OIOpublisher By David Dillon, Public Information Officer, Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay Over 350 people attended the Saturday’s Preparedness Fair at the Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue’s Station #13. That’s double…
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CARE, Inc. Surpasses Campaign Half-way Mark to Purchase Organization’s Building
Tillamook, OR January 26, 2018: CARE, Inc. recently announced the public launch of its “Home for CARE Campaign”. This $750,000 effort will provide the funds needed to assure CARE, Inc. can secure…
Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency Meeting set for February 2 at Oregon Capital
By Chas Hundley, Banks Post editor Salem – The Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency (STIA) will hold a board meeting in Room 50 at the Oregon Capital in Salem on Friday, February 2…
Alaska Earthquake, Tsunami Scare Jan. 23 Raises LOTS of Questions
By Lt. Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Management Director The recent tsunami scare has raised awareness but also raised some questions and concerns. I will try to address those that I have…
Tillamook County Transportation District Announces Board Vacancy
The Tillamook County Transportation District (TCTD) Board of Directors is requesting applications from citizens interested in filling the Board’s Position # 4 vacancy. The TCTD Board of Directors are responsible for adopting…
Highway 101/6 Project Update – 1/24/18
By Sierra Lauder, Director of Events and Downtown Development, Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce Big changes begin to emerge this week and will continue in to the next few weeks as many…
Manzanita Golf Course Will Re-Open February 1st
Oregon PGA Professional Matt J. Brown of Manzanita Links LLC has acquired the golf course property from Jim Pentz and Tony Erickson of Pine Grove Properties, Inc. MANZANITA, OR, January 24, 2018…
Coast Guard responding to oil sheen in Astoria, Oregon
ASTORIA — Coast Guard and local salvage personnel continue cleanup of oil sheen on the Columbia River near Astoria, Monday January 22nd. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River’s Incident Management Division team from…
Preparedness Fair to Address Local Readiness to be held Saturday Jan. 27
Several clichés came to mind – timing is everything and always be prepared … with the early morning tsunami watch today, it seems that many people would greatly benefit from attending a…
Alaskan Earthquake Triggers Coastal Tsunami Watches, Evacuations; All Clear, Watch Cancelled at 4:20 am
At 12:32 am Alaskan Time (1:31am PST) a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck 175 miles SE of Kodiak in the Gulf of Alaska, prompting a tsunami warning for Alaska’s southern coast and a tsunami watch…