By Butch Freedman Every day is normal and every day is insane. That’s the world we live in now — or, at least the one I live in. I imagine that…
Category: Government
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Campaigns Hiding in Plain Sight
“When we saw the fours go up, game’s over.” – former North Carolina basketball player Dave Chadwick on the team’s four corner offense By Marc C. Johnson Six weeks out from…
Merkley, Salinas, Oregon Lawmakers Introduce Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act, Over 18,000 acres of Federal Land in Tillamook & Yamhill Counties to be put in Trust for Tribe
(Washington, D.C.) – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led their Oregon Congressional Delegation colleagues—including Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04),…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Recreational use advisory issued for Cullaby Lake Sept. 17
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued a recreational use health advisory today for Cullaby Lake due to the presence of a cyanotoxins above recreational use values (RUVs). The lake is in Clatsop County. People…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SEARCH & RESCUE BANQUET HUGE SUCCESS
WHAT A NIGHT! The 2026 Tillamook County Search and Rescue Banquet was an incredible success on Saturday September 12, 2026, and we want to thank everyone who helped make it such a…
Calling Local Artists Between Kindergarten and 12th Grade! Oregon Dept. of Emergency Management Ready Oregon Youth Art Contest
The Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) invites young artists across the state to participate in the Ready Oregon Youth Art Contest.Oregon youth in grades K–12 are encouraged to create an…
DEQ Announces First “Low-embodied Carbon” Affordable Housing Complex on Oregon Coast with Grand Opening of 60-Unit Community in Manzanita
Spruce Point will provide 60 units of affordable housing in an area in need of more living options A little over a year after construction began, a grand opening celebration is…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY (ODF): Tillamook State Forest road restrictions help with deer and elk management during hunting seasons
The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) will resume road restrictions this fall in the western part of the Tillamook State Forest to improve deer and elk escapement during hunting season. Some roads…
Celebrate National Voter Registration Day – ‘Your Vote is Your Power. Use It.’;
Oregon voters can make sure they are ready to vote by registering or confirming their voter registration online (SALEM, OR) — Today, September 15, is National Voter Registration Day, and Oregon Secretary of…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE (ODFW) PUBLIC MEETINGS NOTICE: ODFW to host four public meetings to receive input on 2027 Recreational Bottomfish and Pacific Halibut Seasons; Tillamook Oct. 5th
(NEWPORT, OR) – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is holding four public meetings to receive input on the 2027 Recreational Bottomfish and Pacific Halibut Seasons. ODFW staff will be…
