December 9, 2020. Tillamook, Oregon. Economic Development Council of Tillamook County in partnership with the Tillamook County BOCC announced today the availability of grants to small businesses, defined as those with 100…
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College Expands Manufacturing and Industrial Technology Programs through Mechtronics Purchase
OIOpublisher Tillamook Bay Community College recently finalized the purchase of the former Mechtronics building on Third Street in Tillamook. The building, which sits across the street from the college’s main campus, will…
OHA “Warning Week” data shows Tillamook County projected to move to “High Risk” category effective 12/18/20
From Tillamook County Community Health Centers With Oregon’s new Risk and Protection framework, county risk levels are updated every two weeks in response to how COVID-19 is spreading in our communities. On…
Oregon commercial crab fishery opens December 16 south of Cape Falcon
Fresh Oregon crab is back on the menu – the commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open on most of Oregon’s coast as of Dec. 16, 2020. Dungeness crab will be ready to…
SURFER IN SEASIDE SUFFERS NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES AFTER SHARK BITE AT THE COVE
Seaside, Ore. – On Sunday, December 6, 2020 at approximately 3:26 p.m., Seaside Fire & Rescue was dispatched to a report of a shark bite victim in the area of the Seaside…
Oceanside Beach Tunnel Closed by Landslide, Traps Several People, Successful Rescue Today, December 5th
By Laura Swanson, editor Today, December 5th at approximately 10:45am a rockslide occurred at the south opening of the Oceanside Tunnel partially blocking access. Netarts-Oceanside Fire/Rescue members and Tillamook Ambulance were dispatched…
$400,000 grant puts Rainforest Reserve within reach for North Coast Land Conservancy
With announcement November 30th of a $400,000 grant award from M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, North Coast Land Conservancy is now appealing to the community to complete fundraising for the Rainforest Reserve, a…
Oregon reports 1,599 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 9 new deaths; Tillamook County again on the list – adding 5 more cases; total cases at 131
PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed nine more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 905, the Oregon Health Authority reported today November 29th. As we hit this somber milestone of…
4th Annual Tillamook County Giving Guide in Mailboxes: Showcases Colorful Quilt of Services that Support All in Our Community
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Giving Guide has always been a favorite project for many reasons – I get to work with some of my favorite people (Fulcrum Community Resources – Barbara, Lucy, Lane,…
BOAT CAPSIZES IN NETARTS BAY NOVEMBER 27, ONE RESCUED, ONE MISSING
On Friday, November 27, 2020 at approximately 2:20 P.M., emergency personnel from the Oregon State Police, Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office, Netarts Fire and Rescue, and the United States Coast Guard responded to…