EDITOR’S NOTE: The Tillamook County Pioneer’s founder, LeeAnn Neal is a Trask descendant – Elbridge Trask was her great-great-great grandfather. On Sunday, August 7, 2022, the descendants of the Pioneer family Elbridge…
Category: Announcements
OHA UPDATE: Novavax becomes fourth COVID-19 vaccine authorized by FDA; Rethink the Drink Campaign; COVID Reports, Resources
OIOpublisher Yesterday, July 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized for emergency use the COVID-19 vaccine Novavax for adults age 18 and older. The two-dose Novavax vaccine does not use mRNA technology (Moderna and Pfizer),…
OSP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE & REQUESTING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE- POLK COUNTY
News Release from Oregon State Police On July 13, 2022, at approximately 9:00 P.M. OSP responded to Hwy 18 milepost 15 in Polk County to a report of a shooting. Preliminary investigation revealed…
City of Tillamook Police Responds to Reports of Anti-Semitic Flyers, Propaganda Placed on Vehicles in Tillamook
From City of Tillamook Police Chief Rau, 7/13/22: If you have had flyers recently affixed to your vehicle’s windshield within the city limits of Tillamook over the past several days, please call…
Summer salmon fishing continues in lower Columbia River: Chinook retention extended through July
Chinook fishing in the Columbia River will continue without interruption through the remainder of the summer season, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington decided today, thanks to stronger than predicted returns of…
Rainy Day Village: Next Steps – Move the Village Forward July 16th
We had great weather, a good turnout, illuminating conversation and yummy treats at last Saturday’s Rainy Day Village Picnic and Town Hall in the Nehalem City Park. So now we are moving…
Help Advocate for Faster Internet by Taking a Quick Speed Test
St Helens, OR— In a grassroots partnership among Oregon Economic Development Districts (OEDD), Onward Eugene, SpeedUpAmerica and Link Oregon, a statewide effort to improve internet access called Faster Internet Oregon has been…
COVID-19 Forecast Shows Continued Rise in Cases; Tillamook County at HIGH Transmission
The July 7th OHSU COVID-19 Forecast shows rises in COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations and deaths over the next few weeks due to the spread of Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5. By…
OHA issues advisory due to high bacteria levels for D River in Lincoln County July 12th
PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is issuing a public health advisory today for unsafe levels of fecal bacteria in ocean waters at D River Beach in Lincoln County. People should avoid direct contact with…
GORDON’S UPDATE: One-day “heatwave” today; Marine cooling, Pleasant Week; COVID-19 Rise in Cases
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for Tillamook County Pioneer Monday, July 11, 2022, 09:20am Weather A look at the satellite picture tells us, without a cloud in the sky anywhere in or near…