Ballot Measure 110 goes into effect today, February 1, 2021. Ballot measure 110 does not make possession of drugs legal, it just decriminalizes personal possession of illegal drugs. What it does is…
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OUTBACK WITH BACKMAN: Rogers Peak and Blue Lake Loop hike (December 3rd, 2020)
OIOpublisher By Don Backman My hiking buddy is into peak bagging, a fun sport that involves climbing to the top of the tallest hill around just so you can say you did…
Hampton Lumber Research Project Centers on Improving Pollinator Habitat with Wildflower Plantings in Clearcuts
By James Billstine On the crest of a small hill in the Big Creek Unit near Valley Creek Lane in Knappa, Oregon, an even age timber harvest (clearcut) is in its fourth…
SUPER BOWL CHILI – Order Now for Pickup Saturday Feb. 6th
What’s on the Super Bowl menu? How about Super Chili? United Methodist Women are giving you fair warning – Saturday Feb. 6th is Chili pick up Day. Nehalem Bay UMC Women want…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Luke, I’m Not Your Father…wait, what?
By: Linda Tate, Communications Director, Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation Genealogy. It’s been the topic of fascination for decades. We all want to know where we came from, and who we are. The Church…
North County Business Relief Fundraising Compaign Continues …
We are not out of the woods yet! The North County Business Relief campaign, created by Fulcrum Community Resources and the Manzanita Visitors Center, just distributed $6100 to 9 local businesses. This…
Ode to Tessa the chocolate Princessa
EDITOR’S NOTE: A beautiful, heartfelt remembrance for a sweet chocolate lab Tessa by the Pioneers astrology and cooking writer Dana Zia. It brings tears to my eyes every time I read it….
TBCC Art Instructor’s Painting Showcased at Art Exhibit in Beijing, China
A little bit of the Tillamook Coast is on display in Beijing, China, painted by none-other than Tillamook Bay Community College Art Instructor Karen Belanger. In October 2019, Karen Belanger brought Peng…
Snowstorm Vaccines in Josephine County Goes Viral – Not even snow keeps these public health workers from vaccinating; Vaccine Voices
Josephine County Public Health (JCPH) staff found themselves with a dilemma this week: Waste vaccine or find people who needed it. And when they shared their story on Facebook, it went, well, viral….
Oregon reports 707 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 19 new deaths; Tillamook County adds 1 more case
PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 19 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,957 the Oregon Health Authority today January 30, 2021. Oregon Health Authority reported 707 new…