By Neal Lemery This time of quarantine, social distancing, staying home is a new order in society. Our social connections can become frayed, even severed. The many events of daily life have…
Category: Community
False Report of Child Shot, Hostage Situation Sends First Reponders Rushing to Scene
OIOpublisher Tillamook, OR – On April 1, 2020 at approximately 7:45 AM, Tillamook County Communications District 911 received a call from a female subject that a 5 year old child had been…
Tillamook Police Department Report Increase in Thefts
Press Release from Chief Terry Wright. The Tillamook Police Department is starting to see a higher than normal level of thefts occurring at night in the community. Even though the vast majority…
Tillamook County partners with YMCA to coordinate donations and operate a hotline
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — Tillamook County Community Health Centers and Tillamook Family YMCA are working together to develop a list of needed supplies and a central drop off location for donations. They are…
Rainbow Art Brings Hope to Our World – Make Rainbow Art, Win Art Supplies
Art Accelerated – Blink and You’ll Miss It – Art Gallery in Tillamook is sponsoring a great art contest and the gallery will be our communities windows. Since many of us live…
From Adventist Health Tillamook: Prepared, Ready, Taking Care of Your Health
EDITOR’S NOTE: In response to questions raised in the previous opinion article, Cherie Plaisted provides details and information about Adventist Health’s preparations and readiness to care for our community now, during a…
In my opinion … Tough Questions for Local Healthcare about Supplies, Readiness
EDITOR’S NOTE: It would be irresponsible to just publish this op/ed without seeking out answers to the questions that Kalie King Savage raises below, which is what we did. And you’ll see…
Third Case of COVID-19 Reported in Tillamook County Sunday March 29th
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — The Tillamook County Public Health Department announced Sunday, March 29 that it has been informed of the third positive case of COVID-19 coronavirus in the county. The individual is…
Some Words from Sheriff Candidate Gordon McCraw
By Gordon McCraw, Candidate for Tillamook County Sheriff As many of you know, I am indeed running for Sheriff in this November’s Election. Normally, a candidate would be talking about himself, his…
Artists Invited to Reflect on the Times, Share Artwork
The Hoffman Center for the Arts in Manzanita is inviting area artists to create works reflecting the impact Covid-19 is having on themselves, their community, family, friends, neighbors or environment. “We’re all…