NEWPORT, Ore. – Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Marine Fisheries Research team is conducting a nearly 10-week at-sea survey to better understand the population status of black, blue, and deacon rockfish—three species…
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Tillamook County Partners Clean Up Abandoned Vehicles
OIOpublisher A coordinated effort is underway to address the issue of abandoned cars, RVs, and trailers throughout Tillamook County. This clean-up initiative is the result of collaboration between the Tillamook County Sheriff’s…
NESTUCCA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL BOARD MEETING AUGUST 26TH SUMMARY
By Irene Barajas, South County Correspondent for the Tillamook County Pioneer On Tuesday evening August 26th, Nestucca School District’s Board of Directors held their eighth meeting since four of the five members…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION: U.S. 26 opens heading into holiday weekend
U.S. 26, milepost 13, “the bump” is no more with fresh pavement across all 4 lanes. As of today, August 28, 2025, all four lanes of U.S. 26 at milepost 13 will…
Wyden Announces Town Halls: Tillamook Sept. 5th & Lincoln Sept. 6th
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he will hold open-to-all town halls next week in Tillamook and Lincoln counties. Heading into these two town halls on Sept. 5-6, Wyden has held 1,134 open-to-all town halls in keeping…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: Human Remains Identified as Missing Woman Maria Del Carmen Quintana
The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that human remains discovered earlier this year have been positively identified as those of 59-year-old Maria Del Carmen Quintana, who was reported missing in 2018.Maria…
Nestucca Valley School Board Appoints Ken Richwine Acting Superintendent
By Irene Barajas, South County Correspondent for the Tillamook County Pioneer Following the resignation of Superintendent Misty Wharton last Monday, August 18, 2025, Nestucca’s Board of Directors held a Special Meeting on…
TILLAMOOK POLICE DEPT.: Introducing MyPDConnect – Easily report crimes online!
The Tillamook Police Department is proudly announcing the launch of MyPDConnect, a cutting-edge online reporting platform designed to allow you to report low-level crimes online right from your phone, tablet or desktop….
What If I’m Arrested?
By Neal Lemery Given that there have been public demonstrations, and questions about police activity, a number of people have asked me recently “What happens to people who get arrested?” I sat…
Multiple Agencies Respond to 5th St. Apartments Fire on Saturday August 23; No Injuries & Fire Contained
Tillamook, OR – On Saturday, August 23, 2025, Tillamook Fire District and Bay City Fire Department responded to a structure fire at an apartment complex on 5th Street in Tillamook. First arriving…