By Stephen Mintie Greetings everyone! My name is Stephen Mintie and I live in Tillamook with my wonderful wife. I’ve gotten to know a lot of people in the area in the…
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I’VE BEEN THINKING: Where did Pennsylvania go?
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about what a strange world we seem to be living in. I imagine myself and my wife sitting at the dinner table and I…
Empowering Tillamook: A New Vision for County Governance and Prosperity – Bruce Lovelin Declares Candidacy for County Commissioner Position 2
Tillamook County, OR – In a pivotal moment for Tillamook County, Bruce Lovelin, a devoted resident deeply connected to the community, steps forward as a candidate for County Commissioner, Position 2. Recognizing…
THE OCEANSIDER: Oceanside-Netarts Seeks its First New Fire Chief in 25 Years
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider On Saturday (March 2), community leaders from Oceanside-Netarts and fire department officials from neighboring communities gathered at the Netarts Fire Hall to interview and evaluate five applicants seeking to…
TRYING TO SEE: One Man’s Reasons for Supporting Donald Trump
EDITOR’S NOTE: Pioneer columnist Mike Randall’s most recent column included a call to action to Trump supporters to reach out to him https://www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/trying-to-see-trump-supporters-please-speak-up/ … here is a response that he received. By…
OP/ED: Waves of Support for Oregon’s Marine Reserves
By Ian Giancarlo, Oceans Advocate, Environment America The Pacific coast runs for hundreds of miles and marks our country’s western border. It makes the perfect home for millions of nesting seabirds, such…
UNITED PAWS CAT OF THE WEEK: Smokey
Hi, my name is Smokey because of my beautiful Smokey grey coat. Remember my story? I’m two years old. A couple of months ago, I was all alone, outside with no shelter,…
OP/ED: Club Manzanita Behind the Curtain (Part 1); Call to Action – Request Release of Investigation
By Randy Kugler After spending more than $146,738 for an investigation initiated by our City Manager against Mayor Deb Simmons, the City refuses to disclose what the investigation uncovered. The Mayor was never…
GORDON’S WEATHER UPDATE 3/4/24: Tillamook County in the “snow belt”; Temps will drop below freezing at night – Podcast
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer LISTEN HERE: The weather continues to be dominated by the trough of low pressure parked off the coast to the west that sends…
ARDENT GOURMET: ILWACO ON ICE
By David & Susan Greenberg With a genius matched by few, we arrived in Ilwaco at the same instant that one of the great ice storms of the last decade arrived (January…