Offices close for Martin Luther King Day

In observance of Martin Luther King Day on Monday, all federal, state, county, and city offices, including Astoria, Warrenton, Gearhart, Seaside and Cannon Beach city halls, are closed. All U.S. post offices are closed, and there is no mail delivery.

Astoria, Jewell, Knappa, Warrenton/Hammond and Seaside (including Cannon Beach and Gearhart) school district schools, and Clatsop Community College, are closed Monday.

The Warrenton Community Library is closed Monday and Tuesday. The Astoria Library and Seaside Library is closed Monday.

The Port of Astoria offices and services are closed Monday.

Garbage collection through Recology Western Oregon and the city of Warrenton garbage collection is not affected by the holiday. Recology Western Oregon’s transfer station is open.

The Sunset Pool in Seaside is open. The Astoria Aquatic Center is closed Monday.

The Clatsop County Heritage Museum, Oregon Film Museum, Flavel House and Carriage House are open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Uppertown Firefighters’ Museum is closed.

Fort Clatsop is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Columbia River Maritime Museum is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunset Empire Transportation (“The Bus”) is running.

County announces roadwork schedule

The Clatsop County Public Works Roads Department has announced its work schedule for the week of Jan. 20.

Countywide, crews will be grading gravel roads, chopping roadside brush and performing ditch and culvert maintenance.

Beginning Feb. 1, Pipeline Road from the Astoria gate to Svensen Market Road will be closed to all vehicle traffic. Walking and bicycling will still be allowed on the road during the closure, which is expected to continue through the end of July 2025.

Rescuers save teen stranded offshore

A 19-year-old male was rescued Monday evening by the Cannon Beach Fire District Rescue Team after being swept out 50 to 75 yards offshore.

The rescue team reported that the teenager had been boogie boarding in the ocean north of Haystack Rock before being separated from the rest of his group.

In a statement, Cannon Beach Fire Ocean Safety Division Head Koa Lyu said the rescue was a “miracle” amid the large surf and king tides.

The teenager was safely brought back to shore at 6:03 p.m., where he was evaluated and released by the Medix Ambulance crew.

— Seaside Signal