How can there only be three more markets?? September market vibes are here, and last week was full of moody clouds and rainbows and just a hint of rain in the…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Aging and Memory
By Butch Freedman “Time’s the thief of memory” ― Stephen King, The Gunslinger Let me begin with a very unsurprising confession: my memory is failing. And that’s a frightening fact of…
History of Kilchis Point Reserve talk at South County Library on September 24
The area of Kilchis Point is rich with history. It was the site of one of the largest permanent Native American villages on the Northern Oregon Coast. Tillamook County’s first European…
More Than a Number: How the National Diabetes Prevention Program Can Change Lives
By Galena Flores, Tillamook YMCA Lifestyle Coach & Diabetes Prevention Program Coordinator “You are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes.” Those words can be scary. For many people, they are…
OBITUARY: Betty Alice (Fitzpatrick) Owens – November 17, 1942 – September 7, 2026
Betty Alice Fitzpatrick was born in Tillamook, OR on November 17, 1942 to Edmund A. and Betty Jo Fitzpatrick. She married the love her of life, Paul Owens Jr. on May…
Let’s Talk Tillamook: Voting Rights and the SAVE Act – Interview with Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read
A conversation with Oregon Secretary of State, Tobias Read on Voting Rights & the SAVE Act This Q&A is based on an interview by Shaena Peterson with Oregon Secretary of…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: America at the Reckoning Point
“No death is so sad and final as the death of an illusion.” – Arthur Koestler By Marc C. Johnson Labor Day, the unofficial start of the political campaign season,…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Things That Matter
Doorsteps, democracy, and the things politics tends to forget. EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege” Oregon legislator and…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Traffic Alert: U.S. 101 pavement repairs in Seaside, Milepost 20
Maintenance crews paving ruts, potholes and cracks, creating a smother ride for travelers. SEASIDE –Travelers should expect traffic shifts, delays and possible backups on U.S. 101 in Seaside while crews repair sections…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 9/8/26: Warm Start to Week, then Cooler, Chance of Rain for Weekend
By Gordon McCraw, Meteoroolgist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Hello, Tillamook, I hope you had a great holiday weekend, even though it was a wet one. It…
