(April 11, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.) – DEQ continues to work with the Department of Administrative Services Enterprise Information Services and Microsoft cybersecurity team to address cybersecurity issues. Key information: There continues…
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OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT): Learn more about the OR 6 and NW Aerts Road Roundabout – Online Open House
OIOpublisher Have you seen our online open house?! If you haven’t, check out the online open house now to: Learn more about this project. Learn about roundabouts and their benefits. See your questions answered….
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE (ODFW): Lower Columbia River Spring Chinook Season Extended
Action: Extends 2025 spring Chinook seasons below Bonneville DamSpecies affected: Spring Chinook, hatchery steelhead, shad.Reason for action: Extends the 2025 spring Chinook and steelhead season in the mainstem Columbia River from Buoy…
Brandon Affolter Announces Candidacy for School Board Position #2 – For Kids, For Teachers, For Transparency
[Tillamook, OR] — Brandon Affolter has officially announced his candidacy for Tillamook School Board Position #2, bringing a lifelong commitment to education, community service, and youth development. With deep roots in Tillamook,…
OREGON DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DEQ) UPDATE: State investigating cyberattack at DEQ
Update: State investigating cyberattack at DEQ Date: April 9, 2025 at 5:50 p.m. Enterprise Information Systems and Microsoft’s cybersecurity team are working to analyze and resolve the cyber issues. DEQ’s systems will…
Tillamook School District Faces Staffing Shortages, Seeks Substitutes to Fill Critical Roles
Tillamook, OR – Like many districts across the region, the Tillamook Service Center is grappling with significant staffing shortages that are impacting classroom operations. As the school year progresses, the need for…
Astound Broadband Completes 108-mile Fiber Construction Project Along Highway 6, Brings High-Speed Fiber Internet to rural Tillamook County
Astound Broadband announced today, April 8, 2025, that it has completed a 108-mile underground fiber route along Highway 6, bringing high-speed internet connectivity to more than 270 homes in rural Tillamook County…
A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE: Bad TRIP-Oregon’s Fiscal Hallucination
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…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: The Bumpy Path to Road Improvements
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 4/7/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, For months I have been warning that serious change is needed in how we pay for our highways and bridges. None of…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: Rural Northwest Oregon Updates Volume 50
Transportation Reinvestment Package 2025 Oregon Transportation Reinvestment Package (TRIP) 2025 – Starting Point was released to us Thursday afternoon. KGW 8 did a deeper dive into the document that you can view by clicking here. …