From Forest Grove Fire & Rescue: A Sunday August 18, 2024 update/recap on the two lightning caused fires in the Forest Grove Water Shed off of Soda Springs Road. The area is the…
Category: Government
Questioning the Need for Explicit Content in Required Reading
OIOpublisher How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez is a novel that tells the story of the García family, who flee the Dominican Republic for the United States in…
The Risks of Rent Control and Price Caps – Analyzing Kamala Harris’s Economic Proposals
Vice President Kamala Harris has put forth a series of economic proposals that align with socialist principles, targeting issues like housing affordability and economic inequality. Among the most notable is her proposal…
Cape Meares Boosts Chance to Expand Cape Meares Wildlife Refuge, Protect Community’s Watershed
On August 27 the Cape Meares Community Association will celebrate two and a half years of hard work and negotiations to secure the protection of over 200 acres of property surrounding the…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Ocean salmon anglers get four days of fishing Columbia River subarea; reminders on mid-coast salmon seasons
(August 16, 2024- NEWPORT, Ore.) – Ocean salmon fishing in Cape Falcon, OR to Leadbetter Pt., WA (Columbia River subarea) reopens Monday, Aug. 19 through Thursday Aug. 22 only. Effective Friday, Aug. 23 possession of salmon onboard…
Tillamook School Board Votes to Ban Book – “How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents”
By Laura Swanson When this situation was first brought to our attention, the initial reaction was “Are you kidding me?” And then we are reminded that there is a small group of…
OP/ED: What year is this? Tillamook School Board Book Banning Embarassment
By Romy Carver I am a Tillamook High School alumnus, raised three Tillamook High School graduates, and currently have two students in Tillamook Schools. I am deeply embarrassed for our community by…
The thing about reading and history …
Last night (August 12th) I got to listen to a couple of men emotionally explain to the TSD 9 Board of Directors why girls shouldn’t have to hear what some men have…
Tillamook Main Library Gets a Makeover; Roofing & Siding Projects in August, September
Starting this August, the Tillamook Main Library will be undergoing construction on the roof and exterior siding of the building. This work will replace a piece of the roof that has had…
CITY OF TILLAMOOK: Birch Street between 5th & 6th Closure August 15th for Sewer Lateral Repair
Tillamook, OR – The City of Tillamook Public Works Department announces street closures on Birch Avenue between 5th and 6th Streets on Thursday, August 15th, 2024, from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM….