EDITOR’S NOTE: We’ll have a full report about the Nestucca Valley School District board meeting last night, August 18th from our South County correspondent Irene Barajas, and here is a letter to…
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Tillamoook County Housing Commission Announces Game-Changer Boost in Funding
OIOpublisher The Tillamook County Housing Commission is very pleased to announce a large boost in funding for housing production in Tillamook County. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, through their low-embodied carbon program,…
ROCKAWAY BEACH FIRE RESCUE CALLED TO BRUSH FIRE SUNDAY AUGUST 17TH
The evening of August 17, Rockaway Beach Fire Rescue was dispatched to a report of a brush fire in the hills above Washington St. Upon arrival, a small fire, which was determined…
GERRYMANDERIING
Definition: to manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class. “a total freedom to gerrymander the results they want” First comes the creation of the…
SCAM ALERT: Fraudulent Calls and Texts Impersonating Tillamook County Sheriff’s Deputies
(Tillamook, OR – August 18, 2025) – The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office is warning the community about an ongoing phone and text messaging scam involving individuals impersonating Sheriff’s Deputies. Residents have reported…
Salmonberry Trail Foundation Calls for Collaborative Path as POTB Weighs Rail Use in Rockaway Beach
(Hillsboro, Ore. — Aug 18, 2025) — The Salmonberry Trail Foundation (STF) is encouraging a collaborative, community-first approach as the Port of Tillamook Bay (POTB) Board considers upcoming decisions related to railroad…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: The Highs and Lows of Tax Cuts and Program Reductions
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 8/18/2025 Last week I wrote about the effect of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill on Oregon taxpayers, Oregon tax revenue, and the Oregon economy. Some of…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 8/18/25: Fair, Dry and Warmer Through the Weekend
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Today’s weather picture has a large upper level low pressure area spinning around in the eastern Pacific, northwest of Vancouver Island, with its…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COURTHOUSE CLOSURE AUG. 22
(TILLAMOOK, OR) – The Tillamook County Courthouse will be closed to the public Friday, August 22, 2025 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for staff in-service. We apologize for any inconvenience this…
ARDENT GOURMET SMALL BITES: Coffee Girl, Gemütlichkeit
By David & Susan Greenberg Beside the mighty Columbia River, overlooking gargantuan ships circled by tugboats like remoras, Coffee Girl sits within a chamber of what had once been an enormous cannery…