This week Oregon crossed the threshold of 700,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Oregon now ranks second lowest among states in the number of cases per capita (16,596 per 100,000). However, the pandemic…
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Oregon Department of Ag ALERT: Do you Raise Backyard Chickens or Birds? Avian Bird Flu Detected in Oregon
OIOpublisher The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) Eurasian strain H5N1 has been confirmed in the Pacific Northwest. HPAI is a highly contagious, deadly disease in domestic poultry. Gardeners are often the first…
Two kayak launchers installed, four more beach wheelchairs arriving by June
March 18, 2022. As part of its destination management plan developed in 2019, Tillamook Coast Visitors Association (TCVA) has been working with nonprofits and local agencies to increase outdoor access for more…
New tourism business signage grant now available; Tillamook Coast Visitors Association board of directors approves funding for new pilot grant program
March 15, 2022. Tillamook Coast Visitors Association (TCVA) announced today a new $70,000 grant for business signage for tourism businesses. The goal of the program is to assist tourism business owners with…
Kudos to Tillamook School District #9 Board
March 16, 2022 Our TSD #9 Board of Education met Monday March 14 to discuss the business of educating our children. The meeting was an example of how extensive this responsibility is…
Tillamook School District #9 Board Meeting Report 3/14/22
By Andrea Goss, for Tillamook County Pioneer There was absolutely no controversy at the TSD9 board meeting last night. There were presentations by: High school ASB student, about what’s going on at…
City of Rockaway Beach awards $20,553 in tourism grants to local businesses
Grants, funded by room tax paid by overnight visitors, is part of the city’s destination management plan March 15, 2022. Thanks to support from the Rockaway Beach City Council, seven local businesses…
It’s Snowy Plover Season! Give Them Space – Protect Threatened Shorebird, Respect Nesting Areas March 15 – Sept. 15
Salem, OR—Beachgoers are urged to help recovery efforts of the threatened western snowy plover by staying on the wet sand at snowy plover beaches during nesting season, March 15 – Sept. 15. Beachgoers will…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update – 3/16/22 – Weather & Roads
By Gordon McCraw, for Tillamook County Emergency Management Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 10:00am Weather As we inch toward Spring, which officially starts this weekend, we see typical Spring like weather over the…
Rock Slide Closed Hwy. 101, South of Wheeler, near Jetty Fishery March 15th; Hwy. 101 Remains Closed as Slide is Active
Compiled by Laura Swanson; Photos & Video by Don Backman ODOT 3/15/22, 4:30 pm: Valley, No. Coast: U.S. 101 remains closed by an active landslide south of Wheeler, at milepost 47. There…