The June Dairy Parade launches the parade season in Tillamook County as we anticipate the 4th of July parades throughout the county on Friday July 4th – the Pioneer will have all…
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142ND WING TO CONDUCT INDEPENDENCE DAY FLYOVERS – Manzanita, Rockaway Beach & Neskowin in Tillamook County
OIOpublisher The 142nd Wing out of the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Oregon will conduct Independence Day flyovers for ceremonies at locations throughout northwest Oregon and southwest Washington. 142nd Wing fighter…
What Does Freedom Mean to You? WORDS OF WISDOM – On Freedom
EDITOR’S NOTE: Given the state of federal government and the upcoming 4th of July holiday, I took a prompt that NPR sent out to readers “What does Freedom Mean to You?” and…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY FIRE DEFENSE BOARD BURN BAN NOTIFICATION: COUNTY-WIDE BURN BAN EFFECTIVE JULY 15, 2025
By Todd Hesse, Tillamook County Fire Defense Board Chief The Tillamook County Fire Defense Board in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Forestry will enter into a county-wide burn ban on outdoor…
TILLAMOOK PEOPLE’S UTILITY DISTRICT: July 2025 Meetings
The Tillamook People’s Utility District Board of Directors will be attending the following out-of-district trade association meetings: July 11, 2025, PNUCC Board of Directors Meeting 8:30 a.m. Location: Virtual July 24,…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 6/30/25: Back to Normal Summer Weather This Week – Fair, Dry & Mild; Holiday Weekend Weather Looks Good
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer It’s here already folks, we’re on the last day of June. Looking back at some of the June numbers from Tillamook Airport, the…
BOOK REVIEW: Abundance by Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson
By Jim Heffernan I was attracted to this book by a New York Times review with the headline, “Can Democrats Learn to Dream Big Again?” I think that reviewer was wrong to…
ARDENT GOURMET: Hapa Pizza
Hapa Pizza By David & Susan Greenberg Hapa Pizza, one of the thirty best pizza restaurants in the United States according to the New York Times, serves mainly pizzas with Asian toppings….
THE OCEANSIDER: Community Coalition Invites Input on Option to Independently Incorporate Northern Oceanside as “Oceanside Village”
By Jerry Keene, Editor The Oceansider The Oceanside Village Initiative Envisions Capturing $500,000 in TLT from Village Short-Term Rentals for Local Roads and Improvements In the bare-knuckled campaign against incorporation in 2022, leaders from Oceanside’s southern…