By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Looking at the temperatures early this morning I saw the Arctic Air was east of Hood River. The temperatures west of Hood River…
Category: Breaking News
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT – 1/11/24 – Noon: Potential for severe weather this weekend; Public Works closes Cape Meares Loop Road this afternoon
OIOpublisher Starting late Friday afternoon, January 12th, freezing rain is forecast along the coast with .1” to .25” is predicted. There is potential for up to .5” south of the City of…
Green Sea Turtle Passes After Stranding on Manzanita Beach
(Newport, Ore.) — Despite dedicated efforts from the Oregon Coast Aquarium (OCAq) and supporting partners, an endangered green sea turtle passed away after stranding on Oregon’s shores. On Jan. 6 Seaside Aquarium…
Two Nestucca Valley School Buses Collide on Hwy. 101 Yesterday Jan. 8, Dozen Minor Injuries; NVSC Superintendent Statement
At 3:15 pm yesterday afternoon, January 8, 2024, Nestucca Fire District responded to a report of a 2 school bus accident on Highway 101 South and the intersection of Bridge Street. First…
OBITUARY: Lee Blackmon – February 19, 1968 – December 18, 2023
Lee Blackmon passed away on December 18, 2023. Born on February 19, 1968 in Newport Beach, California, Lee moved to Nehalem, Oregon in 2011, where he founded Animal Haven by the Sea….
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS/ROADS: SOUTH COUNTY – SANDLAKE ROAD LANDSLIDE UPDATE 12/22/23
Sandlake Road is closed between Tierra Del Mar and Pacific City due to a landslide. On December 20th, Tillamook County Public Works and GeoStablization, Inc. (GSI) agreed that using soil nails will…
MIAMI FOLEY ROAD OPEN!! New Bridge Installed, Open to Public December 15, 2023 @4 pm – VIDEO
Late this afternoon you could hear a collective sigh by transporation managers, and “wahoo” from north county residents as Tillamook County Public Works removed the “road closed” signs for Miami Foley Road….
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS – ROADS UPDATE: Miami Foley Rd Bridge – Open to Public Tuesday Dec. 19; Sandlake Road Plan, Proposal, Permit Milestones Dec. 19
“Insta-Bridge” – but it’s not ready for traffic yet – ahead of schedule, the Miami Foley Road should re-open on Tuesday December 19th. If there continues to be traffic on the bridge…
State Response to Tillamook County Disaster, Assessment Continues of Damages from Flooding week of December 4th
(See below for recent drone photos by Jimi Mckillip of the Sandlake Road slide area, and a video by Don Backman of the Miami Foley Road.) Salem, OR — Today, Wednesday December 13th,…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WEATHERS STORM: Road Repairs Begin on Miami-Foley; Sandlake Road Closure; Wheeler Flooding; Flood Water Receding, Damage Assessments
Tillamook County Commissioners declared a “state of emergency” at their morning meeting today December 6th; while hearing reports from Public Works Director Chris Laity, and damage reports, flooding and more continued throughout…