By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Well Tillamook, I know I’m sounding like a stuck record but we are still seeing a high pressure ridge off to the…
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NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Take a Moment to Comment on Power Costs
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 7/27/2026 Dear Friends and Neighbors, For those of you reading this Monday report on Monday, please take a moment to provide feedback to the Public…
TILLAMOOK PEOPLE’S UTILITY DISTRICT August 2026 Meetings
The Tillamook People’s Utility District Board of Directors will be attending the following out-of-district trade association meetings: August 5, 2026, Public Power Council Members Forum 4:30 p.m. Location: Boise, ID …
OREGON DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DEQ): Air quality advisory for Eastern Oregon and parts of Central Oregon [Aviso sobre la calidad del aire] July 27, 2026 until further notice
July 27, 2026 QUICK FACTS Location: Baker, Crook, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco and Wheeler counties End date: Until further notice Smoke source: Multiple wildfires in Southern, Central and…
COMMUNITY KINDNESS: The Ripple Effect … One Kindness, Becomes Another, Then Another
EDITOR’S NOTE: Community kindness – we can all use a little more kindness in our lives. Let’s celebrate these “micro-moments” of kindness that make our days a little easier, a shared…
OFRENDA A NUESTRO OCÉANO SANADOR: AN OFFERING TO OUR HEALING OCEAN – A HUEHCA OMEYOCAN CELEBRATION AUGUST 2nd
Join Friends of Netarts Bay, Watershed, Estuary, Beach and Sea (WEBS) and celebrate Huehca Omeyocan’s tenth year at Neah-Kah-Nie High School in Rockaway Beach on August 2nd from 11 am to…
Cannon Beach Lifeguards Rescue Five Swimmers from Dangerous Rip Current Near Haystack Rock on Tuesday July 21st; Repeated Warnings by Lifeguards about Dangerous Conditions “Not Taken Seriously”
On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at approximately 4:09 p.m., Cannon Beach Fire District Lifeguards were patrolling the beach just south of Haystack Rock when they observed a group of eight individuals…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: An Argument for Strategic Voting
“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt By Marc C. Johnson American…
COMMUNITY KINDNESS: Carwash Guy
EDITOR’S NOTE: Community kindness – we can all use a little more kindness in our lives. Let’s celebrate these “micro-moments” of kindness that make our days a little easier, a shared…
THE VIEW FROM HERE: Puppy Love
By Donald Roddy Walking – Making a Difference A short while ago I found myself thinking about dressing like my puppy Ollie for our next community walk. He wears black and…
