By Charles McNeilly, Mayor Welcome to my City of Rockaway Beach Monthly Update with a look back at the month of May 2026. The city’s Spring Newsletter was mailed to our water/sewer…
Category: Government
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: For the Love of God, Leave Oregon’s Farmers Alone
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…
CITY OF TILLAMOOK: Candidate Filing Opens June 3 for City of Tillamook Municipal Election
The City of Tillamook announces the candidate filing period for the November 2026 municipal election. Filing will open on June 3, 2026, and close on July 30, 2026. Serving in elected office…
City of Rockaway Beach – General Election 2026
The City of Rockaway Beach will have the office of Mayor and City Council Position 4 on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 General Election. The filing period for interested candidates…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT): U.S. 101 Astoria New Youngs Bay Bridge to close overnight for bridge inspections June 2-4
(ASTORIA, OR) – Travelers can expect overnight closures on the U.S. 101 New Youngs Bay Bridge near Astoria June 2 – 4 while crews inspect the bridge. The bridge, near milepost 4.91, will…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT): Construction started this week! Road repairs and paving – Between mileposts 4 and 9, east of Tillamook
We started construction to give you a smoother drive between mileposts 4 and 9. If you’re going through the area, you can expect: Crews working during the day until mid-June, before switching…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Free Fishing Weekend June 6-7, 2026; Family-friendly fishing events held statewide
(SALEM, OR)—Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 2026. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags/validations are required on these days (meaning you do not need a Combined Angling…
NEAH-KAH-NIE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK TEAMS SUCCESS AT STATE MEET; LIAM GIBSON BACK-TO-BACK STATE CHAMP
Congratulations to Pirate Track and Field for their performances at the OSAA 3A state competition Thursday and Friday! The Boys Track Team finished 6th overall at the state meet! Liam Gibson defended…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: News You Can Use
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 6/1/2026 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Friday afternoon I was in Newport to help cut the ribbon on the Thompson’s Sanitary Service Recycling Depot. Recycling is…
OREGON STATE POLICE: FATAL CRASH – HIGHWAY 18 – TILLAMOOK COUNTY SATURDAY MAY 30
(TILLAMOOK COUNTY, OR, June 1, 2026) – On Saturday, May 30, 2026, at 1:18 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on Highway 18 near milepost 13.5 in Tillamook County. The…
