Health officials encourage immunizations for measles PORTLAND, Ore.—A new measles case has been identified in Clackamas County, and Oregon Health Authority (OHA) encourages people to make sure they are protected against measles. The affected individual is unvaccinated. OHA and Clackamas County health…
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NEHALEM BAY HEALTH DISTRICT: Notice of Pending Environmental Remediation at old Wheeler Hospital
Public comments and questions are invited on a proposed action by the Nehalem Bay Health District to remediate environmental hazard issues at the old Wheeler hospital located at 278 Rowe Street in…
Adventist Health Tillamook Receives Significant Gift from Bill Block Foundation
(Tillamook, OR – January 9, 2026) – Adventist Health Tillamook has received a generous and unrestricted gift of $100,000 from the Bill Block Foundation, a charitable organization known for its quiet, compassionate…
Structure Fire at Trask River Apartments Sunday January 11th Tragic Impacts – One Fatality & Multiple Residents Displaced
Just after noon on January 11, 2026, the Tillamook City Police Department responded to a structure fire at the Trask River Apartments located at 1007 5th Street in Tillamook, in coordination with…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: STATE’S FIRST MEASLES CASES OF 2026 CONFIRMED IN LINN COUNTY
Health officials warn public about two locations where affected individuals spent time – Lebanon Community Hospital ER & Albany General Hospital ER PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and Linn County public health…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: West Coast Health Alliance continues to endorse American Academy of Pediatrics-recommended child, adolescent immunization schedules
What you need to know: CDC’s Jan. 5 decision to revise the Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule did not follow established procedure. The West Coast Health Alliance continues to recommend vaccination in…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Oregon to receive $197.3M federal investment in rural healthcare
Funding will help improve healthcare access, boost disease management and prevention, support workforce, expand data and technology use PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon will receive $197.3 million in 2026 to improve rural healthcare…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Coverage, savings, peace of mind – Oregon encourages health plan enrollment for 2026
(SALEM, Ore. 12/22/25) – As people in Oregon prepare to welcome in the new year, now is the time to make sure you and your family have the health coverage you need….
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS CLOSING ROCKAWAY BEACH CLINIC
Tillamook County Community Health Centers (TCCHC) is closing their Rockaway Beach Clinic, located inside the Rockaway Beach City Hall building, on December 31, 2025. The last patient clinic day was December 11,…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Obamacare Was A Tourniquet; It Stopped The Bleeding, But It Was Never The Cure
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege.” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, a focus on practical policies…