By Cara Mico, Assistant Editor Of the many test flights completed by Near Space Corporation (NSC) out of Tillamook, not one has failed, but many locals still don’t know who they are…
Category: Government
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Productive Trip to DC
OIOpublisher By Representative David Gomberg Regular readers have heard me talk in the past about the Big Creek Dams in Newport. In 2011, engineers learned that the two earthen dams that store…
FATAL CRASH ON HWY 101-TILLAMOOK COUNTY SEPT. 29
(Posted on FlashAlert: October 3rd, 2022 12:29 PM) On September 29, 2022 at approximately 5:27 PM, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash on Hwy 101 near…
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…
OCEANSIDE INCORPORATION: Stop the wannabe machine, Vote No
By Oceanside True Friends PAC Is it possible for an unincorporated area to have a political “machine”? If Oceanside doesn’t have one, it’s not for lack of trying. On October 30, 2021,…
OCEANSIDE INCORPORATION – A RESPONSE TO OCEANSIDE TRUE FRIENDS PAC SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 LETTER
By Oceansiders United With another day comes another attempt by Oceanside True Friends (“OTF”) to fearmonger and mislead Oceanside voters into a house of mirrors that is divorced from the reality we…
Judy Riggs, Garibaldi Mayoral Candidate 2022, discusses main goals if elected
By Cara Mico, Assistant Editor Judy Riggs is running for Mayor of Garibaldi, if elected, this would be her second term in office. Ms. Riggs has served as the postmaster in Garibaldi…
OHA lifts health advisories for Short Sand, Rockaway beaches Sept. 29
PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) today September 29, 2022, lifted public health advisories for contact with ocean water at Short Sand and Rockaway beaches, both located in Tillamook County. The health authority issued the…
Sandi Huntley may be retired but that isn’t slowing her down, she’s running for Nehalem City Council position 2.
By Cara Mico, Assistant Editor Sandi Huntley has lived in Nehalem going on 17 years, 16 of which was spent working at the Ocean Inn in Manzanita. Before that she worked at…
Laity Is a Golden Opportunity
Those of us who live in Oregon House District 32 have an opportunity in the November 8 Midterm Election to send a young, devoted public servant to Salem: Logan Laity. I have…