There are 41 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,799, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) reported Saturday January 16, 2021. Oregon Health Authority reported 1,173 new…
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PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT JAN. 27 – 1 TO 3 PM – “GRAB & GO” AT 904 MAIN AVE., TILLAMOOK
Do you live in Tillamook County and lack a safe, stable place to call home? Project Homeless Connect is Jan. 27 from 1-3 p.m. All services will be provided outside at 904…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Portland Oregon Puts Hygiene First
EDITOR’S NOTE: Homelessness exists in all our communities, and sometimes here it’s not as visible as it is in Portland. There are so many people that are houseless, “couch-surfing”, living in their…
TBCC debuts new logo – ushering the college toward the future
At the start of January, Tillamook Bay Community College unveiled a brand new logo. The new logo builds from the landscape and is designed to represent the growth and progression of relationships…
Testing reveals first case of U.K. variant of COVID-19 in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health Authority has been notified Friday January 15th that a person in Oregon, identified as a Multnomah County resident, has tested positive with the variant COVID-19 virus strain originally…
Governor Provides Updates on COVID-19 in Oregon – Rolls Out Vaccine Schedule, Next up – Educators, Seniors
OHA has reached goal of 12,000 vaccinations per day, Governor demands answers from federal government on news that vaccine reserve does not exist (Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown held a press conference today to update Oregonians on the…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Refocus – Connecting for Healthy Living
By Kelly Benson, Sustainable Relationships for Community Health (SRCH) Coordinator & Tillamook County Pioneer Partner We have had such a bizarre year. I have found myself often slipping into thinking that I…
Behold the magnificent and mighty onion!
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet “Life is like an onion. You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.” – Carl Sandberg We have certainly been doing…
Tillamook County COVID-19 Case Summary – Weekly data Jan. 8-14, 2021; 25 new confirmed cases, 362 cases total
From Tillamook County Community Health Centers: There have been some differences this week with the numbers OHA has reported and what we report due to cases moving in and out of our…
OHA’s Vaccine Voices: Doctors share their ‘why’; Testing homes for radon important; County risk levels updated this week – Tillamook County stays at Extreme
Antwon Chavis, a pediatrician with OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, shares: “I got vaccinated against COVID-19 because the evidence looked promising that it could help bring an end to the pandemic. Also, the…