EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an anonymous post that’s been shared on social media and because I have several important people in my life who have lost loved ones to suicide, I wanted…
OBITUARY: Walter Joseph Beeler – February 2, 1937 – July 2, 2025
OIOpublisher It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Walter Beeler, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Walter passed away peacefully July 2nd, 2025, at his home, with loved…
ASTROLOGY: Be committed and get grounded
By Madame Dana Zia Dear Earthlings We survived it. Uranus moved into Gemini a few days ago, finishing up a historical year of planetary transformation. It has definitely been a roller coaster…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Recreational fishing days for adult hatchery Chinook and sockeye added for Columbia River mainstem
(CLACKAMAS, Ore.- July 9, 2025) — Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added recreational fishing days for adult hatchery Chinook and sockeye to the on-going hatchery steelhead and hatchery jack Chinook fishery…
Governor Kotek Declares Drought Emergency in Lincoln County
This drought declaration marks the second made by Governor Kotek this calendar year. Salem, OR – Governor Tina Kotek has declared a drought in Lincoln County through Executive Order 25-13 and directed…
NEAH-KAH-NIE JUNIOR BASEBALL TEAMS HEAD TO STATE TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND; SENIOR TEAM #1 SEED
Summer time and baseball – they go hand-in-hand. There are a couple of teams from Tillamook County heading to a state tournament this weekend. The Neah-Kah-Nie Junior Baseball Organization (JBO) – Junior…
NEHALEM BAY WATERSHED COUNCIL: Nehalem Basin Partnership Meetings, Tours Explore Restoration Opportunities for Landowners; First Meeting July 13th at NCRD
The Nehalem Basin Partnership is hosting a series of site tours and public meetings to share salmon habitat restoration work that has been done in the Nehalem Watershed. Public Meetings will be…
BAY CITY ARTS CENTER JULY ARTISTS OF THE MONTH: ROD WHALEY RETROSPECTIVE; NICOLA MEEKS & AMBER MOHR – RECEPTION FRIDAY JULY 11TH
Join Bay City Arts Center for a special July Artists of the Month reception on Friday July 11th from 5 to 7pm, featuring three artists, music and more. Rod Whaley Rod spent…
OBITUARY: Ronald Milton Becker – June 12, 1939 – July 6, 2025
Ronald Milton Becker died peacefully on July 6, 2025, at his Netarts home after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. Born on June 12, 1939, in Longview, WA, Ron spent his early years…
What Does Freedom Mean to Me?
EDITOR’S NOTE: Given the state of federal government and the upcoming 4th of July holiday, I took a prompt that NPR sent out to readers “What does Freedom Mean to You?” and…