EDITOR’S NOTE: When our community experienced several suicides over the last few months, the Pioneer reached out to a multitude of organizations and individuals to provide information, outreach, education about mental health,…
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Governor Directs State Agencies to Align K-12 Mask Guidance with CDC Recommendations to Prevent Disruptions to Return to In-Person Instruction
OIOpublisher (Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today directed the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education to create a rule to require masks indoors for K-12 schools statewide for…
GEEZER TRIBE: We’re Helping to Save the Planet
EDITOR’S NOTE: I chatted with Linda Shaffer this week and she reports that her recovery is going very well, and she’s the poster child for reverse shoulder replacements. She’s still restricted on…
OHA Coronavirus Update – Vaccine Voices: Union, Oregon man honors oldest friend who died of COVID-19; Extreme Heat Warnings through weekend
“If you meet folks that ask, ‘Well, do you know anyone who’s actually died from this made up government hoax?’ Just send them my way so I can tell them about my friend KP.” 70-year-old…
Garibaldi Days 2021 – Photos & Video
Garibaldi Days 2021 was billed as a “lighter” version of the annual celebration at this little fishing town, but there wasn’t anything light about the turnout or the enthusiasm for the parade,…
The Heart of Cartm is still beating – Office of Re-imagination opens in Wheeler August 1st; Workshops & More Coming Soon
On Wednesday, June 23rd, CARTM organization board members named new officers to fill their seats. The previous board members: Michael Maginnis, Mark Beach, Jenny Greenleaf, Randy Kugler and Wendy Ryan unanimously accepted…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – Weather, Pending Retirement, COVID-19 – 7/28/21
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 11:30am Weather It looks like we are headed towards another hot one starting tomorrow that will persist thru Saturday. This event does not look…
Oregon Shores Celebrates 50th Anniversary, Celebration Takes Place Thursday July 29th
Oregon Shores has been protecting the coastal environment for fifty years, and the actual 50th anniversary date arrives this Thursday. Please join us for some special activities on that day, including beach walks and…
Fall Scholarships available at Tillamook Bay Community College
The Tillamook Bay Community College Foundation is awarding over $28,000 in scholarships to students who enroll for fall term. The scholarship application opens Aug. 9. Fall term classes begin Sept. 20. Scholarships…
OHA recommends universal mask use for all public indoor settings; Get vaccinated
In responses to a large jump in cases and hospitalizations and new national guidance calling for masking measures to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant, the Oregon Health Authority…