At the January 8, 2019 meeting the Tillamook County Solid Waste’s Advisory Committee (SWAC) were treated to a slide show presentation of the year’s involvement of the Master Recycler volunteer program and…
Category: Government
Coast Guard aircrew medevacs ill ship engineer off Washington Coast
OIOpublisher WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard medically evacuated an ill man off a commercial vessel 25 miles west of Willapa Bay, Washington, Friday morning. An aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter,…
Local SAFE E-waste and Styrofoam Collection Results
January 5, 2019 found local high school SAFE committees collecting electronic waste (E-waste) and Styrofoam as a part of their fundraising campaign. For the fifth year in a row, the Solid Waste…
Coast Guard to investigate capsizing on Yaquina Bay Bar in Newport, Ore.
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard is investigating the capsizing of the commercial fishing vessel Mary B II, which lead to the deaths of three fishermen at the entrance of Yaquina Bay in…
ECOLA STATE PARK CLOSED JAN. 10-12 FOR HAZARD TREE REMOVAL
SEASIDE, Ore. — Ecola State Park will be closed briefly while crews remove hazard trees. The park will be closed from dawn Jan. 10 – noon Jan. 12. The project is set…
Christmas Trees Disposal Extended at Tillamook County Transfer Stations
Does your Christmas tree have bugs? According to Oregon Department of Forestry experts, it might be elongate hemlock scale (Fiorinia externa), a recent threat to our local forests. One way to avoid…
Wyden to Start 2019 with Seven Town Halls; Senator’s open-to-all meetings will be in Yamhill, Washington, Lincoln, Tillamook, Clatsop, Columbia and Marion counties
Portland – Senator Ron Wyden will kick off the new year with town halls January 4-7 in Yamhill, Washington, Lincoln, Tillamook, Clatsop, Columbia and Marion counties. On Saturday January 5th in Tillamook…
CARTM Regroups to Focus on Nonprofit’s Goal to Move Community to Zero Waste
CARTM (a nonprofit organization) no longer operates the Manzanita transfer station. Thank you for supporting CARTM during the 20+ years we operated the transfer station. Please check the CARTM & The Refindery…
Oregon commercial crab fishery to open Jan. 4 north of Cape Arago
Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife Monday, December 31, 2018 NEWPORT, Ore.—Fresh Oregon crab is back on the menu soon as the commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open on much of Oregon’s…
Find your First Day Hike — FREE hikes Oregon State Parks Jan. 1st
Special note 12/28: The ongoing federal government shutdown does not affect Oregon State Parks. We are still open! All First Day Hikes will still occur at their posted times, unless noted otherwise…