By Randy Kugler The City will hold a workshop on September 11 at 2 pm to discuss what new quarterly water rates will be should voters approve the November Referendum to return to quarterly…
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Tillamook PUD Inspection and Treatment of Wood Power Poles Program
(September 9, 2024) – Tillamook PUD has contracted with National Wood Treating Co. to perform detailed inspections and treatments on wood power poles throughout the Tillamook PUD electric system. The power poles…
City of Rockaway Beach, Oregon: Upcoming Culvert Project on South 2nd Ave. near Coral St. week of Sept. 9th
The Rockaway Beach Public Works Department is preparing to undertake a culvert project on S. 2nd Ave. near Coral St. This project is part of our ongoing efforts to complete work outlined…
Necarney Creek Bridge Collapse Prompts Repairs and Raises Questions of Structural Integrity
Repair work is set to begin later this month on the Necarney Creek Bridge, a historic structure on U.S. Highway 101, after part of its northbound sidewalk and guardrail collapsed in late…
OP/ED: Public Engagement, Transparency and Justice Are Promoted in Rockaway Beach
EDITOR’S NOTE: Rockaway Beach Mayor Charles McNeilly provided a report about the city’s recent lawsuit in which the judge decided in favor of the City. One of the plaintiffs, Justin McMahan, also…
Dear Stranger letter campaign comes to the Tillamook County Library
For 10 years, Oregon Humanities’ Dear Stranger project has invited Oregonians to exchange letters with people they’ve never met. Since 2014, more than 1,000 people have sent letters to Dear Stranger and received letters…
Letter to Editor: Water Rates Comparison of Three Villages
Having read the discussions about water rates in Manzanita, I was curious about how we, as a town, compare to our neighbors. Until 2024, Manzanita hadn’t raised its rates in about nine…
SHORT FILMS RETURN TO NEHALEM, SATURDAY, SEP. 7
The McMinnville Short Film Festival will offer a pop-up screening of five environmental or documentary short films at the North County Recreation District Performing Arts Center in Nehalem on Saturday, Sep. 7 at…
OP/ED: Citizens’ Rights in Rockaway Beach – A Fight for Justice
EDITOR’S NOTE: This op/ed is a response to Rockaway Beach Mayor Charles McNeilly’s report on the recent lawsuit brought by several Rockaway Beach citizens about how city council positions are chosen in…
AUTHORS AGAINST BOOK BANS – LETTER TO TILLAMOOK SCHOOL BOARD – Over 700 signatures to bring back Garcia Girls
September 3, 2024 Dear Tillamook School Board Members, We, the undersigned authors and illustrators, are writing to oppose the removal of How the García Girls Lost Their Accents from your district’s 10th-grade…