EDITOR’S NOTE: Rockaway Beach Mayor Charles McNeilly provided a report about the city’s recent lawsuit in which the judge decided in favor of the City. One of the plaintiffs, Justin McMahan, also…
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Dear Stranger letter campaign comes to the Tillamook County Library
OIOpublisher For 10 years, Oregon Humanities’ Dear Stranger project has invited Oregonians to exchange letters with people they’ve never met. Since 2014, more than 1,000 people have sent letters to Dear Stranger and received…
Letter to Editor: Water Rates Comparison of Three Villages
Having read the discussions about water rates in Manzanita, I was curious about how we, as a town, compare to our neighbors. Until 2024, Manzanita hadn’t raised its rates in about nine…
SHORT FILMS RETURN TO NEHALEM, SATURDAY, SEP. 7
The McMinnville Short Film Festival will offer a pop-up screening of five environmental or documentary short films at the North County Recreation District Performing Arts Center in Nehalem on Saturday, Sep. 7 at…
OREGON DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DEQ): Air quality advisory for much of Oregon through Sunday Sept. 8th
(Sept. 6, 2024) QUICK FACTS Location: Clackamas, Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, northern Klamath, northern Lake, northern Malheur counties End date: Through Sunday for western Oregon, until further notice for central and eastern Oregon Smoke source: Fires…
OP/ED: Citizens’ Rights in Rockaway Beach – A Fight for Justice
EDITOR’S NOTE: This op/ed is a response to Rockaway Beach Mayor Charles McNeilly’s report on the recent lawsuit brought by several Rockaway Beach citizens about how city council positions are chosen in…
AUTHORS AGAINST BOOK BANS – LETTER TO TILLAMOOK SCHOOL BOARD – Over 700 signatures to bring back Garcia Girls
September 3, 2024 Dear Tillamook School Board Members, We, the undersigned authors and illustrators, are writing to oppose the removal of How the García Girls Lost Their Accents from your district’s 10th-grade…
Summer EBT Application Deadline Extended to September 30, 2024
(Salem, OR) – The application deadline for the new Summer EBT program has been extended to Sept. 30, 2024. The program offers $120 per child to help cover grocery costs when school food programs…
From Learner to Leader: Become a Master Recycler This Fall – FREE Classes Start Sept. 14th
Tillamook County Solid Waste Department and Heart of Cartm have joined forces to revitalize the Master Recyclers Course with fresh, engaging content. With generous funding from the Oregon Community Foundation – BottleDrop…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WEATHER FORECAST: Thursday Heats Up … Then It Cools Down (9/4/24)
National Weather Service forecast for the rest of the week – The warmest day will be Thursday with highs reaching high 80″s Detailed Forecast Today -Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm…