PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued a public health advisory today for higher-than-normal levels of bacteria in ocean waters at Seaside Beach in Clatsop County. People should avoid direct contact with the…
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September is National Preparedness Month – Be Ready for ANY Emergency
OIOpublisher People in Oregon were working on adjusting their lives to autumn and a return to school during the COVID-19 pandemic when they were suddenly confronted with dangerous wildfires, evacuations and hazardous smoke. While…
County Burn Ban Extended Until October 15th
The Tillamook County Fire Defense Board in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Forestry will allow burning in burn barrels and open debris pile burning on October 15 2020 at 0100. This…
FATAL HIKING INCIDENT OSWALD WEST STATE PARK SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th
On Sunday, September 27, 2020 at approximately 1:48 P.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a person who fell from a cliff, into the ocean, at Devil’s Cauldron trail…
Oregon reports 242 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death; Tillamook County Adds Another Case, Total at 53 cases
PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 547, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday September 27th Oregon Health Authority reported 242 new…
Hoffman Center Gallery Call for Art: Black & Blue Color Show
This is the Hoffman Center’s fifth year of inviting artists to participate in a community art show during the month of January. With Covid, politics, the awakening of attitudes about history, fairness,…
Challenge yourself (and help conserve the coast) at Magical Rainforest Trivia Night Oct. 29th
How much do you know about the rainforest: in science, in literature, even in sports? Everyone has a shot at winning North Coast Land Conservancy’s first virtual trivia night Thursday, Oct. 29,…
Oregon reports 277 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths
PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 546, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday September 27th. Oregon Health Authority reported 277 new confirmed…
Case count reaches new high, but together we can flatten the curve again; Large outbreak at Pacific Seafood in Warrenton, 79 cases reported; Tillamook County at 52 cases
Today, we announced 457 new and presumptive COVID-19 cases. Sadly, this is the highest daily case count since the beginning of the pandemic in Oregon. We continue to see cases where seemingly…
Eleven Tillamook County Cultural Organizations Awarded Over $200K in Coronavirus Relief Fund Cultural Support Grants
Coronavirus Relief Fund Cultural Support (CRFCS) grant awards totaling $213,444 will be distributed to 11 organizations in Tillamook County through a partnership between the Oregon Cultural Trust and the Tillamook County Cultural…