By Irene Barajas, South County Correspondent for the Tillamook County Pioneer On Tuesday evening August 26th, Nestucca School District’s Board of Directors held their eighth meeting since four of the five members…
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OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION: U.S. 26 opens heading into holiday weekend
OIOpublisher U.S. 26, milepost 13, “the bump” is no more with fresh pavement across all 4 lanes. As of today, August 28, 2025, all four lanes of U.S. 26 at milepost 13…
Wyden Announces Town Halls: Tillamook Sept. 5th & Lincoln Sept. 6th
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he will hold open-to-all town halls next week in Tillamook and Lincoln counties. Heading into these two town halls on Sept. 5-6, Wyden has held 1,134 open-to-all town halls in keeping…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: Human Remains Identified as Missing Woman Maria Del Carmen Quintana
The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that human remains discovered earlier this year have been positively identified as those of 59-year-old Maria Del Carmen Quintana, who was reported missing in 2018.Maria…
Nestucca Valley School Board Appoints Ken Richwine Acting Superintendent
By Irene Barajas, South County Correspondent for the Tillamook County Pioneer Following the resignation of Superintendent Misty Wharton last Monday, August 18, 2025, Nestucca’s Board of Directors held a Special Meeting on…
TILLAMOOK POLICE DEPT.: Introducing MyPDConnect – Easily report crimes online!
The Tillamook Police Department is proudly announcing the launch of MyPDConnect, a cutting-edge online reporting platform designed to allow you to report low-level crimes online right from your phone, tablet or desktop….
What If I’m Arrested?
By Neal Lemery Given that there have been public demonstrations, and questions about police activity, a number of people have asked me recently “What happens to people who get arrested?” I sat…
Multiple Agencies Respond to 5th St. Apartments Fire on Saturday August 23; No Injuries & Fire Contained
Tillamook, OR – On Saturday, August 23, 2025, Tillamook Fire District and Bay City Fire Department responded to a structure fire at an apartment complex on 5th Street in Tillamook. First arriving…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: The Roads Don’t Care About Your Talking Points
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…
NESTUCCA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT: SPECIAL MEETING, EXECUTIVE SESSION AUG. 26, 2025
Nestucca Valley School Board posted on their website today Monday August 25, 2025 that they will be holding yet another Special Meeting tomorrow, Tuesday 8/26 at 6p, Items on the agenda include…