EDITOR’S NOTE: The pandemic has spotlighted some of the areas that need the most attention in our community – particularly the plight of the houseless, and that many of those on the…
Category: Guest Column
Tillamook County Housing Commission Series: “What’s the Story with Housing in Tillamook County? Chapter 3: From the Ground Floor Up
From the Tillamook County Housing Commission B. holds a steady job with the County and has been saving for years to buy a home, but she is having trouble finding something affordable….
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – Weather & COVID-19, Nov. 2, 2021
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Tuesday, November 2, 2021, 09:00am Weather We are seeing increasing cloudiness as a front races northeastward off the coast. We are just catching the eastern…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: 35th and 36th COVID-19 Related Death Reported in Tillamook County
(November 01, 2021) TILLAMOOK, Ore. — Tillamook County Public Health Department was notified of two additional COVID-19 related deaths, raising the Tillamook County death toll to 36. For the first 18 months of…
WORDS OF WISDOM: The Shirt Off My Back
by Neal Lemery A familiar phrase we often use is that someone would give the shirt off their back to help someone else. Last week, that became reality for me and a…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Health Care and Costs, and What a Legislator Does Between Legislative Sessions
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Friends and Neighbors, On Saturday, the Gombergs each received their COVID vaccine booster. It was fast, painless, and free. The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup has…
TILLAMOOK COAST HISTORY ALLIANCE: The Emma Zimmerman Headstone Mystery
EDITOR’S NOTE: A fitting story for Halloween – about a mysterious headstone uncovered 30 years ago in Gresham with connections to the Nehalem Valley. Watch for more updates about the headstone as…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: An Interview with Peer Support Specialist: Jennifer
by Brett Buesnel, AmeriCorps VISTA at Tillamook County Community Health Center It is estimated that 1,700 people in Tillamook County live with opioid use disorder. That person can be our neighbor, our…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – Weather – 10/29/21
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Friday, October 29, 2021, 09:00am Weather As expected, the front that gave Washington a lot of rain, drifted southward thru our area early this morning…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – Weather 10/28/21
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Thursday, October 28, 2021, 10:00am Weather Today the atmospheric river continues to be pointed primarily at Washington, but we are also seeing some light, occasionally…
