OIOpublisher Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) ordinance for unincorporated communities approved by Tillamook County’s Board of Commissioners during January 31st hearing. After a detailed explanation of the proposed ordinance and responses to questions…
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STATE FORESTS TRUST OF OREGON HELPS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EXPERIENCE AND ENHANCE UNIQUE STATE-MANAGED FORESTS
“I named this one Daisy and that one there Lucy,” said high school student Laura Hernandez, pointing to two Douglas-fir seedlings she had just planted. “I am for sure going to come…
SECOND BUSIEST CAMPING AND DAY-USE YEAR IN HISTORY FOR OREGON STATE PARKS IN 2022
SALEM, Ore— Oregon State Parks experienced its second busiest camping and day-use year in history during its centennial in 2022. Visitors logged 2.97 million camper nights, which is 1.8% less than the…
Free Fishing President’s Day Weekend, Feb. 18-19
SALEM, Ore.—Make fishing part of your three-day weekend plans. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday of President’s Day Weekend, Feb. 18-19, 2023. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag or Columbia River Basin…
TILLAMOOK POLICE DEPARTMENT ARREST TWO AFTER DISTURBANCE IN DOWNTOWN TILLAMOOK TODAY FRIDAY FEB. 17th
At approximately 1pm today, Friday February 17th an Officer from the Tillamook Police Department witnessed a disturbance in progress at Sue Elmore Park involving four individuals. Two subjects took off eastbound towards…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 2/17/23; Showers through the weekend with “s” word in mid-week forecast
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Friday, February 17, 2023 Looking at the satellite picture shows the cutoff low pressure area nearing southern California, a weak system that brought…
Tillamook Lightwave Regular Board Meeting February 28, 2023
The meeting will be held at Tillamook People’s Utility District’s Carl Rawe Meeting Room located at 1115 Pacific Avenue, Tillamook, OR 97141 The Tillamook Lightwave Board of Directors will conduct the following…
Nehalem Valley Care Center Receives Oregon Community Foundation Grant to Address Nursing Staff Needs; $15,000 grant will support establishment of in-house training program
(Wheeler) – Health care staff shortages have become a chronic problem across the country and nowhere is the challenge of staffing health care facilities more pressing than in rural Oregon. Yet, thanks…
OP/ED: Board of Forestry Meeting Votes 4-3 to stay on track with Habitat Conservation Plan
By Robert Van Dyk, Wild Salmon Center There was a very close vote in the Board of Forestry meeting yesterday (2/15/23), with three members voting to delay for at least two years and…
Field Research Becomes Fur Seal Rescue
Olympic National Park, Washington — A field excursion led by Seattle Aquarium researchers along the Olympic Peninsula quickly turned into a life-saving mission. Seattle Aquarium’s Senior Conservation Research Manager Shawn Larson was leading…