“Let us not waste our energies brooding over what more we might have got. Let us look upon what it is we have got.” – Michael Collins, Irish soldier and politician …
Twenty Years of Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS (Watershed, Estuary, Beach and Sea) Celebrated Sept. 26
By Romy Carver; Photos & Video by Don Backman Jim Mundell had a dream. The Netarts native sailed the world as a Merchant Marine, then retired back home in his beloved…
NORTH COUNTY FOOD BANK READY TO BUILD NEW LOCATION
North County Food Bank (NCFB) is pleased to announce that Tillamook County granted the organization a building permit to construct a new food distribution center near Nehalem. Contract negotiations are underway,…
OP/ED: The Billionaires Are Not Our Friends
By Kim Rosenberg We’re living in a time when the wealth of the world is held in the hands of a few people. It isn’t that there’s not enough money for…
RESPONSE TO ROCKAWAY BEACH MAYOR TALKS ABOUT CITY CHARTER: SOME VERY IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT NOT COMBINING THESE INTO ONE MEASURE
Here are some things to think about. My takeaway is these should be separate issues we vote on. Measure 29-187 is not inherently a bad idea to put before voters—Oregon law…
Peaceful Protest by North County Resistance Group Continues – No Kings IV, Oct. 17; Various Locations Throughout Tillamook County
Peaceful Protest by North County Resistance Group; Indivisible Tillamook Coast Action No Kings IV in Tillamook, Pacific City Oct. 17th The North County Resistance (NCR) group will be meeting up…
ROCKAWAY BEACH MAYOR TALKS: Understanding City Charters in Oregon
By Charles McNeilly, Rockaway Beach Mayor Have you ever wondered what gives our city the authority to build parks, maintain roads, provide services, or adopt local ordinances? We often think about the…
FisherPoets Oregon Coast Tour Oct. 23-27 – Garibaldi & Pacific City, Oct. 26th
The Oregon Coast’s commercial fishing community will soon enjoy a unique opportunity to join fisherpoets from Astoria’s annual FisherPoets Gathering and local storytellers, poets and musicians at events in several ports up…
SECRETARY OF STATE TOBIAS READ: Get Ready to Vote; New System Tracks Ballot; Drop Box Locations in Tillamook County
EDITOR’S NOTE: See the Pioneer’s “Questions for the Candidates” series for more information about the people asking for your vote. See links below. Ballots started being sent to voters in Oregon on…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER’S QUESTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES NOV. 3, 2026: STATE SENATE DISTRICT 16
The Tillamook County Pioneer provides readers with expanded election coverage – Questions for the Candidates – gives our communities an introduction to the candidates and an unbiased view to compare the candidates…
