(CLACKAMAS, Ore. 5/7/25) —Following an in-season assessment of the upriver spring Chinook return, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added more recreational spring Chinook fishing days on the mainstem Columbia during a…
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OREGON DEPT. OF MOTOR VEHICLES (DMV): Starting today, REAL ID is your most important carry on
OIOpublisher (SALEM, OR – 5/7/25) — After years of being put on standby, the federal REAL ID enforcement date has arrived at the gate. Starting today, passengers 18 and older must show a state-issued…
A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE: Battle for Fairness — Sports, Business, and the American Promise
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…
Christy Kay for NCRD Board
One of the first gatherings I attended after the COVID lockdown was a community game night hosted by Christy Kay at her Rising Hearts Studio in Nehalem. It was a welcoming, family-friendly…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Some Non-Legislative Thoughts
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Friends and Neighbors, I thought I’d offer readers a legislative break this week and turn to news I’m seeing outside the Capitol. Earlier this…
Affolter and Wolfe for Tillamook School Board
My name is Leah Diane Grosulak Kaiser and I would like to express my support for Jordan Wolfe and Brandon Affolter for school board. I moved to Tillamook when I was eleven…
Transient Lodging Tax (TLT) Increase Bad Policy – Vote NO
Our Tillamook County Commissioners are asking county residents to vote for a 40% increase, 3 million dollars additional, in the Transient Lodging Tax (TLT). This tax is paid by lodging visitors staying in…
SUPPORT FOR NEAH-KAH-NIE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND MEASURE: A School Life
My partner and I committed our lives to working with children and families in public education, often advocating for those who were not easily served and successful in a regular education settings….
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: Rural Northwest Oregon Updates Volume 52
Work Session and Public Hearings This week I have a couple more bills inching forward through House Committee On Commerce and Consumer Protection . SB 463A with a work session and SB 1032A with a public hearing….
Selecting Tillamook School Board Candidates: Right People for Job – Elect Ferrat, Affolter & Wolfe
Getting the right person for the right job is always desirable and needed . But, how do you align the two? Intelligently and hopefully. Amanda Ferrat, Brandon Affolter, and Jordan Wolfe have…