General Election Day is Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 – Important Dates and Information about voting: Last day for New Oregon voters to register to vote for the November 8th General Election is…
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NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Productive Trip to DC
OIOpublisher By Representative David Gomberg Regular readers have heard me talk in the past about the Big Creek Dams in Newport. In 2011, engineers learned that the two earthen dams that store…
FATAL CRASH ON HWY 101-TILLAMOOK COUNTY SEPT. 29
(Posted on FlashAlert: October 3rd, 2022 12:29 PM) On September 29, 2022 at approximately 5:27 PM, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash on Hwy 101 near…
CITY OF MANZANITA: Envision Manzanita Survey Available, Opportunity to Share Input on City’s Comprehensive Plan
Envision Manzanita is the title for the process of revising the City’s Comprehensive Plan. There is a 30 minute presentation video / introduction that helps frame what the survey is asking. We…
CASA for Children is expanding its service area to include Tillamook County
(PORTLAND, OR, September 28, 2022) – We are pleased to announce that CASA for Children of Multnomah, Washington, and Columbia Counties has expanded to serve children in foster care in Tillamook County. Tillamook County…
Two Simultaneous Rallies to Protest Industrial Forestry Practices: Seaside & Portland on October 6th
Join North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection on Thursday, October 6, 2022, to take action against TIAA (and other Wall St. corporations invested in timber corporations) for their destructive practices and hypocrisy!…
OHA lifts health advisories for Short Sand, Rockaway beaches Sept. 29
PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) today September 29, 2022, lifted public health advisories for contact with ocean water at Short Sand and Rockaway beaches, both located in Tillamook County. The health authority issued the…
Opioid overdoses increased in 2021, OHA report shows; Fentanyl and methamphetamine help fuel rise in deaths and hospitalizations
PORTLAND, Ore.—Methamphetamines and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl helped drive an increase in opioid overdoses and related deaths in 2021, according to a new Oregon Health Authority (OHA) report. The report shows that…
Sewer Line Repair at Pacific Ave./1st Street Tillamook Result in Street Closures Oct. 1st -Oct. 6th
The City of Tillamook is working on sewer line repair and will be closing the one-lane on Pacific Avenue/1st Street. There will be road and detour signage for traffic. The closure will…
OSP FISH & WILDLIFE SEEKING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE WITH POACHED ELK – COLUMBIA COUN
(News Release from Oregon State Police; Posted on FlashAlert: September 29th, 2022 7:00 AM) On September 23, 2022, at approximately 6:40 a.m., OSP Fish & Wildlife Troopers received information that a large bull elk…