EDITOR’S NOTE: Every day is poetry appreciation … the Pioneer welcomes poetry submissions for ANY month, and would like to publish more poetry. Know a poet? Are you a poet? Send us…
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ON-DUTY OFFICER KILLED- MALHEUR COUNTY APRIL 15th
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: Tillamoook Police Chief Ray Rau was the police chief in Nyssa before coming to Tillamook. Here’s the statement from the Tillamook Police Department today – “Our heart is breaking…
Tillamook Coast History Alliance: Friends of Cape Meares Lighthouse Volunteer Trainings – April 21 & May 8
Wishing you a happy Spring from the Friends of Cape Meares Lighthouse. We hope you were able to get out between spring showers and spot some of the migrating gray whales as…
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Tillamook County Master Gardener Association Annual Plant Sale May 6th
The Tillamook County Master Gardeners Association Annual Plant Sale is Saturday, May 6 at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds 4-H/FFA Livestock Pavilion. Doors open at 9 a.m. and will close at 1 p.m….
WALLY NELSON and JOSEPH BOYD – Two strong candidates for Nestucca Valley School District Board
JOSEPH BOYD has served on the board since his appointment in 2022 and has children currently attending NVSD schools. His experience running a business, and current career as a corrections officer have…
We have a job to do: Hire Boisa and Sanders for Nestucca School Board
As electors, our job is very much like that of the prospective employer who is hoping to fill vacant positions with the most qualified people. We want people who have appropriate training…
OP/ED: Why Is The Water System Building Our City Hall?
By Randy Kugler, Manzanita Recent Manzanita City Councils have a history of finding creative ways to use Water Fund revenue to pay for questionable activities or projects. The Warrenton overhead allocation model…
SPECIAL GORDON’S UPDATE – SEASONAL FORECAST 4/15/23: La Nina Finally Ending, But What Does That Mean?
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Well, after about a year and a half of La Nina conditions in the tropical Pacific, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center reports that the…
I’ve been thinking … Tillamook County Transportation District
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the Tillamook County Transportation District (TCTD). It’s kind of a Jiminy Cricket reflex for me. A woman showed up at one of…
2023 May Special Election – Tillamook County Pioneer’s Questions for the Candidates: Tillamook County Transportation District
What’s so special about this election? The May 2023 election is all about “special districts” – school boards, transportation district, recreation district, fire boards, health districts and more. And for Tillamook County…