Due to the precipitous rise in COVID-19 infections in Oregon and the increased risk of transmission of the Delta variant, Chief Justice Martha L. Walters of the Oregon Supreme Court has issued…
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TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: COVID-19 Response & Update – July 30, 2021
OIOpublisher 30 new cases occurred in the past two weeks (7/11/21 – 07/24/21) and a test positivity rate of 5.2%. Based on case investigation, it is estimated that in Tillamook County, there…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – Weather & Construction – 7/30/21
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Friday, July 30, 2021, 10:00am Weather A look at the satellite picture tells the tale, high pressure has pushed into Oregon and Washington which has…
Governor Directs State Agencies to Align K-12 Mask Guidance with CDC Recommendations to Prevent Disruptions to Return to In-Person Instruction
(Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today directed the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education to create a rule to require masks indoors for K-12 schools statewide for the…
FATAL CRASH ON HWY 6 – TILLAMOOK COUNTY Thursday July 29th
On Thursday, July 29, 2021 at approximately 2:19 A.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a two vehicle crash on Hwy 6 near mile post 5. Preliminary investigation revealed…
OHA Coronavirus Update – Vaccine Voices: Union, Oregon man honors oldest friend who died of COVID-19; Extreme Heat Warnings through weekend
“If you meet folks that ask, ‘Well, do you know anyone who’s actually died from this made up government hoax?’ Just send them my way so I can tell them about my friend KP.” 70-year-old…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – Weather, Pending Retirement, COVID-19 – 7/28/21
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 11:30am Weather It looks like we are headed towards another hot one starting tomorrow that will persist thru Saturday. This event does not look…
Fall Scholarships available at Tillamook Bay Community College
The Tillamook Bay Community College Foundation is awarding over $28,000 in scholarships to students who enroll for fall term. The scholarship application opens Aug. 9. Fall term classes begin Sept. 20. Scholarships…
OHA recommends universal mask use for all public indoor settings; Get vaccinated
In responses to a large jump in cases and hospitalizations and new national guidance calling for masking measures to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant, the Oregon Health Authority…
Oregon reports 1,032 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths; Tillamook County adds 3 more cases July 27, 2021
EDITOR’S NOTE: We ceased daily COVID-19 reports the end of May as vaccination rates were meeting goals and cases decreasing, but now we are experiencing a surge of new cases, primarily in…