By Irene Barajas, South County Correspondent for the Tillamook County Pioneer Nestucca Valley School District’s Board of Directors voted 3-to-1 in favor of passing an updated and reprioritized District Strategic Plan during…
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RIVERBEND PLAYERS RAISES OVER $5000 FOR FOOD BANK AND FOOD PANTRY
Riverbend Players Sets Attendance Record and Raises $5,520 for the North County Food Bank and the Nehalem Bay Community Services food pantry. Dateline: Nehalem, OR, December 23, 2025 Riverbend Players Community Theater…
NESTUCCA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING DEC. 11, 2025 RECAP, COMMUNITY COMMENTS ABOUT TRANSPARENCY
EDITOR’S NOTE: There are two additional articles about topics on this Board meeting agenda – changes to the Governance Handbook and to the Board’s Strategic Plan that include community comments about the…
OREGON AFSCME LOCAL 2734: Tillamook County Workers Ratify Long-Awaited Contract with Major Gains
Congratulations to the Tillamook County workers of Local 2734, who ratified a historic contract with 93% of voting members in favor! They secured some huge economic gains, and completely overhauled their employee…
FREE BUSINESS BOOTCAMP, HOSTED BY REINVENTING RURAL AT ROCKAWAY BEACH CITY HALL, STARTS JAN. 12
If you know someone thinking about starting or growing a business, expanding their creative work, or looking for business support—please share this opportunity! Programs like this don’t come to Rockaway Beach very…
Arson Fire Damages Play Structure in Manzanita City Park Dec. 17, Intentially Set Fire Under Investigation
On Wednesday, December 17, at approximately 9:45 p.m., law enforcement officers, along with our partners from the Nehalem Bay Fire Department, responded to Manzanita City Park following reports of a possible fire….
SANTA IS COMING TO TOWN – APPEARANCE ON DEC. 21ST AT OLD WHEELER HOTEL; SPECIAL HOLIDAY SHOPPING DEC. 20 & 21
It might be stormy and flooding right now, but Gordon assures us that the weather will calm down this weekend. Join us Saturday December 20th and Sunday December 21st at the Old…
City of Manzanita Update 12/18/25: Localized Landslide Area Under Control
The City of Manzanita would like to reassure residents and visitors that the area of concern related to recent erosion and soil instability is isolated to a specific location on city-owned property…
City of Manzanita Declares Local State of Emergency Due to Landslide Risk and Forecasted Storm Dec. 16
The Manzanita City Council has declared a local state of emergency in response to discovering an area of city-owned land at the Public Works facility where erosion has caused soil instability and…
HANGAR B ROOF SUSTAINS DAMAGE FROM DEC. 16TH WIND STORM; PORT OF TILLAMOOK BAY ANNOUNCE BUILDING CLOSURE
We are all saddened today by the extreme weather event in Tillamook County that took place December 16, 2025, and caused considerable damage to the southeastern end of Hangar B. After careful…