By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 11/17/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, The announcement Wednesday night that a federal agency is no longer seeking to lease space from the City at Newport’s airport for…
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Beached Juvenile Humpback Whale in Yachats
Since Saturday evening, November 15th, many on the Oregon Coast and regionally, have been following the fate of a living beached humpback whale in Yachats, Oregon. Volunteers poured in from throughout the…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 11/17/25: Looks like we are into the rainy season with a dry period thrown in every now and then.
Well, an upper level low pressure area was responsible for the 1/3” of rain we had overnight. The low pressure area has since moved southward into California, leaving us with only a…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Fear Is Not Policy
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…
LOWER NEHALEM COMMUNITY TRUST & TILLAMOOK ESTUARIES PARTNERSHIP SALMON-SPOTTING WALK NOV. 21
Join LNCT and Beverly Scoggin—a habitat restoration coordinator with Tillamook Estuary Partnership—for a walk to look for spawning salmon on November 21st! We will learn about salmon life cycles, local habitat concerns,…
A Look at Legislative Committee Days, Impacts on State Budget from Federal HR-1
EDITOR’S NOTE: Civic leader, writer, storyteller, rural community leader LaNicia Duke is taking a deep dive into the happenings in Salem. Here she looks the impacts Federal legislation is having on Oregon…
Nicholas Smith Earns Prestigious Eagle Scout Rank
Tillamook’s own Nicholas Smith has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest honor attainable in the Scouts BSA program, a distinction earned by less then four percent of Scouts nationwide since…
OREGON OUTDOOR RECREATION COMMITTEE NOW SEEKING FOUR NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS
SALEM, Oregon— The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is now seeking four new committee members to serve on the Oregon Outdoor Recreation Committee for four-year volunteer terms starting Jan. 1, 2026….
Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District Partners with local efforts to improve food access in South County – Pop-up Food Pantry THIS SUNDAY NOV. 16 from 1 to 3 pm
When SNAP benefits weren’t available and with the government shutdown, we knew there were going to be more people in need of food. Even though SNAP benefits came through and the shutdown…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY FOOD RESOURCES: COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, DONATION LOCATIONS, SPECIAL OFFERS & MORE
TILLAMOOK COUNTY TAKES CARE OF FEEDING EVERYONE … EDITOR’S NOTE: I have to say that I’m always so proud of our community and how we respond to an emergency or crisis –…