By Randy Kugler Councilor Hart is the City’s answer contact for citizens who have questions on any City matter. I recently asked the Councilor for clarification of the City Manager’s statement that speed…
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OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: 2026 Recreational Bottomfish Season
ODFW reminds anglers about the following 2026 recreational bottomfish season and regulations beginning Thursday, January 1, 2026. Changes from 2025 are in italics and underlined. Bag Limits General Marine Species: 4-fish bag limit Canary rockfish: 2-fish sub-bag limit…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: COUNTY TREASURER RESIGNS; NEW TREASURER APPOINTED
Tillamook County received notice of the resignation of County Treasurer Shawn Blanchard. Ms. Blanchard submitted her resignation on December 2, 2025, with an effective date of January 2, 2026. Under Oregon law,…
OREGON DIVISION OF FINANCIAL REGULATION (DFR): New consumer protection laws go into effect Jan. 1, 2026
(Salem, OR) – Several new consumer protection laws take effect immediately when the clock strikes midnight on Jan. 1, 2026. The Division of Financial Regulation (DFR), part of the Oregon Department of…
Update to Oregon’s Secure, Online Voter Registration Form
Oregon Secretary of State implements House Bill 4133 SALEM, OR — As of December 30th, 2025, all eligible Oregonians will be able to register to vote through a secure, online form by submitting the last…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Oregon to receive $197.3M federal investment in rural healthcare
Funding will help improve healthcare access, boost disease management and prevention, support workforce, expand data and technology use PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon will receive $197.3 million in 2026 to improve rural healthcare…
OP/ED: A Better New Year?
By Butch Freedman Well, it couldn’t be worse. 2025 was a bitch. (No offense to female pups.) Trump and his toadies turned every good thing upside down. I’m not now going to…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: New Year News
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 12/29/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, It is New Year Week, and the great gray whale migration is back on the Oregon coast. The massive migration of eastern…
No Gas Tax Referendum secures over 250,000 signatures on petition to put gas tax on ballot
(SALEM, OR)– Today, December 29, 2025 at 1pm, the chief petitioners to the gas tax referendum will be turning in additional signatures to State Elections bringing their total count to 250,900 Oregon voters…
GUIDED FIRST DAY HIKES SET FOR NEW YEAR’S DAY IN 25 OREGON STATE PARKS; TILLAMOOK COUNTY STATE PARKS HOST FIRST HIKES AT OSWALD WEST, SITKA SEDGE
SALEM, Oregon— Whether you prefer a moderate hike through a desert landscape or a paved wooded trail inside city limits, Oregon State Parks has a First Day Hike for you on New Year’s Day, Thursday Jan. 1. In Tillamook…