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At Clatsop Community College, professional experience can translate into college credit.

Thanks to a $50,000 grant from the state’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission last year, Siv Barnum, the college’s registrar, has been able to hire part-time staff to build out the program and streamline the process for students.

The college was one of many across Oregon that landed funding to strengthen credentialing for prior learning.

“I think it will be useful for our community at large, and just realize that we have a lot of talent that is not in a degree form … and that experience in something counts,” Barnum said.

See the story by Ethan Myers by clicking here.

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Work has started on the expansion of broadband in rural parts of Clatsop County.

After receiving a $9 million grant from the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, Charter Communications announced plans to lay 330 miles of lines in Clatsop and Columbia counties.

The expansion is expected to serve an additional 2,000 homes and small businesses.

Bret Picciolo, a spokesman for Charter Communications, said the network will be expanded in Svensen, Knappa, Brownsmead and Hamlet in Clatsop County.

For years, county leaders have struggled with how to close the digital divide for rural communities that have lacked reliable internet services.

Read the story by Nicole Bales by clicking here.

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Could the Jantzen Beach carousel relocate to Astoria?

Constance Waisanen, a financial consultant, is leading the charge to secure the ornate attraction. Marianne Monson, an author and the president of The Writer’s Guild of Astoria, has also been a critical partner.

“I’ve run into lots and lots of people who remember riding it,” Waisanen said. “It holds lots of memories for Oregon children.”

Restore Oregon, the Portland-based nonprofit that has held pieces of the carousel in storage for the past several years, could decide on a new location by mid-September.

Take a look at the report by David Plechl, a freelancer for The Astorian, by clicking here.

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