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FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2023

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Landslide closes Highway 101 in both directions BY BREEANA LAUGHLIN The Pilot

A section of U.S. Highway 101 remained closed as of Tuesday, Jan. 10, about 12 miles south of Port Orford after a landslide caused a collapse in the highway. The landslide caused a roughly 200-yard segment of highway to drop as much as 12 feet in some spots. The Oregon Department of Transportation was working to keep the stretch of Highway 101 just south of Port Orford open when it started moving more significantly early Monday morning. “Our crews were able to maintain a lane under gravel… but overnight the roadway had significant failure which resulted in a highway closure around 3 a.m. Monday morning,” reported Glen Pederson, ODOT interim District 7 manager. “We understand the great impact this has on our local communities and want to ensure you we are working as quickly as we can to evaluate this site and set ourselves up to get the road open as soon as we can safely, even if under a single lane and gravel for a time,” Pederson reported. “The strategy will be similar to what we implemented for the Hooskanaden Slide back in 2019,” he said. With the current forecast, ODOT employees are hopeful to have a single lane under gravel open for emergency services within the next week, if it is safe to do so. The next step would be to continue to progress toward opening the road to the rest of traffic soon after, according to Please see LANDSLIDE Page A2

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A landslide under Highway 101, about 12 miles south of Port Orford caused the road to collapse and forced ODOT to close the road. There is no timetable for when the road might reopen.

Brookings Council swears in mayor, councilors Sheriff Former councilor Brad Alcorn joins county board of commissioners

reports surge in fatal drug overdoses

BY BREEANA LAUGHLIN

The Pilot

BY BREEANA LAUGHLIN

The Pilot

The Brookings City Council met for the first time in 2023 on Monday, Jan. 9. Newly elected council member Andy Martin took the oath and was sworn in by Municipal Court Judge Gary Milliman. Incumbents Mayor Ron Hedenskog and councilor Michelle Morosky were also sworn in and began their new term on the city council. Last month, a newly appointed councilor, Isaac Hodges, joined the Brookings City Council as well. He replaced former city council member Brad Alcorn. Alcorn left the Brookings City Council after being elected to the Curry County Board of Commissioners. Alcorn won the seat after a three-person race that ended in the November general election. Curry County is governed by three elected commissioners, serving four year terms and together are the Board of Commissioners or commonly referred to as the "BOC." Alcorn attended his first official meeting with the Board of Commissioners on Wednesday, Jan. 4. He replaces Christopher Paasch, and joins Commissioner Court Boice and Commissioner John Herzog.

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Newly elected Brookings City Council member Andy Martin is sworn in by Municipal Court Judge Gary Milliman on January 9.

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The Curry County Sheriff’s Office is reporting several fatal drug overdoses of suspected Fentanyl in the southern portion of the County. There have been several instances where multiple people fatally overdose in the same residence, Sheriff John Ward reported in a press release on Jan. 6. “The ‘Big City’ drug epidemic has made its way to Curry County,” reported Sheriff Ward. Curry County Sheriff’s deputies have reportedly been responding to multiple overdoses every week. Often the person overdosing is administered Naloxone (commonly referred to as Narcan) prior to the arrival of EMS personnel. Narcan can reverse the central nervous system depressant effects of an opioid or synthetic opioid – and potentially save someone from a fatal opioid overdose. The issue with Narcan is that it has a half-life (remains active in the body) for 30 to 80 minutes depending on the person and the amount of opiate or synthetic opiate they have ingested, the Sheriff said. The Sheriff’s Office is receiving reports that it is taking several doses of Narcan to reverse an Please see OVERDOSES Page A2

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