The Tillamook County Pioneer Association is pleased to announce Jerilee Foster Henderson as the organization’s Pioneer of the Year. The TCPA started selecting a Pioneer of the Year nearly 40 years ago,…
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Tillamook PUD Selects Local Students for the 2023 College Work Program
OIOpublisher (TILLAMOOK, OR – June 19, 2023)- Tillamook PUD is pleased to announce Carter Affolter and Tyler Moncrief have been selected by the Tillamook PUD Board of Directors for the 2023 College…
Tillamook Estuaries Partnership: Nurturing Natives to Restore Threatened Butterfly Species Habitat with Flowers – Volunteer Event June 22nd
Did you know that Tillamook County is home to a threatened species of butterfly? The Oregon silverspot butterfly lives in pockets of coastal grassland along the Pacific Coast and relies on a…
Empowering Access Visits Several County Parks to Improve Access for All Abilities
Tillamook Coast Visitors Association (TCVA) hosted Ashley Schahfer, founder of Empowering Access, for an accessibility tour of three Tillamook County parks June 14-15. Empowering Access is an Oregon based consulting company whose…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: Rural Northwest Oregon Capitol Updates Vol 26
By State Senator Suzanne Weber Hello Neighbors and Friends, We are very close to the end of the session. Less than two weeks remain and my work at the Capitol continues. As…
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Acquires Additional AEDs with Siletz Tribal Grant
The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office was recently the recipient of a Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund award for the purchase of five new Automated External Defibrillators (AED) for TCSO patrol vehicles. As…
Governor Kotek Visits Tillamook, Clatsop Counties on One Oregon Listening Tour June 8-9
By Laura Swanson Stops 14 and 15 included visits to Astoria, Seaside, and Tillamook Tillamook, OR — On June 8th and 9th, Tillamook and Clatsop counties took their turns on the “One…
CELEBRATE LOCAL FOODS: Save our farms by eating your greens – Spring Garden Hash Recipe
By Dana Zia “Perhaps more than any other, the food industry is very sensitive to consumer demand.” -Michael Pollan It arrived a few days ago. It was wrapped in a plain brown…
First Kits to be Pre-deployed, Evacuation Assembly Point Kits Unveiled in Tillamook by the Office of Resilience and Emergency Management for Oregon Dept. of Human Services
Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman On Tuesday, May 30th, a team from the Office of Resilience and Emergency Management, part of the Oregon Department of Human Services unveiled the Assembly…
Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Wildfires — Being prepared makes a difference
Local, grassroot emergency volunteer groups across Tillamook County are working to teach residents how to prepare themselves and their communities for natural disasters. These groups meet regularly and all residents and even…