The North County COVID-19 Business Relief Campaign put together by Fulcrum Community Resources and Manzanita Visitor’s Center is under way. We have gotten a healthy response from businesses and people who are…
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From Rep. David Gomberg: Coronavirus Update: April 24, 2020
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a very comprehensive review of “what’s happening” on the state level. Senator Betsy Johnson lauded Rep. Gomberg’s actions during the E-Board meeting, calling him heroic and a…
Clatsop County extends lodging closure order to May 31; Tillamook County extends closure to May 15th
The Tillamook County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday April 22nd to extend Tillamook County’s emergency declaration and closures of parks, short term rentals, motels and campgrounds to May 15th. The Clatsop County…
OHA revises testing guidelines to prioritize underserved populations and all frontline workers, allows testing for people without symptoms
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) on Monday night, April 20th, revised guidelines for COVID-19 testing to prioritize impacted populations and all frontline workers. The guidelines continue to allow healthcare providers to make clinical…
GRAY WHALE CARCASS AT SAND LAKE BURIED IN SAND BY STATE OFFICIALS
TILLAMOOK, Ore. – A 40-foot Gray whale carcass that washed up Saturday at Sand Lake Recreation Area was buried in the sand yesterday by beach rangers from Oregon Parks and Recreation Department…
Rockaway Beach Fire Dept. Responds to Beach Grass Fire at Manhattan Beach Today April 20th
Before 4 pm this afternoon, April 20th the Rockaway Beach Fire Department was called to Manhattan beach for a brush fire. Photos by Don Best show the cleanup phase after heavy black…
Adventist Health, The Ford Family Foundation and CARE, Inc. join forces to help local families impacted by the COVID-19 crisis
CARE, Inc. is pleased to announce that $20,000 in funding has been made available to assist Tillamook County individuals and families economically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to a community wellness…
Home Invasion Robbery Suspects Apprehended in Rockaway Beach Sunday April 19th
On Sunday April 19, 2020 the Rockaway Beach Police Department, assisted by the Tillamook City Police Department, Manzanita Department of Public Safety, the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon State Police…
OHA adds weekly testing summary to COVID-19 website
OHA has now added a COVID-19 weekly test summary to its website that provides updates on test results and supplies. OHA continues to provide COVID-19 testing through the Oregon State Public Health…
Housing Challenges in Tillamook County during COVID-19: The Invisible Ones
By Laura Swanson The Facebook post on a new group Tillamook County Homelessness Update page from Amber Hall, started like this: “I sent this email to the Tillamook County commissioners office on…