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…
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TILLAMOOK COAST HISTORY ALLIANCE: The Emma Zimmerman Headstone Mystery
OIOpublisher 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…
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…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – Weather & COVID-19 update – 10/26/21
By Gordon McCraw Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 09:00am Weather As forecasted, we saw a “wind” event on Sunday vs. a “rain” event, or one of our “rain/wind” events. As far as the…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Housing, Employment, Local Investment, And High-Flying Whales
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, Last week I wrote about the new tsunami-resilient building and vertical-evacuation point at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. And in response,…
GORDON’S WEATHER CENTER – 10/22/21; Tillamook County Emergency Management – Watches and Warnings for Sunday … Stay Tuned
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are weather-watchers around here. We were raised that way because coastal weather can change in an instant and it impacts most everyone’s livelihoods – from the farmers to the…
Unused Medications? Drug Take Back Day is Oct 23rd at Tillamook County Fairgrounds
by Ariel Slifka, Public Health Program Representative at Tillamook County Community Health Center Do you have old prescriptions or unused medications? Too often these end up in the wrong hands and wrong…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Ocean Science, Ocean Art, Ocean Plastic, and BIG Ocean Waves
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Friends and Neighbors, On Friday, Susan and I attended the first public event at the new Marine Science Building at the Hatfield Center (HMSC) in Newport. I…