We’re partnering with Tillamook County to update the 2005 Tillamook County Transportation System Plan (TSP). A TSP is a long-range planning document, shaped by community input, that describes the county’s transportation system…
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OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: RECREATIONAL OCEAN SALMON INFORMATION UPDATE & CLARIFICATION 3/10/26
ACTION TAKEN (no action): The planned recreational ocean Chinook salmon season (all-salmon-except coho) will open as scheduled from Cape Falcon to the OREGON/CALIFORNIA BORDER from March 15 through May 15. The bag limit will be two salmon, except closed…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE ACTION NOTICE 3/9/26: Commercial Troll Salmon to Remain Closed
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in consultation with the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC), the State of Oregon, the State of California, and advisory body members met today, March 9, 2026, and…
Tillamook Lightwave Regular Board Meeting & Budget Hearing March 24, 2026
The meeting will be held at Tillamook People’s Utility District’s Carl Rawe Meeting Room is located at 1115 Pacific Avenue, Tillamook, OR 97141 The Tillamook Lightwave Board of Directors will conduct the…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Smelt fishery on Sandy River opens 12-7 p.m., Wednesday, March 11
(SALEM, Or) – Recreational harvest of eulachon smelt on the Sandy River will be open from 12-7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11 only. Regulations: Open area: From the mouth of the Sandy…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Short Session Comes to an Amicable End
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 3/9/26 Dear Friends and Neighbors, The 2026 short session came to a close late Friday. For the first time in years, Oregon lawmakers in Salem’s…
OREGON BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: 2026 Legislative Session in Review – A missed opportunity
According to Oregon Business & Industry, the 2026 legislative session was a missed opportunity to focus on economic development and private-sector job creation despite recognition among legislative leaders and the governor that…
Governor Highlights Major Wins for Oregonians in 2026 Legislative Session
Session outcomes include protecting essential services, fostering economic growth, and more protections against the Trump agenda (Salem, OR) — The 2026 legislative session ended with major wins for stabilizing essential services for…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Fox News Host Does War
“Death and destruction from the sky all day.” – Pete Hegseth By Marc C. Johnson Few things shock us any longer. This is, after all, The Age of Trump. But the shockingly…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Herring in Yaquina Bay; Limit for herring, anchovy and other bait fish 25 lbs. per day
One of Oregon’s many annual natural wonders—the annual herring run! Herring come into bays and estuaries to spawn between Valentine’s Day and St Patrick’s Day. Nice weather and the first pulse of…