By Laura Swanson From Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District – Updated information as of Tuesday, May 16 for the May 12th Surf Rescue press release* “We would like to amend our…
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Welcome to the Oregon Coast – Please Recreate Safely, So You Can Come Back and Enjoy Our Awesome Coast Again & Again
By Laura Swanson Here we are again … the warm weather hits and visitors swarm the beaches, bays and rivers. And it’s already happened – yesterday afternoon at Tolovana, just north of…
CANNON BEACH FIRE DISTRICT: High Angle Rescue at Ecola Park Saturday, May 13th
On May 13th at approximately 12:10 pm, Cannon beach Fire District and Seaside Fire & Rescue were dispatched for a man and a dog stuck on a cliff on the Indian Beach…
CANNON BEACH FIRE DISTRICT: Water Rescue South of Tolovana Beach Wayside, 3 Rescued, 1 Missing, Friday May 12th
Yesterday, May 12, 2023, at approximately 3:50 pm, Cannon Beach Fire District and Seaside Fire’s Surf Rescue Team were dispatched for a group swimming in the ocean south of Tolovana Beach Wayside…
FATAL CRASH SUNDAY MAY 7th – HWY 101 @ALDERBROOK ROAD – TILLAMOOK COUNTY
On Sunday, May 7, 2023, at approximately 4:26 P.M., the Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Hwy 101, near milepost 63, in Tillamook County. The preliminary investigation indicated a…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: Possible Budget Solution Identified
From Tillamook County Sheriff Joshua Brown I want to thank you for your continued support and many messages of encouragement I have received since our last post. We are very fortunate to…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SEARCH & RESCUE BANQUET RAISES OVER $50,000 FOR VITAL PROGRAM
On April 22, 2023, our community came together to show their support for the Tillamook County Search and Rescue Team at their annual SAR Banquet and Auction. More than 250 people attended…
RESPONSE: “You Can’t Recruit for Positions that Don’t Exist”, says Former Tillamook County Sheriff’s Deputy
Dear Editor (or whomever ends up reading this), I posted the following on Facebook, because friends reached out to me for my opinion. Up until around this time last year, I was…
SEASIDE POLICE SEEK WITNESSES TO HIGH-SPEED DRIVER INCIDENT TODAY, APRIL 24th
SEASIDE, Ore. – April 24, 2023 – On Monday, April 24, the Seaside Police Department apprehended an individual who, moments earlier, had fled from Oregon State Police at a high rate of…
A TRIBUTE: Tillamook Police Chief Ray Rau’s Letter to His Friend & Co-Worker Nyssa Police Cpl. Joe Johnson – Killed in the Line Duty, Laid to Rest Today April 22nd
By Chief Ray Rau, Tillamook Police Dept. Today was hard. It marked the first time in 29 years of service where I buried one of my own. Today we gathered with 1,000’s…
