2+ week, 4+ day ago   (866+ words) Published 6:00 am Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Editor’s note: Warning, the following story revolves around suicide. Investigative journalist Alice Gregory regularly reads the New York Times’ obituaries section. “I love to read obituaries,” she said. “They are succinct but also quite expansive as…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (645+ words) Published 6:00 am Saturday, August 8, 2026 By Peter Korchnak/For The Astorian The drive on Highway 30 just got more productive. Earlier this year, Blackberry Bog Farm opened a roadside nursery and farmstand in Knappa, at 92663 Abbott Road. The stand sits on the…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (910+ words) Published 6:00 pm Tuesday, July 7, 2026 Cavalry, Cannons and dozens of foot soldiers poured onto a mock battlefield in front of a live audience as part of a reenactment of a Civil War-era skirmish. The battle, the first of the day, was…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1093+ words) Published 8:32 am Monday, July 6, 2026 By Jake Thomas/Oregon Capital Chronicle State regulators are seeking steep fee hikes on Oregon’s nascent psilocybin industry, a move that critics say would push the already high price tag of a legal mushroom trip even…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (208+ words) Published 12:07 pm Tuesday, June 30, 2026 Jerre, who is in her 90s, has hooked rugs for over 40 years. Rug hooking, a technique that dates back hundreds of years, involves using a hooked tool to pull strips of wool, often recycled from old garments,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (541+ words) Published 12:30 am Friday, June 19, 2026 SEASIDE — Naomi Roberts has graduated from Clatsop Community College in Astoria with an Associate of General Studies degree, completing a chapter that began with a few art classes and grew into a renewed commitment to higher…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (629+ words) Published 12:19 pm Monday, June 15, 2026 The Astoria Armory has roller skating every Friday and Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m. My editor, Jeanne Huff, thought it would be a good place to go and report on during my summer off from school sport coverage....

3+ mon, 11+ hour ago   (734+ words) Published 3:36 pm Friday, June 12, 2026 Rain drifted against the windows at Astoria High School as students shuffled into Ashley Alfonse’s classroom, carrying backpacks, half-finished coffees and the quiet exhaustion of adolescence. Some arrived laughing. Others slipped silently into their seats beneath…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (685+ words) Published 11:53 am Friday, June 5, 2026 Astoria leaders are moving forward on two key pieces of a new “shelter first” policy intended to address homeless camping downtown. The policy, presented by City Councilors Andrea Mazzarella and Elisabeth Adams at a recent meeting,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (311+ words) Published 2:07 pm Friday, May 22, 2026 Calling all treasure hunters, collectors and book hunters! From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, May 22 through Sunday, May 24, the Cannon Beach Library is hosting its annual rare and old book sale fundraiser, established in 2017. The sale will be at…...