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Clatsop County has extended a vacation rental moratorium for another six months. It is the fourth extension since the summer of 2021.

This time, according to county staff, the extension will help the county weigh the potential consequences of a May referendum on repealing a new vacation rental ordinance.

“If we maintain the moratorium, there are things that we still have to discuss with the board moving forward as a contingency,” County Manager Don Bohn said. “If the board decided that they wanted to at some point end the moratorium, then there are implications for that, too. And we haven’t presented those to your board.”

Read the story by Nicole Bales by clicking here.

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Colin Meloy, the frontman for The Decemberists, has a solo show on Saturday night at the Liberty Theatre.

The lyricist and author has a home in Astoria. “A bit of our heart has always been in Astoria,” Meloy said of he and his wife, Carson Ellis, an artist and illustrator.

His latest book, “The Stars Did Wander Darkling,” aimed at readers ages 8 to 12, tells the story of young Archie Coombs, who, with his three friends, discovers a cave revealed by the construction of a cliffside hotel. The setting is Seaham, a fictional town Meloy compares to Astoria and Manzanita.

Take a look at Lissa Brewer’s report by clicking here.

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The Sunset Empire Transportation District is recommending changes to the U.S. Highway 30 intersection in Knappa after a young woman was killed trying to cross the highway last month.

The transit district has suggested a lower speed limit and a pedestrian crosswalk with rapid flashing lights.

“Our bus drivers are very challenged with trying to get back on the highway, especially on the westbound run with traffic traveling on the highway in both directions,” a letter from the transit district’s board to the Oregon Department of Transportation said. “Our riders that board our bus describe the challenge of crossing the highway in order to access the bus stop and the fear they have of the high speed of vehicles.”

See the story by Ethan Myers by clicking here.

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