To the editor: I am a full time resident of Oceanside and have closely followed the discussions and hearings regarding the incorporation of our community. I am convinced the County Commissioners overreached…
Category: Community
WORDS OF WISDOM: The Old Hay Fork
OIOpublisher By Neal Lemery It was always in the barn, by the loose hay that Grandpa had tossed down from the hay mow, the bales breaking open, one by one, on the…
Tillamook County Board of Commissioners DENIES Oceanside Bid to Put Incorporation on Ballot; A respectful, urgent call for action …
by Jerry Keene, Oceanside Neighborhood Assoc. President On Wednesday February 5th, the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners shocked many Oceansiders by denying us the opportunity to vote for (or against!) incorporation this spring. While…
Petition to Tillamook School Board – Adopt Pioneering Spirit – Care for Neighbors, Doesn’t Take Local Control
EDITOR’S NOTE: There are multiple petitions being prepared for the Tillamook School District Board; Jim Heffernan took a traditional route gathering signatures in person. There is also an online petition available to…
TILLAMOOK COAST HISTORY ALLIANCE: International Police Museum (IPM) Returns to Rockaway Beach February, 2022
By Ed Wortman, IPM Executive Director The International Police Museum reopened at 10AM February 1, in the Washed Ashore Craft Mall, 320 S. Highway 101in Rockaway Beach. Thanks to Herman and Angie…
North Coast Land Conservancy Adopts Cape Falcon Marine Reserve Program
SEASIDE, Ore. ― Seeking to expand land-to-sea connectivity along the northern Oregon Coast Range, North Coast Land Conservancy (NCLC) adopted the Cape Falcon Marine Reserve program, formerly run by a “Friends of”…
Sitka Center Youth Program – Your Art’s Desire VIRTUAL Fundraiser & Community Event Feb. 10th
On Thursday, February 10th at 5:30 Sitka Center for Art and Ecology will host a virtual fundraiser and community event on Zoom. This virtual event is a community-centered celebration of legacy, transition, growth and stewardship. The…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: FREE COVID-19 Home Test Kits Available for Pickup Next Week in Tillamook County, Later Hours
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — Tillamook County Public Health is pleased to announce that Tillamook County Community Health Center has received an additional small supply of iHealth COVID-19 quick antigen home test kits, that will…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: Tillamook County COVID-19 Update – 2/4/22; Record-setting month – January 2022 – Highest Monthly Case Count of Pandemic, 833 cases
For the month of January, 833 cases of COVID-19 were tracked in Tillamook County. This is a new record for monthly case counts in Tillamook County; previous was August 2021 with 714…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S SEARCH & RESCUE LOCATE LOST TEENS, LEAD THEM TO SAFETY
On February 1, 2022, at approximately 6:18 pm, TCSO Deputy Mike Reeves responded to the southernmost part of Tillamook County near Cascade Head for a report of possible lost hikers. Their vehicle…