(A Blast from the Past) By Butch Freedman I needed the job. I’d been out of work for six months, living on unemployment and the occasional sale of one of my silly…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and the Window of Opportunity for Brain Health
By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC KEY TAKEAWAYS: The timing for starting HRT may matter more than the decision itself Late initiation carries added risks The science is still evolving The history of…
POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: “Hey, Idiot” Is Not How We Win Hearts and Minds
The point is not to win every argument. The point is to understand each other well enough to live together. EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s…
OREGON STATE POLICE: OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN SEASIDE JULY 8, SUSPECT IN WASHINGTON DOUBLE HOMICIDE SHOT BY LOCAL OFFICERS
(SEASIDE, Ore. 7/9/26) – On Wednesday, June 8, 2026, at approximately 1:36 p.m., Oregon State Police received a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) for an adult male operating a silver Toyota 4Runner…
BOOK REVIEW: Mailman – My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home, by Stephen Grant (2025)
By Neal Lemery Stephen Grant’s memoir of his time as a corporate desk-bound Zoom meeting bureaucrat turned mailman in his hometown in the Appalachian Mountains takes us into not only the…
AMERICA 250: A Funny Thing Happened on the 4th of July
By Ketzel Levine I had a date in Nehalem at noon on the 4th. I threw my stuff in the car and left the house at 11:50. Much to my surprise, I…
Join us in calling for the resignation of our District Attorney Aubrey Olson
How about focusing on what’s happening right here in our own community to make a positive difference? By Robin Kostrikin I asked Laura Swanson of the Tillamook County Pioneer: Why…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY CREAMERY ASSOCIATION CLAIMS THREE GOLD MEDALS AT 2026 INTERNATIONAL CHEESE & DAIRY AWARDS
Tillamook Cream Cheese Earns Top Honors at the World’s Largest Dairy Competition Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA), the beloved Oregon-based dairy cooperative, brings home top honors with three gold medals at the…
Tillamook PUD Awards 2026 Lineworker Program Scholarships
Tillamook PUD is pleased to announce that Tristan Smith Evans and Brody Mersereau have been selected as recipients of the 2026 Lineworker Program Scholarship. Tristan Smith Evans, a 2026 graduate of…
OP/ED: Tillamook DA In “Action”
By April Bailey Serious question, does Tillamook County District Attorney Olson even care to come prepared for her cases or prosecute crimes? I got to see her live in action yesterday and…
