FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Firefighters made good progress today on the Game Hog Creek Fire burning 22 miles northwest of Forest Grove on the Tillamook State Forest. Although the fire remains uncontained…
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ODF Continues to Contain Game Hog Creek Fire in Tillamook State Forest – Exclusive Photos & VIDEO – 7/14/21
By Laura Swanson The Pioneer’s photographer Don Backman found a vantage point to get some photos and video of the Game Hog Creek Fire in the Tillamook State Forest. The Oregon Department…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY IS ENGAGING ON WILDFIRE IN TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST JULY 14
FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Firefighters from six Oregon Department of Forestry offices are engaged this morning July 14th along with crews from South Fork and industrial forest landowners providing water tender support…
North Coast Public Restrooms are Open for Business – There’s a Map for That!
EDITOR’S NOTE: A decade ago as tourism “experts” from other countries did listening sessions locally asking for our input, and they were very dismissive when many residents raised serious concerns about the…
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Recaps Independence Day Weekend
July 5, 2021 – TCSO and the public safety community at large in Tillamook County are breathing a collective sigh of relief following a very busy Independence Day weekend which saw tens…
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Investigates Fire, Large Gathering in Tillamook State Forest July 3rd
EDITOR’S NOTE: Update from Oregon Dept. of Forestry July 4th – The small wildfire (approximately 6 acre area) burning in the Tillamook State Forest is under investigation by authorities who believe it…
Seaside Aquarium Responds to Entangled Guadalupe Fur Seal Today, July 3rd
July 3rd, 2021, at 11:30 a.m. Arch Cape, Oregon A Guadalupe fur seal, a threatened species, was reported as entangled to the Seaside Aquarium at 11:00 a.m. on July 3rd and was…
UPDATE EMERGENCY FISHING REGULATIONS – Clarifications of closures on the Nehalem River
By Laura Swanson Since the Nehalem River is home water and yesterday’s announcement* by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife about fishing closures and restrictions on the Nehalem raised lots of…
Emergency fishing regulations in response to drought begin July 1: Check the Recreation Report in your zone for info; Nehalem River closed to all angling
UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT EMERGENCY FISHING REGULATIONS – Clarifications of closures on the Nehalem River (07/01/21): The Pioneer reached out to Robert W. Bradley, District Fish Biologist, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY OFFICES REOPEN JUNE 30
In accordance with the Governor’s repeal of the set of executive orders that placed COVID-19 related restrictions on Oregonians, Tillamook County will reopen offices to the public June 30, 2021. At the…