By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider The Oceanside Protection Society and OVERT have announced that they received donations totaling $7075 over the past two weeks, exceeding the $6000 fundraising goal in its year-end drive to…
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Tillamook PUD Offers Community Support Grant Program in 2025
To support economic growth and enhance community livability in Tillamook County. (TILLAMOOK, OR – December 23, 2024) Tillamook PUD is pleased to announce the 2025 Community Support Grant Program is now open…
New Round of “Dear Stranger” letter campaign at the Tillamook County Library
For 10 years, Oregon Humanities’ Dear Stranger project has invited Oregonians to exchange letters with people they’ve never met. Since 2014, more than 1,000 people have sent letters to Dear Stranger and…
20th Annual Shop with a Cop Provides Early Holiday for 50 Tillamook Children
Christmas came early to 50 children this morning at Tillamook’s Fred Meyer when kids and police officers alike gathered for the 20th annual Shop with a Cop event. The event, spearheaded by…
Tillamook Police & Community Partners Aware, Working on Incidents of Objects Being Thrown from Railroad Overpass on Hwy. 6
There were multiple reports on social media about objects – rocks and gravel – being thrown off the railroad overpass across Highway 6 (First St.) near Goodspeed Park at night over the…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Dark Blemish on a Bright Season
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 12/23/2024 Dear Friends and Neighbors, This past week, a number of Coastal leaders who went to the mailbox, found among the warm holiday greetings and…
Commercial Dungeness crab season opening delay from Cape Falcon to Washington border continues (PHOTOS OF GARIBALDI CRAB FLEET BY DON BACKMAN)
NEWPORT, Ore. – The Oregon ocean commercial Dungeness crab fishery is delayed until at least Jan. 15 from Cape Falcon to the Washington border. A third round of preseason testing in Long…
Oregon’s Battle with Alcohol: Task Force Concludes Study Amidst High Addiction and Death Rates
SALEM, Ore. — In the backdrop of Oregon’s cultural tapestry woven with German, Scandinavian, and Irish influences, coupled with the state’s notorious battle with seasonal depression, a pressing public health crisis has…
THE OCEANSIDER: ODOT ANNOUNCES EXTENDED CLOSURE OF HIGHWAY 131 JUST NORTH OF HAPPY CAMP ENTRANCE STARTING AT 10 A.M. TOMORROW (DECEMBER 20) THROUGH AT LEAST JANUARY 6, 2025
By Jerry Keene, Editor Tillamook County Public Works Director Chris Laity just contacted The Oceansider with advance word that ODOT will close Highway 131 to all traffic starting at 10 a.m. on December 20 through at least January 6, 2025….
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Response to Concerning Letters Circulating; Dept. of Justice Hate & Bias Crime, Sanctuary Promise Hotlines Resources
By Sheriff Curtis Landers The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office recently learned about a letter being circulated throughout Lincoln County which encourages community members to track and report information regarding people of color,…