At a hearing in Tillamook County Circuit Court on January 12, 2023, Circuit Court Judge Mari Trevino ordered a new special election for two contested Tillamook City Council positions. The new special…
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TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MOVE INTO RENOVATED MEETING ROOM NOV. 2nd
(TILLAMOOK, OR. October 31, 2022) The Tillamook Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has a new meeting room in the courthouse, on the first floor in Room 106. The board will hold its…
CASA for Children is expanding its service area to include Tillamook County
(PORTLAND, OR, September 28, 2022) – We are pleased to announce that CASA for Children of Multnomah, Washington, and Columbia Counties has expanded to serve children in foster care in Tillamook County. Tillamook County…
Judge dismisses all charges against OPB journalist April Fonseca Ehrlich, arrested while covering police removal of houseless campers
From Zoë Berg, SPJ Communications Specialist The Society of Professional Journalists is grateful that a judge dismissed all charges against Oregon Public Broadcasting journalist April Fonseca Ehrlich, who was arrested two years…
OP/ED: On Human Rights, Faith and the Grief of a Nation
By Mary Faith Bell On the infamous Friday after the Supreme Court decision to reverse Roe vs Wade was announced, I ran into a friend at the farmers market. My friend is…
Burglar Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison; Officer Hanratty Awarded Medal of Valor
On January 4, 2022, at 6:47 am, Tillamook 911 received calls that an unknown male was trying to break into a home. That man was Dane Jamison Rowland, 25, of Tillamook. While…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COURTHOUSE MASK RULING
Due to the precipitous rise in COVID-19 infections in Oregon and the increased risk of transmission of the Delta variant, Chief Justice Martha L. Walters of the Oregon Supreme Court has issued…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY LIMITS COURTHOUSE HOURS
(TILLAMOOK, OR. December 18, 2020) Following a continued increasing trend in COVID-19 cases, Tillamook County moved into the Extreme risk level today December 18th. County offices are currently closed to the public…
Supreme Court Bolsters Governor’s Quarantine Orders
EDITOR’S NOTE: What do the court decisions mean regarding Governor Brown’s “Stay at Home” executive orders. The Pioneer’s legal expert Neal Lemery (retired judge and lawyer) provides an explanation about how the…
JUSTICE COURT NOTICE March 18th – Hearings/Trials Postponed; All Filings Must Be Mailed; Call Court for Further Info.
From: Ryan C. Connell, Justice of the Peace Based off an Order from the Supreme Court, the Justice of the Peace has imposed significant restrictions on the Tillamook County Justice Court. The…
