Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman “Push!” someone shouted, and the group of firefighters put their shoulders up against the bumper and gave a mighty heave. The fire truck rocked back…
Category: Wheeler
Nehalem Valley Care Center Receives Oregon Community Foundation Grant to Address Nursing Staff Needs; $15,000 grant will support establishment of in-house training program
OIOpublisher (Wheeler) – Health care staff shortages have become a chronic problem across the country and nowhere is the challenge of staffing health care facilities more pressing than in rural Oregon. Yet,…
13th Annual North County Pie Day Auction and Feast Saturday, Jan. 21st, White Clover Grange
NEHALEM, OR (January 5, 2023) — One of North County’s “must-attend” events, we all recall the January 2020 Pie Day as one of the last in-person events we attended that year … …
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER’S QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES – Nov. 2022: Wheeler City Councilors
It’s election time – and in Tillamook County there has been an increase in participation in our government process with many races having multiple choices. The Pioneer is proud to provide this…
WHEELER CITY COUNCIL – Candidate’s Statement: WHAT ARE WE??
By Deanne Ragnell If Manzanita is a village, then Wheeler – so much smaller — could be called a Hamlet. The fact is, we are a small community doing its best to…
Trashoween Costume Workshop Sunday Oct. 9th at Heart of Cartm
Sunday, October 9th our Spooky Workshop is open and creative minds are ready to help you and the kiddos make the best Halloween costumes ever. Because what could be better than upcycled,…
Hope Chest Searches for North County Location; Hope Chest Pioneers Thrift Store Philanthropy in Tillamook County since 1998
EDITOR’S NOTE: The current Nehalem location is being sold, and the charity is looking for a new location in the three village area. Both locations are open and operating; please continue to…
Nehalem Bay Transportation System Plan Draft is almost complete, get your feedback in now
By Cara Mico, Assistant Editor Oregon’s transportation network is fair to middling with a national ranking 25th for cost effectiveness and condition. We’re a bit higher than average for poor bridge condition…
Health District Receives Welcome Jump Start to Develop New Health Center/Pharmacy; New Center Would Be Built in Wheeler and Will Create New Opportunities for Housing for Health Care Workers
Efforts by the Nehalem Bay Health District to improve primary health care delivery in north Tillamook County have received a major boost thanks to Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden. Earlier…
Heart of Cartm Celebrates One Year in Wheeler
August 1st, 2022 marks a full year of operating The Refindery, a creative reuse store, in downtown Wheeler. The Heart of Cartm, a nonprofit 501c3 formerly known as CARTM, operator of Manzanita Transfer Station and The Refindery, has fully transformed the…