On August 14, 2026, loggers working in the Jones Creek area off Hwy 6 discovered a vehicle that appears to have driven off the road and careened down a steep hillside….
Category: Government
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY: Wildland Fire Report 8/17/26
There are approximately 8,439 personnel assigned to the 22 large fires across the state, not including many of the local and agency government employees, landowners, forestland operators, and members of the community who are contributing every…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Reimagining Our Roads
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 8/17/2026 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Let’s begin today with some good news. Following the devastating wildfires of 2020, Oregon and the Federal government passed legislation that…
Forest Trust Land Advisory Committee to Meet Virtually Aug. 21
The Forest Trust Land Advisory Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21. The agenda includes an update on performance measures for the Western Oregon State Forests Management…
Coast Guard Rescues Two Kiteboarders Swept Out Near Damon Point
Two kiteboarders were rescued Tuesday evening after being swept out to sea near Damon Point in Grays Harbor County, Washington, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River…
Oregon Fire Season Halfway Point: Most Acres from Lightning, Most Starts Still Human-Caused
Oregon is only about halfway through a normal fire season, according to Northwest Interagency Coordination Center Public Information Officer Jean Nelson-Dean. The fatigue many people are feeling in mid-August is what officials…
Blimp Base Disc Golf Course Celebrates Grand Opening Saturday
The community is invited to the official grand opening of the Blimp Base Disc Golf Course this Saturday, August 15, near the Tillamook Air Museum. A short ribbon-cutting ceremony begins at noon,…
Tillamook County Library adds free Hobbies & Crafts Source database
Tillamook County Library cardholders now have free access to Hobbies & Crafts Source, a new online database from EBSCO packed with practical ideas, how-to guidance, and inspiration for makers, hobbyists, and lifelong…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: More on the Trump Plan for Nuke Waste
“When the history of the Trump era is written, the institutional cowardice will deserve a chapter, and the courage of those that fought a chapter of their own.” – Michael Hiltzik, Los…
OREGON AIR NATIONAL GUARD HAND CREWS ACTIVATED TO FIGHT GRASSHOPPER FIRE
(SALEM, OR) — The Oregon Air National Guard activated 44 Airmen Aug. 7, 2026, to support wildland firefighting on the Grasshopper Fire in the Mount Hood National Forest, marking the first…
