QUICK FACTS Location: Columbia, Clackamas, Marion, Multnomah and Washington counties End date: Friday, Oct. 21 Smoke source: Nakia Creek, Siouxon and Cedar Creek fires The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Wednesday for Columbia, Clackamas,…
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OREGON DEQ: Weather inversion causing unhealthy air quality in Portland metro area, Columbia County
OIOpublisher (Oct. 18, 2022-Portland, Ore.)— Portland metro area counties, including Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas, as well as Columbia County, are experiencing unhealthy air quality this morning due to smoke from the Nakia…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY: Fire Update 10/17/22
A busy fire weekend. Friday night, October 14th, Astoria District and partners had a fire in the Fishhawk Lake Area on Clatsop State Forest. The fire burned the slash on a south…
Tillamook Swiss Society to Celebrate 100 Years with Festival November 5th at Tillamook Fairgrounds
It is not covered in a lot of history books, but the Swiss were in America long before the United States was even an idea. More than 200 years, in fact. But,…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Winter Weather Outlook – Oct., 2022 – March 2023
By Meteorologist Gordon McCraw for the Tillamook County Pioneer It is that time of year again where I throw my special darts at the weatherboard to see what the winter likely holds…
BURN BAN MODIFICATION – County Burn Ban Terminated October 15th; Check with Local Fire Department, Use Extreme Care When Burning
The Tillamook County Fire Defense Board in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Forestry will allow burning in burn barrels and small open debris pile burning on October 15th, 2022. Other fire…
ELECTION NOVEMBER 2022 – Candidate Forums, Meet & Greets – Wheeler, Garibaldi, Rockaway Beach, Nehalem, AAUW, Manzanita
OCTOBER 14 – Wheeler Candidates Meet & Greet – 10 to 11 am Please join us at Handy Creek Bakery, 63 Hwy. 101 N., Wheeler for a friendly coffee chat on the…
Bay City Arts Center Announces Auditions for Narnia The Musical Oct. 23 & 24
The Bay City Arts Center (BCAC) has announced public auditions for its fall/winter production of Narnia The Musical. Auditions are scheduled for October 23rd and 24th, with performances happening December 16th, 17th…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather & This Day in History 10/10/22
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for Tillamook County Pioneer Monday, October 10, 2022 Weather Someone asked me the other day why the Tillamook area has had so many consecutive days with dense morning…
Monday, Oct. 17 – “Reclaiming Our Public Trust Rights” – A Zoom Forum with Prof. Mary Wood
North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection and the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition are honored to host a special webinar with author and legal theorist Mary Christina Wood of the University of Oregon School…