Thousands of Gray whales are migrating south through Oregon’s waters later this month and Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) invites visitors to the coast for the annual Winter Whale Watch Week…
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Twas the Night Before Christmas – A Special Reading …
OIOpublisher A family Christmas Eve tradition – reading Twas the Night Before Christmas – the classic story that many can nearly recite from memory. A delightfully fun story and then the idea…
Tillamook Narcotics Team Serve Search Warrant, Leads to Arrests Dec. 23
On December 23, 2019 at approximately 3:30 PM, the Tillamook Narcotics Team (TNT) detectives, along with Tillamook County Sheriff Patrol Deputies, Tillamook City Police Patrol Officers, and an OSP K9 Unit served…
THANK YOU From The Schooner Restaurant & Lounge – Thanksgiving Fundraiser for Oregon Food Bank Tillamook County Services nets over $25,000
We are so pleased to announce this year’s Thanksgiving Benefit Dinner at The Schooner Restaurant & Lounge and The Upstairs Bar & Grill raised over $25,000 for the Oregon Food Bank Tillamook…
Vehicle Pedestrian Accident at Tillamook High School Dec. 19
On December 29, 2019 at 8:41 pm Tillamook Fire, Tillamook Regional Medical Center Ambulance and the Tillamook Police Department responded to a vehicle/pedestrian accident in front of the Tillamook High School on…
Tillamook County Shop with a Cop Celebrates 15 years
On Saturday, December 21st dozens of local law enforcement officers shopped at Tillamook’s Fred Meyer Store. The purpose of the Shop with a Cop program is to build an everlasting trust and…
Tillamook County Partners Complete Opioid Use Needs Assessment
A consortium of local partners working together over the past three months recently completed a countywide needs assessment that shows a clearer picture of the gaps and opportunities for opioid use and…
Heroic Work of TPUD Truly Appreciated; Gordon McCraw’s Summary of Winter Solstice Storm – Rain & Wind; Storm Casualty and More
As I sit in a dark room of a house without power, but still kept cozy by a roaring fire, I think of the men and women of the PUD out there…
OP/ED: What the Linn County Lawsuit Really Means
By Tillamook County Commissioner David Yamamoto After a monthlong trial, after hearing more than 100 hours of testimony and reviewing hundreds of exhibits, some going back to the early 1900’s, the Linn…
Oregon commercial crab fishery to open Dec. 31
NEWPORT, Ore.—Fresh Oregon crab is back on the menu soon—the commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open along all of Oregon’s coast on Dec. 31, 2019. Prior to the opener, crab vessels will…