EDITOR’S NOTE: We are so thrilled to add Denise Donahue to the Pioneer’s list of contributors, and great timing to launch this weekly advice column – Mental Health Awareness Month. Conversations with…
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Transient Lodging Tax (TLT) Increase Bad Policy – Vote NO
OIOpublisher Our Tillamook County Commissioners are asking county residents to vote for a 40% increase, 3 million dollars additional, in the Transient Lodging Tax (TLT). This tax is paid by lodging visitors staying…
SUPPORT FOR NEAH-KAH-NIE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND MEASURE: A School Life
My partner and I committed our lives to working with children and families in public education, often advocating for those who were not easily served and successful in a regular education settings….
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 5/5/25: Stuck in Spring Pattern, Some Sunny Days, Possibility of Shower Mid-week
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer We saw a little light rain over the weekend, then the ridge of high pressure returned bringing fair skies that led to some…
Selecting Tillamook School Board Candidates: Right People for Job – Elect Ferrat, Affolter & Wolfe
Getting the right person for the right job is always desirable and needed . But, how do you align the two? Intelligently and hopefully. Amanda Ferrat, Brandon Affolter, and Jordan Wolfe have…
Astoria Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Announce Local Student Statewide Poster Winner; Collecting Flags for Retirement Ceremony on Flag Day, June 14th
Astoria Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will meet May 21 at 11 at the Astoria Golf and Country Club. Newly elected officers will be installed. Elected officers are Regent Nonda Zwald,…
LETTER TO EDITOR: Christy Kay For North County Recreation District
I am giving my full support for Christy Kay’s candidacy for Position 5, North County Recreation District. As Mayor of Nehalem, I have admired and greatly appreciated Christy’s unyielding effort as a…
THE OCEANSIDER: An Aside – About the School Board Elections – Culture Wars Trickle Down to Tillamook
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider Few voters in our mostly retired Village have children in the Tillamook School District, but we do pay taxes to support it, and we do vote on its school…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER’S QUESTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES: Port of Tillamook Bay & Tillamook Fire District
There’s an election for many special districts and boards – you should have received your ballot this week, and ballots are due by May 20th. These local special districts are the very…
LETTER TO EDITOR: Support for Food for All Oregonians Legislation
My name is Angelica Godinez Garcia, and I am a long-term resident of Tillamook County. During these trying and unprecedented times, we must uphold our community values of dignity and fairness. I…