EDITOR’S NOTE: It was warm today and it’s going to get warmer, along with increased winds – the “perfect storm” for wildfires. Please use some common sense – don’t run power equipment…
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Food Roots Welcomes Interim Executive Director, Actively Recruiting Board Members
Emily Cordo is a passionate advocate for equity and justice. Her career began in civil legal aid, culminating in her serving as the Legal Director of the Sexual Violence Legal Services program…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 8/11/23 – Excessive Heat Watch, Fire Weather Warnings Coming Sunday, Monday
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Today was the last, mild day before the ridge of high pressure starts building and pushes the temperature up over the weekend and…
Rise for America: Zoom Meetings Friday, Saturday for Political Conversations
The only way we’re going to be able to bridge our political divides is if we all come to the table. Jim Heffernan continues his call to action for blues, reds and…
BOOK REVIEW: Deer Hunting with Jesus – Dispatches from America’s Class War
By Jim Heffernan This book was published 15 years ago but remains accurate and topical today. The author writes about his hometown of Winchester, Virginia in the early years of George W.’s…
Fall Scholarships Open for Tillamook’s Nature and Outdoors Program; Deadline for fall applications is September 4
(TILLAMOOK, ORE. 09 AUG. 2023) — Tillamook Coast Visitors Association recently established two annual scholarships at Tillamook Bay Community College for students enrolling in TBCC’s Nature and Outdoors Program. The scholarship, named the “Tillamook Coast Outdoor Program Scholarship,” is $1,000….
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 8/10/23 – Warm, then Hot
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer The onshore flow continues to moderate the temperatures west of the Coast Range as we return to the fair, and still very dry…
BUSINESS FEATURE: Big Shu’s Chocolates Brings Handmade, Gourmet Sweets to Garibaldi
By Ashley Hamann, Tillamook County Pioneer Intern Nestled into a small shop off of Highway 101 in Garibaldi is a quaint chocolate shop that has much to offer a local sweet lover….
Senate Republicans to Challenge Secretary of State on Measure 113
SALEM, Ore. – Today, the Oregon Secretary of State announced that she has directed the Oregon Elections Division to implement an administrative rule restricting access for members of the minority to run…
Legislators Disqualified Under Measure 113 Will Not Be Allowed to File to Run in 2024
Salem, OR – Today, August 8, 2023, Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade directed the Oregon Elections Division to implement an administrative rule, providing guidance to candidates on Measure 113. The rule clarifies…