By Patty Rinehart I want to discuss the different aspects of security in 2025, especially as they relate to our community in Tillamook County. Security means more than just feeling safe —…
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NESTUCCA RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT: Special Visit and Afternoon of Training
OIOpublisher By Jeremy J. Neel, AAS, BFA, IAAI-FIT, NRFPD Division Chief of Training CLOVERDALE, OR – Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District (NRFPD) recently had the privilege of revisiting a memorable incident from 2018,…
FRIENDS OF NETARTS BAY WEBS: Traditional Ecological Knowledge on the Oregon Coast – part of The Lifeways of the Tillamook Series with Stephanie Craig Nov. 1st at Tillamook County Pioneer Museum
Saturday, November 1st, Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS is honored to host Stephanie Craig, cultural practitioner and tradition-keeper, basket weaver, consultant, educator, and founder of Kalapuya Weaving and Consulting and Rooted Way at…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Deep Budget Dive
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 10/27/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Content Warning: I’m going to talk about our state budget. It is not exciting stuff! But budgeting is a core…
OBITUARY: Leona “Lee” Kellow – December 29, 1932 – October 19, 2025
Leona “Lee” Grace Kellow, daughter of Lloyd and Nora Kellow, left us on Sunday October 19, 2025 to go swing dancing to a live band on a dance floor full of twirls,…
CITY OF TILLAMOOOK: Smoke Testing of Sewer System Wednesday Oct. 29th, 8th & 9th Streets near Stillwell Ave.
The City of Tillamook Public Works Department announces sewer system testing for leaks, cracks, misaligned joints and other sources that allow groundwater and surface water to enter the sewer system. Smoke testing…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 10/27/25: Things look to improve, briefly; Not looking real good for the trick-or-treaters …
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Well, that was a wet and windy weekend! I did some checking and found there were wind gusts at Tillamook Airport to 43…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: OHA issues alert for Cannon Beach at Gower Creek
Sewage spill could increase risk of exposure to fecal bacteria PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) at Oregon Health Authority is issuing an alert for Cannon Beach at Gower…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: A Government That Starves Its Own People
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…
CITY OF TILLAMOOK Planning Commission Vacancies
The Tillamook City Council is currently accepting volunteer applications for appointments to serve on the City of Tillamook Planning Commission. The City of Tillamook has three (3) vacancies on the Tillamook City Planning Commission. (1) position needs to be filled immediately, and the…