EDITOR’S NOTE: Tillamook County Board of Commissioners will be putting a measure on the May ballot to increase the Transient Lodging Tax (TLT) in unincorporated Tillamook County from 10% to 15%. There…
Category: Business
Little Coasties School Fills Need for Child Care in Nehalem, Opportunity to Open Second Location with Community Support
By Laura Swanson “Someone ought to do something” … it’s a phrase you hear a lot in a small community, and usually there is “someone” who does indeed do something. That someone,…
A Time-Honored Tradition: Dungeness Crab Season Opens on the Oregon Coast Just in Time for Holidays!
Crabbing is an integral part of Oregon’s coastal culture, and this season the Oregon Coast Visitors Association and the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission are excited to celebrate the season opening of Oregon’s…
WINTER WHALE WATCH WEEK RETURNS TO OREGON COAST DEC. 27-31
(OREGON COAST, Oregon)— Oregon State Parks will host Winter Whale Watch Week on the Oregon Coast Friday, Dec. 27 through Tuesday, Dec. 31. Trained Oregon State Park volunteers will be stationed at 15…
Oregon, one of six states to begin testing milk for H5N1 Avian Influenza
Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), with significant input from Oregon’s dairy industry and processors, is launching its milk testing and monitoring program this week. The program aims to protect farms, farmworkers, and…
Coast Like a Local This Winter: Winter Beach Safety Tips
Last week’s tsunami warning on the South Coast was an important reminder for all of us: the Oregon Coast is as beautiful as it is unpredictable. This weekend we will also see…
Commercial Dungeness crab season begins Dec. 16 from Cape Falcon to California border
Dungeness crab can be on holiday dinner plates. NEWPORT, Ore. – Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery opens Dec. 16 from Cape Falcon (Oswald State Park) to the California border the Oregon Department…
Got a business idea? Co-Starters Program in Pacific City will help you make it happen – Free Workshops Start in January, Limited Participation
Free workshops, sponsored by Tillamook Creamery and Tillamook Coast Visitors Association, hosted by Pelican Brewing (PACIFIC CITY, Ore.) — Tillamook County, known for its innovative and industrious community, boasts the highest rate of self-employed entrepreneurs in Oregon….
Tillamook Maker’s Reserve 2014 Extra Sharp White Cheddar Named the ‘Best Cheddar in the World’
Oregon Dairy Co-op is Awarded for Three Cheddar Varieties at the World Cheese Awards (TILLAMOOK, Ore., Nov. 21, 2024) — The resounding consensus among 244 international expert judges at the World Cheese Awards…
Commercial Dungeness crab season delayed until at least Dec. 16
Newport, Ore. – Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab season is delayed coastwide until at least Dec. 16, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today. Pre-season testing shows Dungeness crabs are too low in meat yield in some ocean areas…