Beginning Monday, August 18, and continuing through Sunday, August 31, the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office will conduct targeted traffic safety enforcement using federally funded overtime hours. This statewide effort aims to educate…
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US FISH & WILDLIFE: FREE Guided Plant Hike Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge August 16
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service invites you to join rangers for a guided hike on flowers and other plants at Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The hike is on August 16…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT): U.S. 26 road repair starts tomorrow Aug. 13 four miles east of Necanicum
U.S. 26 road repair starts tomorrow, August 13, four miles east of Necanicum Tomorrow, August 13, crews will set up traffic control, install signs and stockpile materials like rock and pipe. Preliminary…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT): U.S. 101 Nedonna Creek Culvert Replacement
You may see us in the area this month We’re collecting data to help us with our project, which we expect to start constructing at the end of 2027. We plan to replace…
Governor Announces Effects of Trump Budget Cuts to Oregon
$15 billion to be lost from Medicaid, food benefits, other programs Salem, OR –Governor Tina Kotek announced that the budget reconciliation bill backed by the Trump Administration and passed by Republicans in Congress…
US COAST GUARD: Coast Guard suspends search for missing crewmember near Newport, Ore Aug. 11
The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing fisherman near Newport, Oregon, at 10:15 a.m., Monday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a report at approximately 4 p.m., Sunday,…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Migrating Birds, Wasting Sea Stars, and Farm Stands
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Tuesday was National Night Out, an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. From Otis to Monroe, every…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Columbia River subarea all-depth opens to halibut angling beginning Aug. 17
NEWPORT, Ore – Pacific halibut angling opens Aug. 17, Sundays through Friday through Sept. 30 or until quota is reached in the Columbia River subarea (Leadbetter Pt., WA to Cape Falcon, OR)…
A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE: Why Oregon’s Gas Tax Feels Like a Scam (Even If It Isn’t)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, a focus on practical policies…
Funding for Fair Elections
Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of democracy – but they require investment. In 2020, Congress appropriated $825 million to help states run secure, accessible elections. For 2025, that number has…