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…
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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…
Thanksgiving Search and Rescue Operation Success
Neskowin, OR – On Thursday, November 26, 2020, Thanksgiving Day, at approximately 6:30 PM, Tillamook County Sheriff’s Deputies, along with Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue, were called out to attempt…
Heading Into the Thanksgiving Holiday, Governor Urges Oregonians to Work Together to Keep Friends and Family Safe from COVID-19; Counties COVID-19 Risk Set, Tillamook County “Lower Risk”
Strict health and safety measures will remain in place in 21 Extreme Risk counties where COVID-19 is widespread and hospitalizations are high. Tillamook County “lower risk” – one of only five counties;…