The Tillamook Lightwave Board of Directors will conduct the following meetings. August 9, 2022 9:30 a.m. Tillamook Lightwave Regular Board Meeting 11:30 a.m. Executive Session- ORS 192.660 (2)(a) To Consider the employment…
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I’ve Been Thinking: Reasons to be Thankful
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: We hadn’t heard from Jim in awhile, so a quick “what’s up?” And he replied that it’s a struggle right now, and shares how he needs to be reminded…
A New View: Space
By Cara Mico Space. We’re all in it. But what exactly is going on up there (around there? Down there?) Quite a bit actually! Humans have filled near space with countless satellites,…
OP/ED: A TOWN FOR ALL AGES
By Deb Simmons, candidate for Manzanita Mayor Lately in Manzanita, attention has re-focused on our Comprehension Plan (CP) as both the Planning Commission and the City Council, made decisions to deny the…
Tillamook Police Department Event for National Night Out Tuesday August 2nd at Goodspeed Park followed by Movie Showing; Neighborhood Watch Programs to be Established
Tuesday, August 2, 2022 – National Night Out, which is an event to strengthen the relationship with the Police and community, will be held at Goodspeed Park, starting at 6 pm. There…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Why Unemployment Never Arrived
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Neighbors and Friends, By the Summer of 2020, our district was hurting. COVID had all but shut down the hospitality industry. We were suffering…
Hwy. 131 Opens TODAY, Sunday July 31st at 4 pm Ahead of Schedule
Tillamook County Public Works and ODOT announced today Sunday July 31st: Hwy 131 reopened to two way traffic at 4pm today. The road is currently gravel. Utility work related to the road…
Merkley, Wyden Champion Critical Projects for Oregon Communities in Federal Funding Bills; Nearly $4 Million Coming to Tillamook County Projects
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced July 29, 2022 they secured funding for essential community projects across Oregon in the Fiscal Year 2023 Senate Appropriations bills. A total of 111 Oregon community-initiated…
OSU Extension Food Safety and Preservation hotline opens for the season
CORVALLIS, Ore. – With canning season underway, the Food Safety and Preservation hotline from Oregon State University Extension Service is now taking calls. The toll-free hotline, 800-354-7319, runs from 9 a.m. to…
Heart of Cartm Celebrates One Year in Wheeler
August 1st, 2022 marks a full year of operating The Refindery, a creative reuse store, in downtown Wheeler. The Heart of Cartm, a nonprofit 501c3 formerly known as CARTM, operator of Manzanita Transfer Station and The Refindery, has fully transformed the…