* WHAT…Heavy snow expected above 1500 feet. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches, except 8 to 16 inches for elevations above 2000 feet. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph…
Category: Breaking News
North County Recreation District to Begin Building New Aquatic Center this Spring, Signs Contract March 28th
OIOpublisher On Tuesday March 28, 2023, the North County Recreation District Board of Directors voted to award the contract for construction of the new pool in Nehalem. The District received three competitive…
US Coast Guard Tillamook Bay to Hold Town Hall April 6th at Garibaldi City Hall to Discuss Channel Marker Placement, Safety
Townhall Meeting to discuss the navigational buoys for the Tillamook Bay Entrance. Open to the public, all vessel masters, recreational operators and other stakeholders are asked to join in to discuss the…
Smelt fishery on Sandy River opens March 30 for first time since 2015
(March 28, 2023 – SALEM, Ore.) – Recreational harvest of eulachon smelt on the Sandy River will be open Thursday, March 30 from noon to 7 p.m. The open area will be…
What’s Happening Around Here?!
Another week has passed already?! My goodness how time doth fly. And no, you’re not crazy, this roundup includes more than a fortnight’s worth of goodies since last we spoke. What’s been …
Discovery of Beeswax Ship Timbers in 2022 on North Oregon Coast – Story Continues with “Drain the Ocean” Feature on Sunday March 26th “Mystery of the Pacific Pirate Ship”
EDITOR’S NOTE: I first met Craig Andes in 2014 when he contacted me about doing a story. His home was covered in maps and artifacts and I’ve been following his search ever…
Tillamook Warming Center Open Tonight, Saturday March 25th at First Christian Church
CARE Inc. is pleased to share that the Tillamook Warming Center will be open tonight, Saturday 03/25/23. The center is hosted at the First Christian Church located at 2203 4th Street in…
UPDATE: LOCATED – TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE REQUESTS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE LOCATING MISSING/POSSIBLY ENDANGERED PERSON, JENNY HAMILTON
UPDATE – March 24, 2023 – 2:32am *** Thanks to your assistance, the missing person has been located. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 23, 2023 6:00pm *** Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office needs…
City of Tillamook Lifting of Boil Water Notice for Area Impacted by Water Main Damage Last Week
On Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at approximately 2:30 p.m., a 3rd party directional boring contractor drilled into a 12” ductile iron water main at the intersection of 11th Street and Pacific Avenue….
Wolverine sighted along Columbia River near Portland on Monday, March 20th
(March 22, 2023; SALEM, Ore.) – A wolverine was sighted by two people who were fishing on the Columbia River near Portland on the morning of Monday, March 20. Wolverine, rare and…