EDITOR’S NOTE: There has been some confusion about the use of “presumptive” in the initial press releases about this case, so we reached out to the TCCHC and received this update, “Previously,…
Category: Public Safety
Clatsop County reports second COVID-19 case
OIOpublisher The Clatsop County Public Health Department announced Wednesday, March 25 that it has been informed of the second presumptive case of COVID-19 coronavirus in the county. The individual is a male…
Snow Rescue; Arrests in Tillamook Forest
Jones Creek Rd / HWY 6, OR – On March 24, 2020 at approximately 5:25 PM, Tillamook County Communications District 911 received a call transfer from WCCCA from lost subjects in the…
Oregon State Police Provide Guidance on Stay Home, Save Lives Order FAQs
EDITOR’S NOTE: There is a LOT of mis-information (imagine that!) out there about the Stay Home order, and we have seen reports on social media of people behaving badly (again, what a…
Lincoln County Announces First COVID-19 Case Today, March 24th
Lincoln County announced their first case of COVID-19 today March 24th, a resident of Lincoln County that contracted the virus in another county, and remains hospitalized in that area. Tillamook County has…
COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PREPARES FOR NECESSARY CHANGES DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
(Astoria, Oregon) – Columbia Memorial Hospital (CMH) has implemented several initiatives to comply with Governor Brown’s most recent COVID-19 mandates. As a result, CMH has stopped performing all nonessential and elective services…
Nehalem Bay Health District Calls for Immediate, Aggressive Action to Prevent Virus Spread
(Wheeler) – Governor Kate Brown and the state of Oregon must take additional immediate steps to institute a strict “stay at home” order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus to…
CITY OF MANZANITA ISSUES ORDER TO VISITORS TO VACATE MANZANITA IN 24 HOURS
Effective at Noon today March 22, 2020 in accordance with Governor Kate Brown’s order that all residents stay at Home and under the authority of the City of Manzanita’s Declaration of State…
Yes, you can go for a walk or hike – in your neighborhood – while practicing social distancing
EDITOR’S NOTE: Given yesterday, and reports that I’m already getting about traffic heading west, this advice means IN YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD, TOWN, COUNTY – DO NOT COME TO THE COAST OR GO…
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office: Developing Response Plan, Awaiting Outcome from Board of Commissioners Emergency Meeting Today, Sunday March 22nd
In the past few weeks our country has experienced a viral pandemic. Our federal, state, and local governments have taken steps to attempt to minimize and control the spread of COVID-19 through…