Yesterday, January 9th, State Forester Cal Mukumoto, who also serves as director of the Oregon Department of Forestry, submitted his resignation to Board of Forestry Chair Jim Kelly, effective 5 p.m. on…
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WORDS OF WISDOM: Leading with Integrity
OIOpublisher By Neal Lemery, For the Pioneer This community’s latest lesson in morality and integrity has come from members of the Tillamook High School girls varsity basketball team, who expressed their views…
FEES WILL INCREASE AT TILLAMOOK COUNTY CAMPGROUNDS EFFECTIVE FEB. 1
(TILLAMOOK, OR. JANUARY 9, 2025) On January 8, 2025, the Tillamook Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) voted unanimously to approve fee increases for tent camping, RV sites and cabin rentals to keep…
Something Stinks in Tillamook – It’s Not the Dairy Air … What’s going on at Tillamook High School (again)? Nine Varsity Girls Basketball Players Sit Out Holiday Tournaments, Varsity Schedule to be Cancelled, Complaints Filed About Coach’s Behavior; Statements from Varsity Girls Basketball Team Members
By Laura Swanson Reviewing the “top stories” from 2024 on the Pioneer, the last few months have seen regular releases from Tillamook School District about a variety of issues – a book…
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Announces Awards for Local Officers Presented at Oregon State Sheriff’s Association Banquet
Tillamook County Sheriff Joshua Brown is proud to announce that several Tillamook County Deputies and a local Oregon State Trooper were recently recognized with awards from the Oregon State Sheriff’s Association at…
CIVIC SATURDAYS: Sermon #1 – Join Local Community Members Civic Saturdays on Zoom
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Pioneer’s prolific book reviewer and “I’ve been thinking” columnist Jim Heffernan was inspired by Eric Liu’s “Become America” and Liu’s series of “Civic Sermons” that he gave following the…
CITY OF ROCKAWAY BEACH – NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE VACANCIES
The City of Rockaway Beach City Council is accepting applications for three (3) vacancies on the Budget Committee. The Rockaway Beach Budget Committee is composed of the City Council and an equal…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE: Weather Numbers for December & 2024; Forecast – A break in the rain for a couple of days; How about some fair, dry, and mild days for something different
Well, now that I am pretty much over this darn Flu bug, except for the famous lingering cough, I can think once again. I have been able to do some digging for…
THE OCEANSIDER: What is PUD Doing about Those Power Outages?
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider Oceanside has already experienced multiple power outages this season, and the winter is young. They have served as a pointed reminder that the Netarts-Oceanside area (Tillamook PUD Region 2)…
UNITED PAWS KITTENS OF THE WEEK: Ricky & Molly
Meet Ricky and Molly, two of the fabulous kittens currently being fostered at United Paws while they await their forever homes. Ricky is a social butterfly, friendly and outgoing with every cat…