EDITOR’S NOTE: The TPUD Board Meeting was well-attended this week from a “call-to-action” from social media. With many citizens concerned about the TPUD Oceanside/Netarts Transmission line, which will starting construction soon. The…
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Oregon surpasses 700,000 COVID-19 cases, ranks second lowest in cases per capita nationwide; Community resilience helps get through next stages of pandemic
OIOpublisher This week Oregon crossed the threshold of 700,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Oregon now ranks second lowest among states in the number of cases per capita (16,596 per 100,000). However, the…
Oregon Department of Ag ALERT: Do you Raise Backyard Chickens or Birds? Avian Bird Flu Detected in Oregon
The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) Eurasian strain H5N1 has been confirmed in the Pacific Northwest. HPAI is a highly contagious, deadly disease in domestic poultry. Gardeners are often the first ones…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update – 3/18/22 – Weather; Roads – Hwy. 101 south of Wheeler – Restricted to One Lane; Spring Break Begins
By Gordon McCraw Friday, March 18, 2022, 08:00am Weather High clouds are streaming across the top of the high pressure ridge and dropping down across the area. The ridge is getting pushed…
New tourism business signage grant now available; Tillamook Coast Visitors Association board of directors approves funding for new pilot grant program
March 15, 2022. Tillamook Coast Visitors Association (TCVA) announced today a new $70,000 grant for business signage for tourism businesses. The goal of the program is to assist tourism business owners with…
Kudos to Tillamook School District #9 Board
March 16, 2022 Our TSD #9 Board of Education met Monday March 14 to discuss the business of educating our children. The meeting was an example of how extensive this responsibility is…
Tillamook School District #9 Board Meeting Report 3/14/22
By Andrea Goss, for Tillamook County Pioneer There was absolutely no controversy at the TSD9 board meeting last night. There were presentations by: High school ASB student, about what’s going on at…
It’s Snowy Plover Season! Give Them Space – Protect Threatened Shorebird, Respect Nesting Areas March 15 – Sept. 15
Salem, OR—Beachgoers are urged to help recovery efforts of the threatened western snowy plover by staying on the wet sand at snowy plover beaches during nesting season, March 15 – Sept. 15. Beachgoers will…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update – 3/16/22 – Weather & Roads
By Gordon McCraw, for Tillamook County Emergency Management Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 10:00am Weather As we inch toward Spring, which officially starts this weekend, we see typical Spring like weather over the…
Rock Slide Closed Hwy. 101, South of Wheeler, near Jetty Fishery March 15th; Hwy. 101 Remains Closed as Slide is Active
Compiled by Laura Swanson; Photos & Video by Don Backman ODOT 3/15/22, 4:30 pm: Valley, No. Coast: U.S. 101 remains closed by an active landslide south of Wheeler, at milepost 47. There…