Boil water notice lifted for customers impacted by Astoria waterline break

A boil water notice tied to an Astoria waterline break last week has been lifted.

The notice is no longer in effect for water district customers in Willowdale, Riverpoint, John Day, Fernhill and Olney-Walluski.

“Water continues to be safe to drink for Astoria water customers and water conservation efforts are no longer needed,” the city said in a statement. “Thank you for your patience and understanding during this disruption.”

Local man, son, die

in crash in Washington state

Michael Braxton, a manager at the Driftwood Restaurant & Lounge in Cannon Beach, and his son, Kobe, a first grader at Cannon Beach Academy, died as a result of a three-car crash south of Shelton, Washington, on Nov. 9.

Braxton, 43, of Buckeye, Arizona, was pronounced dead at the scene. Kobe Braxton, 7, died two days later from injuries he sustained in the wreck.

Braxton’s fiancee, who lives in Seaside, and their young daughter were also in the car at the time of the crash.

“The Braxton family was in Washington and was in a car accident, and it was a fatal one,” Ryan Hull, the interim director of the Cannon Beach Academy, said at Tuesday’s meeting of the Seaside School District Board. “The father passed immediately, and his son, my first grade student, Kobe Braxton, sustained injuries so that they had to put him into a medically induced coma.”

State discloses more

virus cases at local schools

The Oregon Health Authority has disclosed three new coronavirus cases at schools in Clatsop County.

All three cases were students in the Seaside School District, according to the state’s weekly outbreak report. Two were from Pacific Ridge Elementary and one was from Seaside High School.

The health authority, meanwhile, reported three new virus cases for the county on Wednesday and nine new cases on Thursday. Since the pandemic began, the county had recorded 2,554 virus cases as of Thursday.

Buoy Beer kitchen to remain closed for extended period

Buoy Beer Co. expects to keep its kitchen closed for an extended period.

Issues with the dock and pilings beneath the restaurant caused the company to shut down its kitchen in September. They don’t foresee having anything completed until the end of next year at the earliest, said Dave Kroening, the president and one of the founders of Buoy Beer.

After laying off the bulk of their restaurant staff due to the coronavirus pandemic, the company had to lay off much of their remaining restaurant employees due to the closure, Kroening said.

Buoy will continue to serve beer, wine and cider, as well as limited food, while the kitchen remains closed.

“We’re working through it and look forward to the days when we can get back to more of what people are used to,” Kroening said.

— The Astorian