(Salem, OR) – The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation has finalized the 2026 health rates for the individual and small group plans following months of federal uncertainty that delayed the normal review…
Category: Government
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS/ROAD DEPT.: Miami Foley Road Closures – Dry Creek & Crystal Creek Bridges October 8–9
As part of the final stages of the bridge improvement projects, paving operations will require road closures on Miami Foley Road at Dry Creek and Crystal Creek. These closures are necessary to ensure the…
Nestucca Fire – Building Strength, Skills, and Community Readiness
The Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District (NRFPD) protects a primary response area of 125 square miles but routinely responds across more than 300 square miles of South Tillamook County. With six fire stations and over 60 members, including career, resident, and volunteer firefighters, as…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: How to Make Compassion Sound Naïve and Cruelty Sound Responsible
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…
OREGON STATE POLICE: FATAL CRASH FRIDAY, OCT. 3 – HIGHWAY 6 – TILLAMOOK COUNTY
On Friday, October 3, 2025, at 9:30 a.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 6, near milepost 32, in Tillamook County. The preliminary investigation indicated a westbound Mazda…
Tillamook County Library Launches New Website October 1
The Tillamook County Library is excited to announce the launch of a brand-new website, on October 1st at www.tillabook.org. The new website represents a major step forward in usability for community members….
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE Host Public Meetings to Receive Input on 2026 Recreational Bottomfish and Pacific Halibut Seasons; See Survey Links below
As a reminder, ODFW staff will be hosting in person meetings October 6, 7, and 8 to discuss the 2026 recreational bottomfish and Pacific halibut seasons with anglers. The meeting on October 8 will be…
Saving the Coast Guard Barview Life Saving Station – Community Meeting Sat. Oct. 4th – Pat Patterson Video
On Monday September 22nd, 101 year old Pat Patterson, retired Coast Guardsman put the first brush fulls of paint on the abandoned 1908 Barview Coast Guard Life Saving Station as the Oregon…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM: Saturday Oct. 4 – SERMON #14: Become America
Join us Saturday, October 4 at 10 am for Tillamook County’s version of “Civic Saturdays” with Jim Heffernan hosting. The sermons explore new and better ways to be a citizen. They are…
Sammy’s Place moving forward with affordable, accessible housing community in Nehalem, OR
Work should begin shortly on a new model for housing on the north Oregon Coast as Sammy’s Place is set to break ground this fall on the Thompson Springs affordable accessible housing…