The Oregon Department of Forestry announces effective at 1 am, Sunday, October 1, 2023, Fire Season and Public Use Restrictions will be terminated in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protection District. This area…
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OREGON DEPT. FISH & WILDLIFE: Chinook retention reopens at Buoy 10 on Sept. 8
OIOpublisher CLACKAMAS, Ore.—Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added additional Chinook fishing opportunity for the popular Buoy 10 fishery on the Columbia River during a joint-state hearing today. The Buoy 10 season…
USFWS to host Open Houses in OR & CA regarding Sea Otter Reintroduction – in Garibaldi June 21st; Elkaha Alliance Presentation at NCRD in Nehalem June 21st
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will host 16 public open houses (see list and links to rsvp below) with communities in Northern California and Oregon this June to gather input on the…
Coast Guard rescues one person found stranded on channel marker, recovers one unresponsive person after vessel capsizes near Astoria, Oregon on Sunday June 11th
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued one person found stranded on a channel marker and recovered an unresponsive person from the water after a vessel capsized Sunday on the Columbia River…
Governor Kotek Visits Tillamook, Clatsop Counties on One Oregon Listening Tour June 8-9
By Laura Swanson Stops 14 and 15 included visits to Astoria, Seaside, and Tillamook Tillamook, OR — On June 8th and 9th, Tillamook and Clatsop counties took their turns on the “One…
Coast Guard rescues 2 men from capsized boat off Southwest Oregon Coast
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued two people from their boat after it capsized Wednesday night off the coast of Nesika Beach, near Gold Beach, Oregon. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Columbia…
Keith Jones On Universal Accessibility – We Can Do Better
By Laura Swanson Universal Accessibility – what does that mean? Sammy’s Place, the Oregon COAAST (Communities of All Abilities Succeeding Together) and the Tillamook County Pioneer along with multiple other community sponsors,…
Sunset Empire Transportation District in Clatsop County Begins Limited Bus Services May 15th
Sunset Empire Transportation Disrict (SETD) in Clatsop County announced that a new limited version of the Route 101 bus route will begin on Monday May 15, 2023. The new Route 101 will…
What is Universal Design and Universal Access?
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Tillamook County Pioneer and Sammy’s Place are hosting international disability justice activist Keith Jones May 6th through 11th on the North Oregon Coast Universal Accessibility Tour. Jones is the…
Sunset Empire Transportation District Suspends Services; Tillamook County Transportation District Continues to Provide Service to Cannon Beach
ATTENTION BUS USERS IN CLATSOP AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES: The Sunset Empire Transportation District has announced that beginning tomorrow, Saturday April 29, 2023, it will suspend all bus routes, and close its offices…