By Gordon McCraw Monday, March 14, 2022, 09:30am The southwesterly flow remains over the area today, pushing in some light scattered showers and warmer temperatures with lows in the mid 40s. The…
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RENDERINGS AND RAMBLINGS OF AN AGED BOHEMIAN
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: When an email comes in from Chuck McLaughlin asking if I’d be interested in sharing some of his life stories, the immediate response was an emphatic YES, PLEASE!! So…
Nehalem Bay Estuary Cleanup Volunteers Cover the Banks of the Estuary to Cleanup Debris March 5th
Story & Photos by Don Backman “I stopped counting after 75 people this morning,” Ben Pettinger, Executive Director of the Lower Nehalem Community Trust said. He was referencing the large excited group…
“I’ve been thinking …” – Our lost sense of common truth
By Jim Heffernan Once upon a time, in a country that now seems so far away, there existed a nation that was distinguished by the achievement and integrity of its populace. They…
Columbia Pacific invests more than $530,000 in programs providing mental health care and substance use disorder treatment
SEASIDE, Oregon — Columbia Pacific CCO, part of the CareOregon family of companies, announced investing $536,533 in grants to programs that help meet the growing demand for mental health care and substance…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: Mask Mandate Ends March 12th; Masks Required in Health Care Settings, Public Transportation
With Oregon’s mask requirements lifting tomorrow, March 12th for most public indoor spaces and schools, mask-wearing, like getting a vaccine, will become a mostly personal choice. Some businesses may still require masks,…
Alert: High Wind Warning Saturday 3/12/22 at 02:00 PM until 05:00AM Sunday 3/13/22
* WHAT…South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected near beaches and headlands. * WHERE…North Oregon Coast. * WHEN…From 2 PM PST Saturday to 5 AM PDT…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY: Gordon’s Update – 3/11/22 – Mask Mandate Ends 3/12; Spring Ahead 3/13
By Gordon McCraw Friday, March 11, 2022, 1:30PM Weather The last day of high pressure bringing fair skies as it is now drifting eastward ahead of a shift in the weather pattern….
The Unexpected Conversation
by Neal Lemery One of the often uncelebrated benefits of living in a small town are the seemingly random and unplanned conversations that occur at the grocery store or the post office….
Drew’s Reviews: THE BATMAN
By Andrew Jenck The character of Batman draws a variety of interpretations, including a one percenter making crime and poverty worse, who’s appeal is greater when he resorts to lethal action, or…