*********UPDATED January 6, 2020*********** At approximately 1:30 PM on January 6th, Jason Coleman was spotted on East Beaver Creek Rd where he had been hiding in the wet / windy weather for…
Category: Government
Sierra Lauder Appointed to Vacant Position #5 on POTB Board
The Port of Tillamook Bay board has appointed Sierra Lauder to fill vacant Position #5 on the board. Three applications were submitted, and the POTB board unanimously appointed Lauder at their December…
Tillamook County Deputy Pursues Vehicle; Driver Remains at Large, Sunday, Jan. 5th
Beaver, OR – On Sunday, January 5, 2020 at approximately 8:45 AM Tillamook County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to investigate a suspicious vehicle parked along US 101 in Beaver, OR at approximately…
Coast Guard vessel capsizes near 36th Street pier in Astoria on Jan. 4th
ASTORIA, Ore. — A 26-foot Coast Guard Trailerable Aids to Navigation Boat capsized Saturday, January 4th with four crew members aboard near Pier 39 in Astoria. Four Coast Guardsmen were aboard the…
New permits, fee increases to hike and fish in Oregon, take effect in 2020
Oregon public land officials have announced visiting and recreational activity costs are expected to increase while new permit systems limit access to large regions of backcountry. By The Associated Press SALEM (AP)…
REGULAR MEETING NOTICE Tuesday, January 14, 2020
The meeting will be held at Tillamook People’s Utility District’s Carl Rawe meeting room located at 1115 Pacific Avenue, Tillamook, OR 97141 The Tillamook People’s Utility District Board of Directors will conduct…
Recreational crabbers required to mark buoys beginning Jan. 1, 2020
Crabbers are reminded that effective Jan. 1, 2020, all surface buoys used with recreational crab pots or rings must be marked to identify the owner of the gear. The identifying information should…
Coast Guard completes 5-hr tow of fishing vessel offshore Yachats, Ore. on Tuesday, Dec. 31st
A Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew towed a disabled 52-foot commercial fishing vessel Tuesday night across the Yaquina Bay Bar approximately 2.5 miles northwest of Yachats, Oregon. Watchstanders at Coast Guard…
Sheriff Horton Talks About New Year’s Holiday Enforcement
Tillamook County Sheriff Jim Horton was very pleased by our efforts to keep our community safe over New Year’s Eve, and he is happy to report that the night was reasonably uneventful….
Jim Horton Announces Official Campaign for Tillamook County Sheriff
The Committee to Elect Jim Horton Tillamook County Sheriff would like to officially announce Sheriff Jim Horton’s candidacy for the position of Tillamook County Sheriff in the 2020 Primary Election. Sheriff Horton…