Thursday, March 12, 2020 Dear Neah-Kah-Nie School District Families and Staff, With the number of confirmed COVID-19 coronavirus cases in Oregon increasing, including the first instance in Multnomah County, Governor Brown announced…
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State Issues New Restrictions to Combat Spread of COVID-19 – Cancelling Gatherings Over 250 People for 4 Weeks
Guidance aims to slow spread of coronavirus in Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced yesterday evening, March 11th urgent new rules to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Oregon. The following measures are…
State announces 4 new presumptive positive COVID-19 cases
PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon now has a total of 19 people who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since Feb. 28 after the Oregon Health Authority announced four new presumptive positive cases of the novel…
Tillamook County Board of Commissioners report $300,000 ransom paid
Statement from Tillamook County Board of Commissioners, March 11, 2020: Tillamook County recently experienced a cyberattack which disabled our computer systems for approximately two weeks. The forensic investigation is complete, and every…
Sharing the Coast Conference Cancelled as Public Health Precaution
Sadly, we are announcing that the Sharing the Coast Conference that was coming up this weekend (March 13-15) has been cancelled. One event that has not been cancelled is tomorrow’s (March 12th)…
Rep. Tiffiny Mitchell Announces She Will Not Seek Re-Election
Rep. Mitchell represents House District 32 on Oregon’s North Coast SALEM, Ore. – Rep. Tiffiny Mitchell (D-Astoria) announced March 10th she would not seek reelection to her House District 32 seat in…
Tillamook Narcotics Team Arrest March 6th
Bay City, OR – On Friday, March 6, 2020 at about 3:50 PM, the Tillamook Narcotics Team (TNT) contacted and arrested Christan E. Anderson 48, of Bay City, OR, during a traffic…
City of Tillamook Water Supply Quality, Collaborative Efforts to Address Coronavirus
The City of Tillamook is working collaboratively with Tillamook County Health, and the Oregon Health Authority on response to the Coronavirus. One of the recommendations is to sanitize or disinfect surfaces; shelves,…
OHA and DHS direct long-term care facilities to limit exposure of residents to COVID-19
Oregon has recently seen COVID-19 spread in communities in Oregon. Hand hygiene and staying home when ill will help decrease further spread. Early information shows that some people are at higher risk…
COVID-19 testing information – Oregon Health Authority UPDATE 3/10/20
Testing for COVID-19 is available through the Oregon State Public Health Laboratory (OSPHL) and a growing number of commercial labs. In addition, we expect hospitals around the state to begin conducting their…