OIOpublisher 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…
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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…
Series: “What’s the Story with Housing in Tillamook County” – Chapter 9: A Remodel in the Works
From Tillamook County Housing Commission Outreach Committee Robert and Peggy Schumann moved out of the “Big City” and arrived in Wheeler about five years ago looking for a more affordable place they…
OFFICIAL TILLAMOOK COUNTY BALLOT DEPOSIT LOCATIONS May 17, 2022 Primary Election
Below you will find the drop site locations and the available days and hours, the sites will be open for you to drop off voted ballots. You have the choice of mailing…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Back and Busy in the District
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 With the 2022 session now fully a week behind us, I’m back in the district and enjoying a robust schedule of forums, fundraisers, ribbon-cuttings, and…
Nehalem Bay Estuary Cleanup Volunteers Cover the Banks of the Estuary to Cleanup Debris March 5th
Story & Photos by Don Backman “I stopped counting after 75 people this morning,” Ben Pettinger, Executive Director of the Lower Nehalem Community Trust said. He was referencing the large excited group…
Columbia Pacific invests more than $530,000 in programs providing mental health care and substance use disorder treatment
SEASIDE, Oregon — Columbia Pacific CCO, part of the CareOregon family of companies, announced investing $536,533 in grants to programs that help meet the growing demand for mental health care and substance…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Problem Gambling – Building Awareness, Access to FREE Resources
By Janeane Krongos, Prevention Specialist at the Tillamook Family Counseling Center March is nationally recognized as Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM). This year’s theme is “Awareness + Action”. The goals for this…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: Mask Mandate Ends March 12th; Masks Required in Health Care Settings, Public Transportation
With Oregon’s mask requirements lifting tomorrow, March 12th for most public indoor spaces and schools, mask-wearing, like getting a vaccine, will become a mostly personal choice. Some businesses may still require masks,…