Tillamook County Road Department has contracted with Advanced Excavation to replace the culvert on Island Street beginning July 16, 2018. This project will require that Island Street be closed for a duration…
Category: Rockaway Beach
Rockaway Beach 4th of July 2018
Photos by Don Best
Special Sunset Fundraiser Aboard Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad July 5th
JOIN US! Fabulous opportunity to ride the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad and support the Garibaldi Museum, the Rockaway Beach Police Museum and the Garibaldi Cultural Heritage Initiative #livingboathouse #savetheboathouse. Oregon Coast Scenic…
UPDATE: FATHER AND SON TRAGEDY ON THE BEACH IN ROCKAWAY
News Release from Oregon State Police June 15th, 2018 8:28 PM On Friday June 15, 2018 at approximately 11:00 AM, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of…
Rockaway Beach Holds Memorial Sunday June 10th to Honor Drowning Victims, Help Healing Community
By Laura Swanson Photos by Bill Hassell Rockaway Beach is still reeling from the drownings last week of visitors from Colorado. A community memorial at the Rockaway Beach Wayside was held on…
Rockaway Beach Community to Hold Vigil Sunday June 10th
There will be an informal gathering at the wayside in Rockaway beach Sunday June 10th starting at 7:30pm for Robert and Samuel Allen, the father and son from Colorado that lost their…
Coast Guard suspends search for 17-year-old body boarder off Rockaway Beach, Ore
WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard suspended its search at 9:42 a.m. for Samuel Allen, a 17-year-old boy off Rockaway Beach, Thursday. As we’ve come to the difficult decision to suspend this…
BEACH SAFETY – RIP TIDES
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook Emergency Manager Rip currents are a continuous concern along our beaches. The risk is increased over the summer as more people take advantage of the warmer weather and…
FATHER AND SON TRAGEDY ON THE BEACH IN ROCKAWAY
EDITOR’S NOTE: The U.S. Coast Guard search continued past 9 pm with multiple helicopters and boats throughout the afternoon and evening searching for the still missing 17-year-old. Local residents said that the…
Rockaway Beach Police Results of Pedestrian Safety Exercise
On May 22nd, from Noon to 4 p.m., the Rockaway Beach Police Department conducted another pedestrian safety exercise. Over the four hours of the operation, there were a total of 162 road…