Have you wanted to go out on the ocean, but felt you weren’t quite ready? The Coast Guard Auxiliary is offering a class covering skills and knowledge necessary when crossing the Bar…
Category: Government
Astoria-based Coast Guard Cutter Fir gets new commanding officer
OIOpublisher ASTORIA, Ore. — Lt. Cmdr. Jason Haag assumed the duties and responsibilities as commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Fir relieving Cmdr. Kristen Serumgard, during a ceremony at the Fir’s mooring…
UPDATED PRESS RELEASE — HWY. 101 at MANZANITA — ROAD CLOSURES
US101: Manzanita Ave. – Neahkahnie Creek (Oregon Coast Highway, mile post 43.00 to 43.34) Manzanita Avenue will be closed on Monday, July 17 and Tuesday, July 18 to allow the roadway to…
Resort Drive in South Tillamook County is Reopen–Again!
By April Bailey Resort Drive has reopened. It now sports almost continuous, newly painted lines. The lines in front of the Riverview Lodge are still not complete, but access to Pacific City…
Lommen Bridge Project Update – Traffic Changes
The Lommen Bridge Replacement Project at milepost 11.5 on Miami-Foley Road will be changing traffic patterns. Since the last notice was released, several unforeseen issues have come up and rearranged the schedule…
US 101 Construction Update: Manzanita Ave. intersection to close Monday July 10
Construction season continues … Manzanita Avenue will be closed at its intersection with US 101 next week starting on Monday and ending no later than Friday as the intersection roadway…
Tillamook County Road Construction, Upcoming Closures, Bridge Closures in July
There will be several road closures and bridge closures coming up in July. For more information contact Tillamook County Public Works at 503-842-3419. Miami-Foley Road, Lommen Bridge project – UPDATE: Intermittent closures/one-lane…
Letter to editor: Invitation to Merkley Town Hall July 6th in Tillamook
This Thursday, July 6th, I’ll be hosting a town hall at the East Elementary School Gym in Tillamook at 5:30 pm. I invite all Tillamook County residents to come and discuss what…
Recent NKN Grad Kindness Hyde Heading to Australia on Nat Geo Student Expedition Scholarship Program
By Laura Swanson, Editor, Tillamook County Pioneer 2017 has already been a big year for Nehalem-area resident Kindness Hyde. Graduation from Neah-Kah-Nie High School, along with numerous scholarships, and anticipation of college…
UPDATE: Hwy 101 Culvert Replacement, MP 48, south of Wheeler – PHOTOS
Here are some images from today at approximately 10 a.m. of the Hwy. 101 culvert replacement project that has the highway closed in both directions, from Dan Weber, ODOT’s Transportation Maintenance Manager…