The Tillamook County Fire Defense Board in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Forestry will allow burning in burn barrels and open debris pile burning on October 1, 2021 at 1:00 am….
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24th COVID-19 Related Death Reported in Tillamook County Sept. 28, 2021
OIOpublisher (September 28, 2021 – TILLAMOOK, Ore.) — Tillamook County Public Health Department was notified of the 24th Tillamook County resident to have died from the disease, COVID-19. For the first 18 months…
Gordon’s Update – 9/28/21 – Weather & COVID-19
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 10:00am Weather Another day of showers as unstable air from an upper level low pressure trough continues over the region. There…
Back Country Hunters/Anglers (BHA) removes a mountain of garbage from Eckloff Road, helping to address major cause of landowners closing forest access to hunters and fishermen
Story & Photos by Don Backman (some photos provided) “We hauled out 127 bags of garbage,” Sara McClendon, local resident and the Northwest Region Director for the Oregon chapter of Back Country…
LNCT Organizes Highway 101 Cleanup Sept. 30th: Organization’s third highway cleanup of the year!
Wheeler, OR, September 23, 2021 – Lower Nehalem Community Trust will hold a roadside cleanup on Thursday, September 30, 2021 beginning at 8:30 AM and ending at Noon. Parking and check-in will…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Opening the Doors to Personal Transformation (Part 2 of 2)
by Michelle Jenck, Tillamook County Wellness Coordinator Last week we shared Mariah Decker’s story, about her personal journey and how experiencing trauma in her early childhood led to severe depression, anxiety and…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 9/27/21 – Weather
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Monday, September 27, 2021, 10:00am Weather We had a cold front move through overnight that gave us anywhere from around ½” of rain along the…
Apples: Secretly disguised superheroes
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet “An apple a day keeps the doctor away!” who knows? The simple and common apple is actually a superhero. Immortal and extraordinary, the apple has been…
VIRTUAL TOWN HALL – HIGHWAY 6 Safety Awareness – Sheriff, Local Leaders, ODOT – Sept. 30th
EDITOR’S NOTE: After a series of fatal accidents on Hwy. 6 (and other area roads) a call to action was organized by Jesse Borough and other community members, and a town hall…
OREGON SHORES 50th ANNIVERSARY SERIES: Human Impact on Coastal Landscapes Panel Sept. 30th
The Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition offers a free, online panel discussion of a fundamental topic in coastal conservation—the ways in which human activities have reshaped the land in our region. “Human Impact…