EDITOR’S NOTE: On Friday, April 3rd at the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners leadership team meeting, Commissioner Bill Baertlein expressed his concern about social media reports that Washington state commercial clammers were…
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COVID-19 Is Creating New Needs In Our Community – Tillamook County United Way – Donations Stay in Our Community, Help Local Nonprofits
OIOpublisher Nonprofits are facing enormous financial pressure in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak. From medical and public health needs related to the response to economic uncertainty impacting vulnerable populations, the COVID-19…
COVID-19 Update: Adventist Health Tillamook
By Eric Swanson, President, Adventist Health Tillamook I want to keep you informed about the steps Adventist Health Tillamook is taking to care for our community. We will send updates as needed…
In response to David McCall’s Op/Ed: Democracy and Public Service
By Bill Baertlein, Chair Tillamook County Board of Commissioners I appreciate the opportunity to set the record straight. The Tillamook Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is bound by Oregon Public Meetings Law…
Clatsop County announces fourth COVID-19 case today, April 3rd
The Clatsop County Public Health Department announced Friday, April 3 that it has been informed of the fourth presumptive case of COVID-19 coronavirus in the county. The individual is a female between…
RAINBOW ART: Art Accelerated Rainbow Art Contest – Enter to Win Art Supplies by April 6th
Here’s a reminder about the contest … Art Accelerated – Blink and You’ll Miss It – Art Gallery in Tillamook is sponsoring a great art contest and the gallery will be our…
Healthcare in the Time of Coronavirus
By Mary Faith Bell (Nehalem, OR) This is a very stressful time for healthcare personnel; they’re on the frontlines of an unprecedented public health crisis, putting their own health at risk in…
Thomas Guernsey Bender – September 24, 1941 – March 4, 2020
EDITOR’S NOTE: Several weeks ago, Lane deMoll sent me Tom’s obituary for publication. It was when the pandemic started to materialize in our region, and the timing – and so much content,…
Words of Wisdom: Connecting and Creating
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…
False Report of Child Shot, Hostage Situation Sends First Reponders Rushing to Scene
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 shot…