Please write, email, or call Governor Kate Brown and ask for an immediate statewide halt to aerial pesticide spraying, and also ask her to initiate a statewide ban on prescribed burning. Concurrently…
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Solid Waste Cancels May 1-2 Hazardous Waste Collections Events
OIOpublisher From: David McCall, Solid Waste Program Manager Due to an abundance of caution with regard to COVID-19 restrictions and the safety of our staff, volunteers, contractors, and the public, we have…
Suggestion for Reporters at White House Coronavirus Briefings
Dear Editor, The daily White House Coronavirus Task Force press “briefings” rapidly morphed either into two hour plus 1) free political advertisements for Trump or 2) assaults on his critics. These Task…
Rockaway Beach Fire Dept. Responds to Beach Grass Fire at Manhattan Beach Today April 20th
Before 4 pm this afternoon, April 20th the Rockaway Beach Fire Department was called to Manhattan beach for a brush fire. Photos by Don Best show the cleanup phase after heavy black…
Adventist Health, The Ford Family Foundation and CARE, Inc. join forces to help local families impacted by the COVID-19 crisis
CARE, Inc. is pleased to announce that $20,000 in funding has been made available to assist Tillamook County individuals and families economically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to a community wellness…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Are You Ready For The Day After?
EDITOR’S NOTE: We have been publishing blogs from the Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation for several years, and this is a good one for everyone. And one of the most “frequently asked questions”…
POETRY: SPLEEPLESS NIGHT
On an April bright and Super moonlit night A Sleepless mind begins to think of a poem to write. Along the rivers, creeks and streams The glow of the moon reflects its…
Oregon reports 2 new COVID-19 deaths, 59 new COVID-19 cases; Tillamook County remains at 6 cases
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll from 70 to 72, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday April 18th. Oregon Health Authority also reported 59 new…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Quarantined
Regeneration, rejuvenation, restoration— Yet nature unaffected — Late afternoon quiet One car on the highway, far away The one dog barks twice, then joins the status quo Birds cavorting, swirling, scouting for…
Housing Challenges in Tillamook County during COVID-19: The Invisible Ones
By Laura Swanson The Facebook post on a new group Tillamook County Homelessness Update page from Amber Hall, started like this: “I sent this email to the Tillamook County commissioners office on…