By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager USGS reported, along with many residents, that a 4.6 quake shook the area around Monroe, WA, near Seattle, early this morning, July 12th. So, what…
Category: Breaking News
Botts Marsh: Protected, Forever – LNCT acquires 30 acres of saltwater marsh
It’s OFFICIAL! After nearly 40 years of effort by the community to protect Botts Marsh, located just north of Wheeler in Tillamook County, it has finally come to fruition. On June 24,…
Standoff on 3rd Street Ends Peacefully Thanks to Tillamook Police, Community Partners on July 11th
On Thursday, July 11th, 2019 at approximately 7:50 am, Tillamook Police Department Chief Terry Wright was on 3rd Street and observed the gate to Tillamook Mini Storage, 3316 3rd Street, open. Upon…
Camp Meriwether Fire – Update, Oregon Department of Forestry
By Laura Swanson The fire at Camp Meriwether was reported at 7:30 pm on Sunday July 7th and first responders on scene were Nestucca Rural Fire, and Oregon Department of Forestry crews…
FIRE AT CAMP MERIWETHER CONTAINED, ALL CAMPERS, STAFF SAFE
From Boys Scouts Cascade Pacific Council – Update as of Monday, July 8 at 6:50am: The small fire did not spread during the night and is under control, with professional fire crews…
NESKOWIN: “Wild Boys” Tillamook County Elk Tour 2019
By Laura Swanson Now in Neskowin, for your viewing pleasure, we are proud to present Tillamook County’s Fab Five, the Wild Boys 2019 Elk Tour. And my have their antlers grown ……
“Rally for the Trees” Brings Attention to Proposed Timber Clearcut near Hug Point on North Oregon Coast
By Glenna Gray and Carl Whiting, North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection (NCCWP) Despite the fact that the Oregon Department of Forestry offered a public showing of a proposed timber clearcut on…
ODF TOUR JULY 2nd CANCELLED at Hug Point; Local Organizations Plan Rally for Trees July 2nd, Hug Point – ODF PLANS CLEAR-CUT ABOVE HUG POINT AND ARCADIA
EDITOR’S NOTE: Kate J. Skinner, Tillamook District Forester, Oregon Department of Forestry notified the Pioneer today that ODF’s Astoria District has cancelled the July 2nd tour. WHEN: TUESDAY JULY 2 @ 9:00…
ODF PLANS CLEAR-CUT ABOVE HUG POINT AND ARCADIA – PUBLIC TOUR JULY 2nd
Oregon Department of Forestry plans to clear-cut 77 acres of public forest containing the drinking watershed for Arcadia Sands / Picture Windows residents. This cut, called the Norriston Heights Timber Sale, abuts…
Reduced Chinook salmon bag limit takes effect July 1 for mouth of Nehalem Bay: Regulation supports larger Nehalem River basin conservation efforts
June 28, 2019 TILLAMOOK, Ore.—Following conservation measures adopted last week to reduce catch limits in the Nehalem Basin itself, ODFW has implemented a temporary rule modifying catch limits for adult wild Chinook…