Life is stressful for people in Oregon right now with COVID-19. We’ve adapted our lives to cope with the disease, and now we are faced with wildfires and dangerous smoke as well….
Category: Announcements
ODOT working to assess, repair Oregon roads damaged by wildfire
SALEM – Even with wildfires still burning, ODOT crews around the state have begun assessing damage on hundreds of miles of road, removing thousands of trees damaged by fire, and inspecting culverts,…
Tillamook County Receives a $349,800 Grant for School Broadband; Matches with CARES Act Funds
Tillamook County schools are opening with remote learning this year. Unfortunately, many of our youth do not have internet access. To address this issue, Tillamook County applied for and was awarded $349,800…
Air quality update: Advisory lifted for Oregon Coast, smoke to remain elsewhere next couple of days
Sept. 16, 2020 – The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Lane Regional Air Protection Agency and the Southwest Washington Clean Air Agency updated an air quality advisory Wednesday for Oregon and Southwest Washington due…
Oregon reports 184 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths; Tillamook County adds another case, total at 46 cases
COVID-19 has claimed eight more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 519, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday September 15th. OHA also reported 184 new confirmed and presumptive cases…
Tillamook County Creamery Association, Economic Development Council of Tillamook County and the Tillamook County BOCC are offering $400,000 in COVID-19 emergency grants to local businesses and 501(c)(3) nonprofits
September 16, 2020. Tillamook, Oregon. Economic Development Council of Tillamook County in partnership with Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) announced today the availability of $400,000 in grants to small businesses, defined as…
Tillamook County Democrats Resolution Addresses Climate Change
On Thursday August 27th the Tillamook County Democratic Central Committee (TCDCC) passed a resolution concerning the creation of well paid jobs that are designed to both help the recovery of the economy…
Wildfire smoke brings record poor air quality to Oregon, new data shows, Sept. 15th
Oregon is experiencing record poor air quality from wildfire smoke across the state, according to analysis by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA). Oregon air…
Manzanita Writers’ Series presents: Authors in Conversation with Apricot Irving & Deborah Reed September 19th via Zoom
Please join us September 19th via Zoom in conversation with novelist/bookstore owner Deborah Reed, and award-winning author Apricot Irving, as they discuss Apricot’s memoir, The Gospel of Trees, winner of the 2019…
Replacing prescriptions and medical equipment lost to fire; Similar symptoms between fire smoke, COVID-19
Oregon Health Plan (OHP) members: Did you leave home quickly because of nearby wildfires without grabbing the durable medical equipment (DME), supplies or prescriptions you need? We want you to know that…