OIOpublisher The Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District (NRFPD) protects a primary response area of 125 square miles but routinely responds across more than 300 square miles of South Tillamook County. With six fire stations and over 60 members, including career, resident, and volunteer firefighters,…
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OREGON STATE POLICE: FATAL CRASH FRIDAY, OCT. 3 – HIGHWAY 6 – TILLAMOOK COUNTY
On Friday, October 3, 2025, at 9:30 a.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 6, near milepost 32, in Tillamook County. The preliminary investigation indicated a westbound Mazda…
Oregon Secretary of State Urges Unity Against Trump’s Distraction Tactics, Sending Federal Troops to Portland
(PORTLAND, OR – 9/27/25) — In response to President Trump’s announcement that he is sending federal troops into the Portland community, Secretary of State Tobias Read released the following statement: “My fellow Oregonians,…
OREGON DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE RECREATIONAL SHELLFISH ALERT 9/26/25: Mussel Harvesting Closes On The Central and Northern Oregon Coast
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce a new shellfish closure. All harvest of mussels has closed from the Columbia River to the north jetty…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY FIRE DEFENSE BOARD BURN BAN MODIFICATION: County Burn Ban Terminated October 1st
The Tillamook County Fire Defense Board in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Forestry will allow burning in burn barrels and small open debris pile burning beginning on Wednesday October 1st, 2025,…
Coast Guard rescues mariner after fishing vessel capsizes near Waldport, Ore.
The Coast Guard rescued a fisherman early Tuesday morning after his commercial fishing vessel capsized near the entrance to Waldport, Oregon. At approximately 5:40 a.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River…
Coast Guard rescues whale watching vessel after becoming disabled on Yaquina Bay bar Sept. 17
The Coast Guard rescued a whale watching vessel with 49 passengers aboard after it became disabled in the coastal bar near Newport, Wednesday, September 17, 2025 The captain of the 62-foot Discovery sent out…
West Coast Health Alliance recommendations show vaccines ‘safe, effective’; Vaccines available to anyone
Updated health guidance aligns Oregon with California, Washington, Hawaii in supporting COVID-19 vaccine for anyone who wants it PORTLAND, Ore.—Updated guidance released Wednesday September 17, 2025, by the new, four-state West Coast Health Alliance has cleared the way for federally approved 2025-2026 COVID-19…
OREGON STATE POLICE – PUBLIC SAFETY ALERT 9/16/25 CLATSOP COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS: SUSCIPCIOUS BACKPACK AT SUNSET BEACH, PUBLIC ASKED FOR INFORMATION
(CLATSOP COUNTY, Ore. Sept. 16, 2025) – On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at 10:21 a.m., Oregon State Parks notified the Oregon State Police of a suspicious backpack in a public bathroom at Sunset…
WATER RESCUE IN SEASIDE SEPT. 16, ONE HOSPITALIZED
Seaside Police and Seaside Fire & Rescue responded to a report of two young adults unaccounted for in the ocean near the Turnaround at 1:47 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16. A female…