As the public is heading to the forest for the Holiday weekend, Oregon Department of Forestry wants to remind everyone we are in High Fire Danger and ODF is asking for your…
Category: Press Release
Oregon Department of Forestry Fire Update – Sunday, August 27
ODF dispatches Incident Management Team 3 to manage the Horse Prairie Fire in Douglas County ODF’s Incident Management Team 3 takes command at noon today of the Horse Prairie Fire, following briefings…
Highway 101/6 Project Update – 8/24/17
by Sierra Lauder, Director of Events and Downtown Development Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce The summer construction season is wrapping up quickly, and we will be seeing some big changes on the…
AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT – Riverbend Players to Present Vintage Hitchcock Live Radio Play
Here is your chance! This is an opportunity for everyone. Riverbend Players presents “Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play” by Joe Landry, which includes The Lodger, Sabotage and 39 Steps. This is…
Oregon Dept. of Forestry Announces Gate Closures for Hunting Seasons
The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) will resume road restrictions this fall in the western part of the Tillamook State Forest to improve deer and elk escapement during hunting season. Some roads…
Oregon Parks and Recreation Lift Fire Ban – 8/22/17
From OPRD Deputy Director MG Devereux: The statewide fire ban has been lifted. Local OPRD jurisdictions will assess needs and impose fire bans as appropriate. At this time the general fire ban…
Fire Update – Sunday, August 20, 2017 – Explosive growth on Chetco Bar Fire leads to conflagration declaration
Several existing fires in Oregon grew yesterday, with the greatest growth on the Chetco Bar Fire in Curry County in southwest Oregon. Overnight strong north winds pushed the fire south, increasing it…
Highway 101/6 Project Update – 8/16/17
The rest of August is dedicated to finishing touches on Pacific Ave., focusing on finishing curbs and sidewalks, drainage details, grading, paving, and striping. Expect lane closures on Pacific the next few…
Missing Person Investigation Ongoing – Eric “Rick” Prueitt
The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a missing/endangered person complaint filed the evening of August 8th, 2017, involving Eric Daniel Prueitt, age 41, from the Tillamook area. Mr. Prueitt is…
Existing large fires in central Oregon spread quickly yesterday
Friday, August 18, 2017 Winds helped fan the spread of two existing large fires in central Oregon yesterday while a third in southern Oregon crossed a river barrier. With hundreds of…