high of 60 and low of 46 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy with a few showers, temps: high: 53, low: 44.
- Thursday: Very windy; rain, some heavy, with a high of 57 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Coastal Landslide Shuts Key Highway, Forcing Costly Detours for Southern Oregon Travelers (grantspasstribune.com) — A major landslide has shut down Highway 229 right by Siletz, cutting a key inland–coast link and forcing drivers onto longer, costlier detours. State engineers have no reopening timeline yet, and the disruption is already affecting work trips, medical travel, and small business logistics across the region. Residents should plan extra time, fuel, and check road updates before heading out.

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Tuesday December 16
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Estate Planning Workshop
Newport Public Library , 35 NW Nye Street , Newport
2:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
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Lincoln County Board of Commissioners
Lincoln County Courthouse , 225 W Olive St # 201 , Newport
10:00 am
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December Paint & Sip w/ Artsea Craftsea — Local Ocean
Local Ocean Seafoods , 213 SE Bay Blvd. , Newport
5:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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HMSC Research Seminar-Catherine de Rivera, Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Management, Portland State University
Hatfield Marine Science Center Oregon State University , 2030 SE Marine Science Dr , Newport
3:30 pm
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Teen Third Thursday
McEntee Meeting Room
3:45 pm
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- During emergencies, coordination and partnership are critical.
The Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) is working alongside local, state, and Tribal partners to support response coordination following… (Nextdoor )
- From KOIN 6---“It’s one of the biggest slides ODOT has seen, probably in our history.
” “There is a giant chunk of that mountain gone,” said Mindy McCartt, a spokesperson for the Oregon Department of Transportation.
https://local… (Nextdoor North of Siletz)
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Koch Industries posted a job opening for Construction Manager in Toledo. Apply here.
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Sodexo posted a job opening for Environmental Services / Custodial Operations Manager 1 in Toledo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Siletz here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- ‘The Evergreen': Environmental hazard, someone's floating home or both? (opb.org)
- Oregon Coast's Crabbing Fleet Heads Out with Whale Entanglement Advisory (beachconnection.net)
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