OIOpublisher It is construction season and there are multiple projects throughout the region that may impact your driving route. One of the main routes into south Tillamook County, Oregon Hwy. 22 will…
Category: Public Safety
Columbia Pacific CCO leads opioid epidemic talks with White House drug policy advisor
A top White House advisor from the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy traveled to coastal Oregon last week to learn from promising work being done to mitigate the opioid…
SADDLE MOUNTAIN PUBLIC ACCESS CLOSED MAY 28 – 31
Saddle Mountain State Natural Area will be closed to public access May 28 – 31 for various maintenance projects in the area. The park is expected to reopen at its usual time…
House Fire in Barview Sends Two to the Hospital In Early Morning Today May 24th
On Friday, May 24, 2019, at approximately 2:20am, Tillamook 911 received a report of a house fire in a two-story residence near the intersection of Cedar St and Lakeside Drive in Barview,…
LIMITED ACCESS TO CAPE LOOKOUT PARKING LOT MAY 24-30, FULL CLOSURE MAY 31
TILLAMOOK, Ore. – The parking lot at the Cape Trail trailhead in Cape Lookout State Park will be partially closed May 24-30 because of construction in the area. Visitors will still be…
Tillamook County Road Notice of Closure: McCormick Loop at Beeler Road May 22nd
Tillamook County Road Department is replacing a failing culvert on McCormick Loop Road on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The failing culvert is located +/- North of Beeler Road. That portion of the…
Tillamook County’s First Responders Busy Weekend May 18-19
This past weekend was a busy one for First Responders from Nehalem south to Pacific City. In addition to Motor Vehicle Accidents, Missing Persons, and other calls, First Responders also responded to…
Coast Guard rescues two trapped by high tide at Ecola State Park
EDITOR’S NOTE: It was a busy day on Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain. There was also a fall from one of viewpoints at MP 41, and rescue mid-morning on Sunday May 19th. We will provide…
Tillamook County Heavy Extrication Course Training: Volunteer Fire & Rescue Members Received Valuable Hands-on Experience with Equipment, Methods May 11 & 12
By Laura Swanson, editor, Tillamook County Pioneer Photos by Don Best Last weekend, on May 11th and 12th, thirty fire and rescue volunteers from six Tillamook County fire departments had the opportunity…
POLICE INVESTIGATE THREAT OF SCHOOL SHOOTING AT SEASIDE HIGH SCHOOL
Seaside, Ore. – May 15, 2019 – On the afternoon of Tuesday, May 14, 2019, Seaside Police investigated the threat of a school shooting that would reportedly occur on Wednesday May 15,…