By Laura Swanson The first “Tsunami Advisory Alerts” started lighting up my phone and email about 5 am this morning. WHAT?!? The north Oregon Coast – in fact the entire Pacific coast…
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Rachel Armitage Appointed to Oregon Senate to Fill Seat Vacated by Besty Johnson; Senate Majority Leader Rob Wagner Welcomes Newest Coastal Member to Caucus
OIOpublisher ST. HELENS – Today the County Commissions of Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Tillamook, Washington and Yamhill voted to appoint Rachel Armitage as the new Senator from District 16. Senator-designate Rachel Armitage will…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: Tillamook County COVID-19 Update – January 14, 2022
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — In the first two weeks of January 2022, we have had 283 cases and 5 COVID-19 related deaths, raising the pandemic total COVID-19 case count to 2,710 and total…
TBCC Partners with Rockaway Beach Fire Department to Train Local EMTs
In December, Rockaway Beach Fire Chief, Todd Hesse presented the National Registry of Emergency Technicians (NREMT) patch to three of six volunteer fire fighters who have completed the requirements through Tillamook Bay…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: RECORD-SETTING REPORT – COVID-19 weekly cases surge, hospitalizations, deaths increase
OHA reported 47,272 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, Jan 3, through Sunday, Jan. 9 – six times higher than two weeks ago and three times higher than the previous pandemic record…
Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue District Pays Off Bond 15 Years Early, Saving Over $863,000
Shortly after its formation in 2009, Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue District issued a 25-year, $2.6 million bond to fund the construction of two fire stations. Fire chief Chris Beswick is happy…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Benefits of Gratitude, Mindfulness and Meditation
by Michelle Jenck, M.Ed., Community Well-Being Director, Adventist Health Tillamook It’s hard to be anxious, sad or angry when we are counting our blessings. This makes sense but it can be hard…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS COVID-19 RESPONSE: 53rd and 54th COVID-19 Related Deaths Reported in Tillamook County
January 12, 2022 – TILLAMOOK, Ore. — Tillamook County Public Health Department was notified of two new COVID-19 related deaths that occurred this month, raising the Tillamook County COVID-19 pandemic death toll to…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update – Weather & COVID-19 – 1/12/22
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 11:30am Weather Our neighbors to the north in Washington continue to see moderate to heavy rains that is pushing several of…
Tillamook School District Jan. 10 Board Meeting: Local Control Resolution, Review Education Equity Policy, Consideration of Policy to Allow Concealed Carry for Teachers – Decisions Moved to Feb. Meeting
By Andrea Goss Tillamook School District #9 board met last night January 10, 2020. There were four board members present, two masked, two unmasked (in spite of the sign on the door…