COAST TIME in partnership with the Tillamook County Pioneer proudly present RETROSPECTIVE 2025. This edition WINTER 2025 covers the stories and events that shaped life here on the North Oregon Coast. RETROSPECTIVE…
Category: Community
NESTUCCA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT: NVSD’s Board Governance Handbook
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here is the third installment from South County Corresopndent Irene Barajas’ exhaustively researched article about actions being taken by the new Nestucca Valley School District Board. Links below for the…
NORTH TILLAMOOK COUNTY RESISTANCE: End of Year Protest in Nehalem December 27 – Make your voice heard in 2025!
By Patty Rinehart Mark your calendars for Saturday, December 27, 2025. On this day, a protest will take place in downtown Nehalem from noon to 2 PM. Residents and concerned citizens are invited…
OREGON STATE PARKS: WINTER WHALE WATCH WEEK RETURNS TO THE OREGON COAST DEC. 27-31
Oregon State Parks will host Winter Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast Saturday, Dec. 27 through Wednesday, Dec. 31. Trained Oregon State Park volunteers will be stationed at 14 sites along the Oregon Coast from 10 a.m….
Tillamook PUD Announces 2026 Community Support Grant Program
Tillamook People’s Utility District (Tillamook PUD) is excited to announce the opening of its 2026 Community Support Grant Program, designed to foster economic growth and enhance community livability throughout Tillamook County. Local…
NESTUCCA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT: Changes to NVSD Strategic Plan
By Irene Barajas, South County Correspondent for the Tillamook County Pioneer Nestucca Valley School District’s Board of Directors voted 3-to-1 in favor of passing an updated and reprioritized District Strategic Plan during…
RIVERBEND PLAYERS RAISES OVER $5000 FOR FOOD BANK AND FOOD PANTRY
Riverbend Players Sets Attendance Record and Raises $5,520 for the North County Food Bank and the Nehalem Bay Community Services food pantry. Dateline: Nehalem, OR, December 23, 2025 Riverbend Players Community Theater…
NESTUCCA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING DEC. 11, 2025 RECAP, COMMUNITY COMMENTS ABOUT TRANSPARENCY
EDITOR’S NOTE: There are two additional articles about topics on this Board meeting agenda – changes to the Governance Handbook and to the Board’s Strategic Plan that include community comments about the…
OREGON AFSCME LOCAL 2734: Tillamook County Workers Ratify Long-Awaited Contract with Major Gains
Congratulations to the Tillamook County workers of Local 2734, who ratified a historic contract with 93% of voting members in favor! They secured some huge economic gains, and completely overhauled their employee…
FREE BUSINESS BOOTCAMP, HOSTED BY REINVENTING RURAL AT ROCKAWAY BEACH CITY HALL, STARTS JAN. 12
If you know someone thinking about starting or growing a business, expanding their creative work, or looking for business support—please share this opportunity! Programs like this don’t come to Rockaway Beach very…