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…
Category: Government
Funding for Fair Elections
Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of democracy – but they require investment. In 2020, Congress appropriated $825 million to help states run secure, accessible elections. For 2025, that number has…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Living with Wildlife – Cougars
EDITOR’S NOTE: Awareness and education about the wild place that we call home … recent reports of an incident that possibly involved a cougar and horses on Miami Foley Road prompted an…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS ROAD CLOSURE: Full Miami Foley Road Closure on August 12
Miami Foley Road Bridge Replacements: Dry Creek and Crystal Creek This week we’re bringing in a large crane to set the beams for the new Crystal Creek and Dry Creek Bridges on…
Coast Guard crews assist disabled fishing vessel off Oregon coast
(ASTORIA, Ore.) — Coast Guard crews from across two districts worked together to assist three mariners aboard a disabled fishing vessel about 95 miles west of Newport, Oregon, this week. The crew…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Hot conditions could lead to heat-related illness
Preventive steps include limiting sun exposure, donning light clothing, recognizing heat stroke PORTLAND, Ore.—As summer reaches its peak – and with a hazardous heat watch in the forecast starting Sunday – Oregon Health Authority (OHA) encourages…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY: Northwest Oregon Area urges Oregonians to remain vigilant in wildfire prevention
(Salem, OR)— The Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Northwest Oregon Area wants to remind Oregonians that with weather fluctuating across the state, fire is still on the landscape and fire season is still in effect. The…
TILLAMOOK PUD CELEBRATES RECENT RECOGNITIONS: BARBARA TROUT RECEIVES DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD, TPUD NATIONAL AWARD FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE
Barbara Trout Receives Northwest Public Power Association William McCrorie Distinguished Service Award Tillamook PUD Director Barbara Trout was recently recognized with the William McCrorie Distinguished ervice Award by the Northwest Public Power…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS CELEBRATE NATIONAL HEALTH CENTER WEEK, 30 YEARS AS FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER
The 2025 National Health Center Week (August 3-9) theme of celebrating the past, present and future aligns perfectly as the Tillamook County Community Health Centers celebrate nearly a century of providing healthcare…
Governor Announces Funding Solution to Address Transportation System Crisis
Salem, OR – Today, August 7, 2025, Governor Tina Kotek unveiled the details of a funding solution to preserve critical transportation and maintenance services for Oregonians, protect the jobs of hundreds of essential…