Recovered fishing gear will inform action to reduce whale entanglements. A researcher in a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter first spotted the entangled humpback anchored to the bottom about 20 miles off…
Manzanita City Hall Debt Financing Plan Rejected
By Randy Kugler At the July City Council meeting, it was announced that the City had failed to be approved to proceed to the Oregon Bond Bank for the permanent debt financing…
Tillamook People’s Utility District MEETING NOTICE – Regular Board Meeting August 18, 2026
The meeting will be held at the Carl Rawe Meeting Room at Tillamook PUD, 1115 Pacific Ave., Tillamook, OR 97141 The Tillamook People’s Utility District Board of Directors will conduct…
Falcon Cove Beach Domestic Water Supply District Board Meeting August 11th
FCBDWS Board Meeting Agenda Date & Start Time: Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 5:30pm Location: Arch Cape Fire Station, 79729 Hwy 101, Arch Cape Water Sample(s): 6/17/2026, 7/1/2026 Passed! https://yourwater.oregon.gov/ Secretary:…
HUGGS TIME: HELPING US GIVE & GET SUPPORT – GRIEF GATHERING AUGUST 12TH AT OLD WHEELER HOTEL
Join us for HUGGS Time on the second Wednesday of each month at 4 pm (this month, August 12th) in the commons area at the Old Wheeler Hotel for a Grief Gathering…
VIEW FROM HERE: AI Is New. Our Addiction to Outrage Is Not. (Part 2 of 2)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an issue that we’ve been watching closely for several years – it’s really not “new” because AI (artificial intelligence) impacts what we do here in a myriad…
PAUSE ON PLASTICS RECYCLING PROGRAM IN NORTH TILLAMOOK COUNTY
North County Community, Due to unforeseen circumstances (lack of volunteers), the HUGGS North County recycling program has to PAUSE for at least 6 weeks. We are exploring other options to continue…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Helping Small Communities Survive and Thrive
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 8/3/26 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Last week I was able to spend a day with Jim Carmack, Oregon State Director of Rural Development for the US…
OREGON DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DEQ): Air quality advisory for most of Oregon [Aviso sobre la calidad del aire]
EDITOR’S NOTE: About the only counties not listed below are the coastal counties, but don’t let that fool you! Currently (Aug. 4, 2026 @1:30PM) the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Nehalem…
Sammy’s Place Celebrates Official Groundbreaking at Thompson Springs Housing Development
Affordable Housing for People with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities – Housing that Makes a Difference By Laura Swanson Good things take time, and the groundbreaking on July 10, 2026 at…
