WHAT A NIGHT! The 2026 Tillamook County Search and Rescue Banquet was an incredible success on Saturday September 12, 2026, and we want to thank everyone who helped make it such a…
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BUTCH’S BLOG: On The Beach
By Butch Freedman Today the pelicans returned, hundreds of them. I hadn’t seen them for a time and missed them, soaring over the surface of the waves like they do. They’re…
BENEFIT NIGHT AT FORT GEORGE FOR NORTH COAST COMMUNITIES FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION SEPT. 29
Mark your calendars for September 29th at Fort George Brewery in Astoria! North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection (NCCWP) is holding a silent auction of nature-related art and items from local…
FRIENDS OF NETARTS BAY WEBS: Netarts/Oceanside Fall Beach Cleanup Sept. 19th
Join Friends of Netarts Bay Watershed, Estuary, Beach, and Sea (WEBS) staff and volunteers for another satisfying day cleaning up the beaches from Cape Lookout State Park to Cape Meares on Saturday…
DEQ Announces First “Low-embodied Carbon” Affordable Housing Complex on Oregon Coast with Grand Opening of 60-Unit Community in Manzanita
Spruce Point will provide 60 units of affordable housing in an area in need of more living options A little over a year after construction began, a grand opening celebration is…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE (ODFW) PUBLIC MEETINGS NOTICE: ODFW to host four public meetings to receive input on 2027 Recreational Bottomfish and Pacific Halibut Seasons; Tillamook Oct. 5th
(NEWPORT, OR) – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is holding four public meetings to receive input on the 2027 Recreational Bottomfish and Pacific Halibut Seasons. ODFW staff will be…
WORDS OF WISDOM: All Hat, No Cattle
By Neal Lemery In Texas, there is a saying to describe a person: “All hat, no cattle.” I’d take that to mean, “all talk, no action.” As we approach another election…
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: IT’S NOT OUR FAULT! GET READY FOR GREAT SHAKE OUT – MARK YOUR CALENDAR OCT. 15
(Article 1 in the GREAT SHAKE OUT SERIES sponsored by Tillamook County Citizen Corps Council-TC4) By Deborah Maynard, Lt Col, CAP USAF and TC4 Member Oh yes it is! If…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 9/14/26: After Wet Weekend, Warmer, Drier Week Ahead
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer We had another cool and soggy weekend where we added another, just over half-an-inch of rain, bringing the total for the month…
Meet Fiona & Finn, United Paws Kittens of the Week
Meet Fiona and Finn, two of the charming kittens at United Paws of Tillamook. Finn and Fiona are sweet siblings from a group of feral kittens rescued by United Paws. They…
