OIOpublisher Story & Photos by Don Backman “I stopped counting after 75 people this morning,” Ben Pettinger, Executive Director of the Lower Nehalem Community Trust said. He was referencing the large excited…
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JOIN UNFURL’S SPRING SOCK DRIVE FOR STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER + HELP LOCAL KIDS FEEL LOVED, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THEIR TOES!
Unfurl in Manzanita is following up their successful holiday shoe drive with another call-to-action to assist the Neah-Kah-Nie Middle/High School family resource center. They checked in with Jen, the coordinator, to see…
“I’ve been thinking …” – Our lost sense of common truth
By Jim Heffernan Once upon a time, in a country that now seems so far away, there existed a nation that was distinguished by the achievement and integrity of its populace. They…
Columbia Pacific invests more than $530,000 in programs providing mental health care and substance use disorder treatment
SEASIDE, Oregon — Columbia Pacific CCO, part of the CareOregon family of companies, announced investing $536,533 in grants to programs that help meet the growing demand for mental health care and substance…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Problem Gambling – Building Awareness, Access to FREE Resources
By Janeane Krongos, Prevention Specialist at the Tillamook Family Counseling Center March is nationally recognized as Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM). This year’s theme is “Awareness + Action”. The goals for this…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: Mask Mandate Ends March 12th; Masks Required in Health Care Settings, Public Transportation
With Oregon’s mask requirements lifting tomorrow, March 12th for most public indoor spaces and schools, mask-wearing, like getting a vaccine, will become a mostly personal choice. Some businesses may still require masks,…
Alert: High Wind Warning Saturday 3/12/22 at 02:00 PM until 05:00AM Sunday 3/13/22
* WHAT…South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected near beaches and headlands. * WHERE…North Oregon Coast. * WHEN…From 2 PM PST Saturday to 5 AM PDT…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY: Gordon’s Update – 3/11/22 – Mask Mandate Ends 3/12; Spring Ahead 3/13
By Gordon McCraw Friday, March 11, 2022, 1:30PM Weather The last day of high pressure bringing fair skies as it is now drifting eastward ahead of a shift in the weather pattern….
The Unexpected Conversation
by Neal Lemery One of the often uncelebrated benefits of living in a small town are the seemingly random and unplanned conversations that occur at the grocery store or the post office….
Drew’s Reviews: THE BATMAN
By Andrew Jenck The character of Batman draws a variety of interpretations, including a one percenter making crime and poverty worse, who’s appeal is greater when he resorts to lethal action, or…