By Karen Olson Did you hear that? That was the sound of rising panic as parents everywhere contemplate the beginning of comprehensive distance learning in just a few weeks. This is not…
Category: COVID-19
Oregon reports 247 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths; Tillamook County Adds One More Case, Total Cases at 37
OIOpublisher PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed seven more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 427, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today August 25th. Oregon Health Authority reported…
TBCC Offers Free College Courses to Local High School Students this Fall
Last Spring, Tillamook Bay Community College (TBCC) rolled out a new plan to help juniors and seniors currently enrolled at a Tillamook County high school the opportunity to take courses at TBCC…
Oregon reports 231 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths
PORTLAND, Ore. — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from yesterday and remains at 417, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday August 23rd. Oregon Health Authority reported 231 new confirmed and presumptive…
Tillamook County Weekly COVID-19 Update 8/20/20; OHA Report, County Case Counts
Tillamook County Community Health Centers is providing a weekly update on COVID-19. Tillamook County Case Summary as of 8/20/2020: 1 new confirmed positive case 1 new COVID-19 related hospitalization 2,367 negative tests…
Oregon reports 259 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths; Transmission slowing, safety measures must continue; Testing supplies increased
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tillamook County residents are doing the right things – keeping infection rates low. According to Gordon McCraw, “It takes all of us, the businesses and citizens doing the right thing,…
Beaches, Rivers Bombarded by Barroom Behavior Blamed on COVID Closures; Local Officials, State Organizations Team Up with Quick Response, Some Solutions to Address Immediate Concerns, Planning for Long-term
By Laura Swanson According to Tillamook County Board of Commissioners, “Our email boxes are overflowing with photos, statements and stories about trash, parking, illegal camping, human waste, and more.” We are having…
Governor Announces Updates to the County Watch List
(Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today announced that two counties—Marion and Wasco—have succeeded in reducing the spread of COVID-19 sufficiently enough to be removed from the County Watch List. Meanwhile, Jackson…
Oregon reports 301 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths; Tillamook County adds NO new cases, total cases at 36
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 412, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday August 20th. OHA reported 301 new confirmed and presumptive cases of…
Talking Trash – A Letter to Visitors
Dear visitors, I am the coordinator at the Manzanita Visitors Center. I love my job for many reasons, chief of which is that I get to interact with travelers from everywhere around…