Effective immediately, there’s a new deadline — 5 p.m. Wednesday for the following week — to send community news items to The Astorian.

Community news will be published on Thursdays beginning May 9 as part of the newspaper’s move to a three-day-a-week print publishing schedule.

Community news items for the May 9 newspaper must be received by 5 p.m. May 1.

Email submissions to Elleda Wilson at ewilson@dailyastorian.com. Questions? Call 971-704-1718.