By David Gomberg, District 10 Oregon State Representative Hello Friends, I want to talk a bit this week about heat, water, and wildfires. Across the West, we are seeing dire reports that…
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TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 7/19/21 – Weather
OIOpublisher By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Monday, July 19, 2021, 12:30pm No real change in the weather picture today, the upper level low pressure area we have been watching the…
Central Oregon Coast Subarea all-depth Pacific halibut sportfishing openings increase
NEWPORT, Ore – ODFW is changing the Central Oregon Coast Subarea (Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain) summer all-depth Pacific halibut season open dates to increase angling opportunities. The summer season which begins…
GAME HOG CREEK FIRE REMAINS AT ABOUT 135 ACRES IN TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST JULY 17th UPDATE; Photos by Don Backman
EDITOR’S NOTE: Pioneer photographer Don Backman’s vantage point yesterday July 16th includes shots of the helicopters dropping water on the fire. FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Mechanical issues grounded two helicopters before they…
Tillamook County Community Health Centers: Weekly COVID-19 Update 7/16/21 – Delta variant; 37 cases past two weeks
COVID-19 cases have increased in Tillamook County, with 37 new cases occurring in the past two weeks (6/27/21 – 07/10/21) and a test positivity rate of 5.4%. Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is…
MORE HELICOPTERS ON THE WAY TO HELP WITH THE GAME HOG CREEK FIRE IN TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST
FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Steep terrain where the Game Hog Creek Fire is burning in the Tillamook State Forest has made it difficult for firefighters to deepen their control lines encircling the…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – Weather – 7/16/21
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Management Friday, July 16, 2021, 09:00am Weather The onshore flow continues to be influenced by the large upper level low pressure area drifting towards British Columbia,…
142ND WING TO HOST F-16 VIPERS, CONDUCT DISSIMILAR AIR COMBAT TRAINING JULY 15-30
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing is hosting the 21st Fighter Squadron out of Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, to conduct dissimilar air combat training (DACT) from July…
CONTAINMENT LINES ARE HOLDING ON WILDFIRE IN THE TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST
FOREST GROVE, Ore. – The fire lines firefighters dug to control the Game Hog Creek Fire burning in the Tillamook State Forest have held. About 80 ground crew are engaged on the…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY WEATHER: Gordon’s Update – 7/15/21 – Weather & Game Hog Creek Fire Update
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Thursday, July 15, 2021, 11:30am Weather Not much changes from yesterday’s weather. We continue to be influenced by a large low pressure area spinning well…