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OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY NORTHWEST OREGON DISTRICT ANNOUNCES FIRE SEASON TO BEGIN JULY 1, 2024
OIOpublisher Oregon Department of Forestry announced today June 26, 2024 that Fire Season will officially begin on Monday, July 1, 2024, at 01:00 a.m. This will affect all lands protected by the…
NORTH COAST COMMUNITIES FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION CALL TO ACTION: NCCWP Meeting Canceled 6/27; Please Attend Rockaway Beach Planning Commission Hearing about Nedonna Wave Housing June 27th
This month’s NCCWP meeting in Rockaway Beach at St. Mary’s by the Sea (scheduled for Thursday, June 27) has been canceled, because of a conflict with another important meeting. (Next month, on Thursday, July 25,…
Ways to Reduce Childhood Hunger in Oregon This Summer – Summer Food Programs & Extra EBT
The Summer Food Service Program offers free, nutritious meals at sites all over the state and the Summer EBT program provides $120 per eligible child for groceries. EDITOR’S NOTE: There are summer…
Space. The Final Frontier… Or is it?
Your fellow humans have made amazing advancements in the race for space. Get in nerds we’re going to the moon, or Mars, and beyond! Hopefully not in a Boeing, which is unfortunate…
WORDS OF WISDOM & SADNESS: Cutting A Good Life In Half
By Neal Lemery He didn’t quite make it to the median age of men who die from alcoholism in this country. He was only 45, and the average age of men dying…
MALHEUR ENTERPRISE – AROUND OREGON, SPECIAL REPORTS: A veteran police chief’s fall – how Ray Rau ended up in jail
EDITOR’S NOTE: Malheur Enterprise Editor Les Zaitz reached out to the Pioneer about using still photos from the Pioneer’s video interview with then Tillamook Police Chief Ray Rau (see below for a…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT): Four miles of I-5 in SW Portland will close the weekend of June 28-July 1
The closure in both directions is needed to rebuild the aging bridge over 26th Avenue Four miles of Interstate 5 in Southwest Portland will close in all directions during the weekend of Friday,…
Nehalem Bay Health Center Groundbreaking Planned for July 20 in Wheeler; Community Room to be Named for North Coast Health Care Advocate Leila Salmon
(Wheeler, OR) – Formal groundbreaking for the new Nehalem Bay Health Center and Pharmacy will take place on Saturday, July 20 in Wheeler. The public is invited to mark this auspicious milestone…
GORDON’S WEATHER UPDATE 6/24/24: Seasonal Weather – on again, off again – chance of showers during week; 14-day Forecast includes 4th of July
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer A thickened marine layer brought a little light rain, drizzle, and mist yesterday but conditions will improve today as high pressure returns bringing…