OIOpublisher Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman “Keep going. You’re almost there!” teammates shouted encouragement up at the girl climbing the tall high-tension powerline-sized pole. High up on the pole standing…
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Neah-Kah-Nie High School Robotics Teams: FIRST Tech Challenge Competition Oct. 28th
By Kathryn Harmon, Neah-Kah-Nie Middle/High School Saturday October 28th three NKN Robotics teams competed against 12 other teams from around Northwest Oregon in Silicon Forest’s Meet 0 of the FIRST Tech Challenge competition. FIRST…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Property Taxes in Oregon
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 10/30/2023 Dear Neighbors and Friends, As Oregonians receive their property tax bills this month, most of us can expect to see increases. Generally, Oregonians won’t see their…
Drive carefully, it’s peak breeding and migration time for many animals
SALEM, Ore.—Vehicle collisions with deer and elk tend to peak in October and November, when migration and breeding puts them on the move, making them more likely to cross roads. Fewer…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: Body Recovered in Bay Oct. 26th Idenitifed as Tommy A. White
(For Immediate Release – October 27, 2023. 9:30am) On October 26, 2023, Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to a report of a deceased person floating in the Ghosthole area of Tillamook…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Wildfires, Drugs, and Disasters
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 According to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, Oregon is among the most earthquake-prone areas in the continental U.S. Nearly 600,000 Oregonians took part in…
TILLAMOOK PEOPLE’S UTILITY DISTRICT November 2023 Meetings
The Tillamook People’s Utility District Board of Directors will be attending the following out-of-district trade association meetings: • November 1, 2023, Public Power Council Members Forum 3:00 p.m. Location: Portland, OR •…
EVENT: OREGON LEAGUE of CONSERVATION VOTERS VIRTUAL TOWN HALL ON THE ENVIRONMENT WITH SENATOR JEFF MERKLEY OCT. 26
Climate chaos is hitting our planet hard, and the consequences can be seen everywhere. Places across the country reached record-breaking high temperatures–some even breaking multiple records just this summer alone–and Oregon was…
OREGON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO PRESENT DRAFT DRONE TAKE-OFF AND LANDING CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA NOV. 8
Public invited to share views through Dec. 1 SALEM, Ore— The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) will livestream a virtual meeting Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. to present draft drone take-off and…
FATAL CRASH – HWY 101 – TILLAMOOK COUNTY SATURDAY OCT. 21
(News Release from Oregon State Police) On Saturday, October 21, 2023, at 3:27 a.m., the Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Hwy-101, near milepost 63, in Tillamook County. The…