OIOpublisher By April Bailey & Laura Swanson It is a once in a lifetime event — a total solar eclipse that will cast itself across the entire United States; a corner of…
Category: Public Safety
Tillamook County Transportation District Provides Info. for Bus Riders during Eclipse
Two words of advice for WAVE riders during the days leading up to the total solar eclipse and the August 21st event: planning and patience. (This would good advice for EVERYONE for…
Oregon Department of Forestry – Fire Update 8/13/17
New fires on ODF-Protected lands Little North Fork Complex – North Cascade District. This complex consists of four lightning-caused fires. The three smaller ones are lined and being mopped up. The complex is…
UPDATE: Cause of Fire at Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue Electrical System in Fire Apparatus
PRESS RELEASE, 8/13/07 submitted by Perry Sherbaugh, Fire Chief NBFR At approximately 0233 hours this morning Nehalem Bay Fire Rescue was dispatched to its substation – Station 11 for a structure fire,…
Oregon Department of Forestry – Fire Update – Aug. 10
New fires on ODF-Protected lands Creek Pine Fire The Creek Pine Fire burned about 78 acres in Harney County. This lightning caused fire is located about 40 miles south of John Day. The…
Latest Destructive Vandalism at Kilchis Point Spurs Reward for Information, Identification of Individual(s) Responsible
By Laura Swanson, Editor, Tillamook County Pioneer The Monday morning announcement on the Kilchis Point Reserve Facebook page was greeted with immediate reactions of anger, disbelief and sadness. The beloved 200-acre nature…
Oregon Department of Forestry – Fire Update 8/8/17
Lightning sparks Flounce Fire north of Medford Oregon Department of Forestry firefighters from the Grants Pass and Medford offices last night worked to build fire line on the Flounce Fire, located about 22 miles north…
Op/Ed: WARNING: DON’T DEPEND ON ODF SPRAYING INFO
By Tom Bender ODF: All [aerial spray] operations are notified through E-Notifications for State Forest after a long term planning process. Oregon Department of Forestry utilizes an electronic Notification of Operations…
Highway 101/6 Project Update – July 31
Hello Tillamook, Chief Terry Wright sent out this Press Release, which lines out the upcoming big traffic changes nicely: TO: All Community Members, Partners and Businesses FROM: Chief Terry Wright RE: Phase…
Highway 101/6 Project Update – 7/25/17
The immediate news is that this Thursday night (July 27th) paving begins on the new stretch of Pacific between the intersection with 1st street up to the new bridge. If you’ve been…