By Butch Freedman I knew I was being played. It was the journals they were after. The aim was to score a free notebook, not to be in a writing group. What…
Compassion Clinic: Free Medical & Dental Care, Plus More Services, Resources at Tillamook Fairgrounds Feb. 22
Compassion Tillamook is ready to host the third FREE Compassion Clinic — offering medical and dental appointments to anyone in need—no insurance or documentation required on February 22 from 11 am to…
CALL TO ACTION: Tillamook County Commissioner Mary Faith Bell Letter to ODFW Opposing Petition that Impacts Dungeness Crab Fishing, Calls for Community to Testify
The Oregon crabbing industry is facing an imminent threat. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission is in receipt of a petition demanding drastic changes to commercial crabbing rules that have the very…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: What’s wrong with our politics?
“Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.” – Will Rogers By Marc C. Johnson Susan Collins, the Republican senator from Maine, announced her re-election campaign…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Closer Look at Transportation
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 2/16/26 Dear Friends and Neighbors, One of my favorite movie lines is from the film Groundhog Day. “It’s going to be cold, it’s going to…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: Rural Northwest Oregon Updates Volume 61
Connecting with You One of the most meaningful parts of the legislative session is the opportunity to connect directly with the people I represent. Even with a full schedule of floor sessions…
U.S. COAST GUARD: Coast Guard rescues 2 hikers from avalanche chute in Olympic National Forest Feb. 15
A Coast Guard MH-60 helicopter crew from Air Station Astoria, Oregon, worked alongside the Mason County Special Operations Team to rescue a 51-year-old and 16-year-old in Olympic National Forest on Sunday evening,…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT) TRAFFIC ALERT: Full Bridge Closure – Astoria Megler Bridge DATE CHANGED to Feb. 26
ASTORIA — The overnight closure of the Astoria-Megler Bridge has been rescheduled to Thursday, Feb. 26, due to weather. The closure will allow crews to remove the former toll booth structure on…
OBITUARY: Betty Ann Olson – February 22, 1936 – February 4, 2026
Betty Ann Olson passed away in her home on February 4, 2026, just days before her 90th birthday. She was born on February 22, 1936, in Tillamook, Oregon, the third of thirteen…
SPECIAL OLYMPICS TILLAMOOK COUNTY POLAR PLUNGE AT LAKE LYTLE IN ROCKAWAY BEACH FEB. 28; JOIN A TEAM, DONATE, CHEER ON PARTICIPANTS
Ready to make a splash for a great cause? Join Special Olympics Oregon – Tillamook County for a Polar Plunge. February 28th @ 11:00 AM Lake Lytle -Rockaway Beach To support local…