By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Friday, July 10, 2026 Hey, Tillamook, the Climate Prediction Centers Long Range and El Nino Forecasts were just updated, along with a…
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BUTCH’S BLOG: Working Man
(A Blast from the Past) By Butch Freedman I needed the job. I’d been out of work for six months, living on unemployment and the occasional sale of one of my silly…
POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: “Hey, Idiot” Is Not How We Win Hearts and Minds
The point is not to win every argument. The point is to understand each other well enough to live together. EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s…
BOOK REVIEW: Mailman – My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home, by Stephen Grant (2025)
By Neal Lemery Stephen Grant’s memoir of his time as a corporate desk-bound Zoom meeting bureaucrat turned mailman in his hometown in the Appalachian Mountains takes us into not only the…
Join us in calling for the resignation of our District Attorney Aubrey Olson
How about focusing on what’s happening right here in our own community to make a positive difference? By Robin Kostrikin I asked Laura Swanson of the Tillamook County Pioneer: Why…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY CREAMERY ASSOCIATION CLAIMS THREE GOLD MEDALS AT 2026 INTERNATIONAL CHEESE & DAIRY AWARDS
Tillamook Cream Cheese Earns Top Honors at the World’s Largest Dairy Competition Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA), the beloved Oregon-based dairy cooperative, brings home top honors with three gold medals at the…
Tillamook PUD Awards 2026 Lineworker Program Scholarships
Tillamook PUD is pleased to announce that Tristan Smith Evans and Brody Mersereau have been selected as recipients of the 2026 Lineworker Program Scholarship. Tristan Smith Evans, a 2026 graduate of…
OP/ED: Tillamook DA In “Action”
By April Bailey Serious question, does Tillamook County District Attorney Olson even care to come prepared for her cases or prosecute crimes? I got to see her live in action yesterday and…
Tillamook PUD Announces Selection of Nestucca High Grad for 2026 College Work Program
The Tillamook PUD Board of Directors has selected Pedro Sandoval Carrillo as the recipient of the 2026 College Work Program. A recent graduate of Nestucca High School, Pedro plans to attend…
Tillamook County Fair Board Vacancies – Opportunity for Public Service, Volunteers Needed
The Tillamook County Board of Commissioners and Tillamook County Fair Board are seeking members to join them in the planning and management of the fair and fairgrounds. We are seeking members…
