Garibaldi Fire & Rescue and Port of Garibaldi On June 30th, volunteers with Garibaldi Fire & Rescue went up to the “G” to repair the three vandalized fixtures. Someone had completely smashed…
Category: Public Safety
Highway 101/6 Project Update – 6/20/18
OIOpublisher By Sierra Lauder, Director of Events and Downtown Development, Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce Great news! Paving has been going as smoothly and quickly as one could hope! The schedule with…
Putting your phone away is vital to safety
SALEM ‐ Beginning July 1, distracted driving penalties in Oregon will start adding up. Distracted driving is already exacting a high price – with fatalities and serious injuries occurring regularly in crashes…
Rockaway Beach Holds Memorial Sunday June 10th to Honor Drowning Victims, Help Healing Community
By Laura Swanson Photos by Bill Hassell Rockaway Beach is still reeling from the drownings last week of visitors from Colorado. A community memorial at the Rockaway Beach Wayside was held on…
OREGON STATE POLICE LOOKING FOR WITNESSES TO RECKLESS DRIVER- TILLAMOOK COUNTY
News Release from Oregon State Police On June 12, 2018 at approximately 1:25 PM, Tillamook County Law Enforcement received a complaint of a reckless driver traveling southbound on Hwy 101 near Manzanita….
City of Tillamook Construction Update 6/11/18 – ODOT Paving Road Closures, Detours
By Police Chief Terry Wright, City of Tillamook The next two weeks are going to see a lot of night work in the ODOT construction zone. The initial schedule is as follows:…
Letter to the Editor: POISON IN PARADISE
Do you know Oswald West State Park? A place of pristine beauty on the North Oregon Coast where you can still glimpse old growth trees, a clear running stream, and a beach,…
Coast Guard suspends search for 17-year-old body boarder off Rockaway Beach, Ore
WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard suspended its search at 9:42 a.m. for Samuel Allen, a 17-year-old boy off Rockaway Beach, Thursday. As we’ve come to the difficult decision to suspend this…
BEACH SAFETY – RIP TIDES
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook Emergency Manager Rip currents are a continuous concern along our beaches. The risk is increased over the summer as more people take advantage of the warmer weather and…
FATHER AND SON TRAGEDY ON THE BEACH IN ROCKAWAY
EDITOR’S NOTE: The U.S. Coast Guard search continued past 9 pm with multiple helicopters and boats throughout the afternoon and evening searching for the still missing 17-year-old. Local residents said that the…