On January 13th, 2025 at approximately 5:30pm, Cannon Beach Fire District Rescue Team were dispatched to a 911 call reporting a missing person in the ocean north of Haystack Rock. Upon arriving…
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OBITUARY: James F. Derungs – February 26, 1943 – January 10, 2025
OIOpublisher James Fredrick Derungs was born February 26, 1943 in Tillamook, Oregon to Christian and Stella (Dalpaz) Derungs and passed away January 10, 2025 at the age of 81. Jim graduated from…
New Year Resolutions Fill Up Programs at NCRD, Practice Patience with Parking
Happy New Year! North County Recreation District is pleased to welcome so many people to our fitness and aquatics programs in 2025. The popularity of some of our classes have created parking…
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Investigation Leads to Arrest of Rapist in Pacific City
On January 1st, 2025, Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Detectives responded to a report of Child Sex Abuse. The juvenile victim required immediate medical care. Detectives were able to identify and locate the…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Day One
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Friends and Neighbors, If you are reading this after Monday, January 13, the 83rd Assembly of the Oregon Legislature is now underway. Opening day includes…
50% Increase in Transient Taxes Doesn’t Add Up
To whom it may concern, As a local resident and owner of a short-term rental in unincorporated Tillamook County, I strongly believe that implementing a 50% increase in transient taxes would be…
Neah-Kah-Nie High School Robotics Team Hits Highest Score of Season, Ranked 14th in State
NKN Robotics Team Undecided is in 5th place in the Silicon Forest League, the 14th ranked team in the State of Oregon, and earned our highest score of 258 at Saturdays Meet…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 1/13/25: It’s a Full Moon Kinda Day … Fair Skies, Frosty Mornings
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Good news, the high pressure ridge over the area continues to give us fair skies but with radiational cooling, we saw some chilly…
ASTROLOGY: Full Moon in Cancer, January 13 2025 at 2:30pm; Create safe space
By Madame Dana Zia The full Moon in Cancer is filled with stormy emotions that most of us are struggling with. There are a lot of intense global events going on right…
Short-Term Rental Owner Speaks Out Against Tillamook County’s Proposed Increase in STR Tax
Yet ANOTHER tax sprung upon short term rental owners in unincorporated Tillamook county. This time a 50% increase in TLT making a total of 15%, now the highest in all of Oregon….