Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman “I’m over the top excited about David’s Chair being here.” Rockaway Beach Mayor, Charles McNeilly told the small crowd who braved the cold, wet weather…
GORDON’S VOLCANO UPDATE 5/21/25: Volcano to Erupt West of Astoria THIS YEAR!
EDITOR’S NOTE: You’ve probably been seeing those click-bait, alarmist headlines “Volcano off Oregon Coast to Erupt Any Minute …” well, here’s our own Gordon McCraw to break it down, giving us the…
A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE: Hurry Up and Wait
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 local dentist. Representing District 32, a focus on practical policies…
LOCAL VFW POST RAISES $1,500, GETS MATCHING GRANT – $3,000 FOR LOCAL FOOD ORGANIZATIONS
The Unify to Combat Hunger & Homelessness (UTCH) grant comes from the VFW Foundation. The local VFW Post 2848 received $1,500 in donations from individual veterans and the Elks and Moose lodges…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: More spring Chinook fishing days on Columbia River mainstem as run expected to come in above forecast
(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) —With the upriver spring Chinook return on track to come in higher than originally forecast, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added more recreational spring Chinook fishing days on the…
Check out AWARD-WINNING incredible “Coastal Futures” project on display at Rockaway Beach Library
North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection was honored to host and work with Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) students from the University of Oregon. Their research project, entitled Coastal Futures, focused on…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Tepid Forecast
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 5/19/2025 For several weeks I have been writing about the May revenue forecast. Before we can leave Salem at the end of June, the state…
OBITUARY: Asa Michael Hayes – February 1, 1985 – May 15, 2025
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Asa Michael Hayes. Asa was born in Tillamook, Ore., on February 1, 1985 and passed away on May 15, 2025 in…
ARDENT GOURMET: Stunning Szechuan Garden in Hillsboro
By David & Susan Greenberg The first two times we visited Szechuan Garden they were closed even though their website said they were open. Most would be dissuaded from visiting a third…
South County Candidates Forum: Nestucca Valley School District Candidates say, “Get Out the Vote!”
EDITOR’S NOTE: Generally, these “off-year” special elections don’t attract much attention, but that hasn’t been the case here in Tillamook County. There have been ethics violation charges submitted to the Secretary of…