National Weather Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Forecast Office Portland, OR Thursday, Mar 23, 2023 Late season winter weather is expected through the weekend with widespread probability for snow. Snow levels will begin to lower with the onset of colder air tonight. By Friday morning they will reach around 500-1000 ft where they will hover through Sunday. With this system expecting widespread…
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GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 3/23/23 – Winter Storm Warnings for the Weekend – Snow in Coast Range
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Thursday, March 23, 2023 We had a cold front go through the area today that was the start of the promised weather change. Behind the front, we can expect some scattered showers that, thanks to a parked cold upper level trough of low pressure, will persist through the weekend then another…
Wolverine sighted along Columbia River near Portland on Monday, March 20th
(March 22, 2023; SALEM, Ore.) – A wolverine was sighted by two people who were fishing on the Columbia River near Portland on the morning of Monday, March 20. Wolverine, rare and listed as threatened in Oregon, are the largest member of the weasel family and resemble a small bear. This is the first confirmed report of a wolverine outside…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 3/22/23 – Winter Storm Warning for Travel over Coast Range, Cascades through Weekend
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 We saw increasing clouds today ahead of an approaching disturbance that increased the onshore flow and gave us a slight chance of showers. The disturbance will move across the area tonight giving us an increased chance of showers and starts to bring the snow level down, falling from 3700’ down to near 2300’. It also pushes…
Tillamook County Emergency Management Alert: Winter Storm Warning from 11:00AM Thursday, March 23 until 11:00AM Saturday March 25
* WHAT…Heavy snow expected above 1500 feet. Total snow accumulations of 8 to 12 inches, except 5 to 8 inches below 2000 feet. * WHERE…In Oregon, Coast Range of Northwest Oregon and Central Coast Range of Western Oregon. In Washington, Willapa Hills. * WHEN…From 11 AM Thursday to 11 AM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…A Winter Storm…
THE OCEANSIDER Vol. 1 Issue 3, March 19, 2023: UPDATE ON STRs; Current (Cafe) Events; and More …
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider Feedback and Update on March 12, 2023 STR Article Feedback: In response to our Short Term Rental article last week, community activists from Neskowin and Neahkahnie wrote to protest that they do not seek to “ban” STRs, but rather to “cap” them in some fashion and better “manage” their growth. A review of their public comments and websites (below) confirms that, at most, some folks…
Response to “Crunch Time at the County STR Committee” – March 13
In response to Jerry Keene’s March 13th newsletter titled, “Crunch Time at the County STR Committee…”, we are writing to take this opportunity to introduce our group. Oregon Coast Hosts is a newly formed alliance of homeowners and local businesses who support tourism while advocating for balanced regulations that meet mutual goals for the greater community. We came together in…
Tillamook High School’s Ryan Mizee Selected as Oregon FFA State Secretary
REDMOND, Ore. — The 95th annual Oregon FFA State Convention wrapped up Sunday, March 19th in an exciting fashion, as delegates from around the state gathered to elect new leadership for the coming year. The four-day convention, held March 16-19 at the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center in Redmond, drew about 3,000 students from across Oregon to network and…
Tillamook County Creamery Association Announces New Ice Cream Manufacturing Facility in Illinois
Growing East Coast demand for Tillamook® Ice Cream is driving the dairy co-operative’s continued expansion (TILLAMOOK, Ore., March 21, 2023)— Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA), the farmer-owned dairy co-op and Certified B Corporation® behind the fastest-growing family-size ice cream brand in the U.S., today announced plans to open an ice cream manufacturing facility in Decatur, Ill. in late 2024. The Decatur facility will be TCCA’s first owned and operated…
Astound Broadband enabled by Amazon Web Services Increases Connectivity in Tillamook County; Astound and AWS building a new 100-mile fiber route, including Highway 6 between Tillamook and Hillsboro
(Tillamook, OR – March 15, 2023) – Astound Broadband and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) announced this month that a project is underway to build a new 100-mile underground fiber route along Highway 6. The project will run from Tillamook to Hillsboro and enable fiber-based Internet service along the highway which currently has limited connectivity. This project is partially funded…
