Please be advised that Tillamook County and the Tillamook Estuary Partnership have signed a contract for construction of a bridge to replace the failing culvert located at 3.78 miles north of Hwy…
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Results from Lincoln County Pacific Seafood outbreak testing shows large increase in positive cases
OIOpublisher NEWPORT, Ore. – Since the announcement on June 7th, Lincoln County Public Health has learned there are now a total of 124 confirmed positive cases at the Pacific Seafood plant in…
Tillamook’s Peaceful Protests Continue to Make an Impact, Raising Community Awareness
Photos and commentary by Miel Macassey Thank you for emphasizing their peaceful and respectful nature. Some business owners downtown expressed concern because of the media megaphones conflating those demanding respect for human…
Tillamook PUD Selects Lexie Crabtree and Karissa Hadermann for the 2020 College Work Program
TILLAMOOK, OR – June 4, 2020 – Tillamook PUD is pleased to announce the students that have been selected for the 2020 College Work Program. The Tillamook PUD Board of Directors selected…
Oregon reports 146 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 1 new death; Lincoln County outbreak at Pacific Seafood Newport location, adds over 60 cases; Case counts by county, Tillamook County remains at 6 cases
EDITOR’S NOTE: As Tillamook Country prepares to enter Phase 2 on Monday June 8th, neighboring Lincoln County, today is reporting one of the largest outbreaks on the coast with currently over 60…
A Revolution of Love: Outreach and Education for Our Community to Bring Hope, Understanding About Race Issues
By LaNicia Duke, The Love Coalition I hope each of you are safe and healthy. Even as we are in the midst of two pandemics right now, I am encouraged by the…
Central Coast all-depth halibut adds sixth opening
NEWPORT, Ore. – An additional weekend in July is added to Oregon’s Central Coast Subarea to replace the May 14-16 opening that was cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. The Subarea includes ports…
Weyerhaeuser sprayed pesticides above Nehalem June 3rd; More spraying planned, and why we should be concerned
By Nancy Webster, North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection On Wednesday, June 3, Weyerhaeuser ground-sprayed pesticides on about 100 acres of their clearcut land within 1/4 mile of residential areas of Nehalem….
A Hopeful Call for Understanding : My Experience As A Black Man in the U.S.
By Jules Arthur Neither love nor terror makes one blind: indifference makes one blind – James Baldwin In the last three weeks, the U.S has been terribly shaken up by blows of…
A Message from Tillamook’s CEO: Taking Action
June 3, 2020 The past few weeks have saddened me deeply. The senseless deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and too many others have brought needed focus to the fact…