Manzanita Farmers Market starts next week, and we are so exited to be back! Market is on Fridays from 4-7, May 15-September 25. We have a full roster of vendors this year,…
TILLAMOOK HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR WINS STATE TITLE
Choir State Champions! Tillamook High School Choir is the 2026 4A Choir State Champions! Congratulations and go Cheesemakers! Fantastic job: Kiptyn Allen Abigail Berthelsen Emma Bruene Oden Coulombe Alexandra Descloux Hayden Ebel…
Four good reasons to vote for Mary Faith Bell for County Commissioner!
A vote for Mary Faith Bell is a vote for the Tillamook County Library. Mary Faith is a fierce defender of our library system and its director. The people supporting her MAGA…
BUTCH’S BLOG: I’m Sick of This
By Butch Freedman I’ve been dealing lately with a persistent cold; it’s knocking me on my butt. Bev brought it back from our Mexico trip and kindly passed it on to me….
Why You Should Vote YES on Measure 120 to Increase Road Funding
I just read Robin Kostrikin’s letter to the editor expressing her argument against the proposed gas tax increase. While I agree with several of her positions, I am FOR the gas tax…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER’S VOTERS GUIDE: QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES; LETTERS TO EDITOR; 11% of ballots received to date – VOTE by May 19th
Here is the updated ballot returns from the Tillamook County Clerk’s office for May 8, 2026: BALLOT RETURNS Received = total number of ballots cast. Accepted = total number of ballots without challenges. A challenged (unaccepted)…
BOOK REVIEW: The Will to Change by bell hooks
By Jim Heffernan This is a book Liz Plank mentioned in her book and I thought it would be worthwhile. I’ve heard of bell hooks (she does not use capital letters for…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: County Concludes Investigation into Employee and Public Complaints Regarding Tillamook County District Attorney’s Office; From over 50 Complaints, 35 Complaints Determined to be Founded, No Civil or Criminal Wrong-doing
(TILLAMOOK, OR – May 8, 2026) – Tillamook County has concluded its independent investigation into complaints submitted to the county’s Human Resources department by members of the public and county employees regarding…
Tillamook State Forest firewood donation helps Oregon Youth Authority Native American culture program
(Woodburn, Ore.)—More than two cords of firewood from the Tillamook State Forest were dropped off by Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) staff at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn recently. The…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Cyanobacteria bloom season is here – When in doubt, stay out
(PORTLAND, Ore.)—With summer just around the corner, Oregon agencies have begun their annual monitoring of the state’s lakes, rivers and reservoirs for the presence of toxic cyanobacteria blooms. Oregon Health Authority (OHA)…