(January 17, 2023 – 4:00pm) At 8:57am this morning, January 17, 2023, Tillamook County Sheriff’s Deputies, Netarts-Oceanside Fire-Rescue, Oregon State Parks and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) responded to a water…
Category: Public Safety
Suicide Intervention Training Offered January 27th – Virtual in English; In-Person in Spanish
OIOpublisher Tillamook Family Counseling Center will be offering two Question, Persuade & Refer(QPR) Gatekeeper trainings in the month of January. Spaces are still available for both trainings. The first training will be…
Bay City Emergency Volunteers Launch Website, Facebook Page
The Bay City Emergency Volunteers (BCEV) are excited to announce that their new website is up and running – BCEVOR.ORG. The website is linked to the new Bay City Emergency Volunteers Facebook…
COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: Being Safe, Feeling Safe in Your Community – Let’s Talk Tuesday, January 24th, 6 to 8 pm at TBCC
Community organizations and resources are gathering at Tillamook Bay Community College and the community is invited to join us for a conversation about safety in our communities. Over the last several months,…
EMERGENCY VOLUNTEER CORPS OF NEHALEM BAY CELEBRATES 15 YEARS; PUBLIC CELEBRATION FEBRUARY 4TH
(MANZANITA, OR, JANUARY 11, 2023) – February 2023 marks the 15th anniversary of the Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay (EVCNB). After the “Great Coastal Gale” in December 2007, the community realized…
Testing homes for radon gas is now more important than ever; FREE Radon Tests Available
EDITOR’S NOTE: Several zip codes in Tillamook County are “on the list” to receive free home radon tests, as fewer than 20 tests have been recorded. Free test kits are available for…
Tillamook County Fire Departments Participate in Drill, Communication Plan Test January 3rd at Port of Garibaldi
Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman Units from each fire department in Tillamook County came together in the evening of Tuesday, January 3, 2023 to conduct a practice fire drill and…
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Detective Andy Christopherson Receives Deputy of the Year Award from Oregon State Sheriff’s Association
Several members of The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office attended the Oregon State Sheriffs Association (OSSA) Conference in Bend in early December. At the conference, TCSO Detective Andy Christopherson received the award for…
FATAL CRASH ON ASTORIA MEGLER BRIDGE, HWY 101 – CLATSOP COUNTY WED. DEC. 28th
On Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at approximately 6:24 P.M., the Oregon State Police responded to two vehicle crash on HWY 101, near milepost 2.5, in Clatsop County. The preliminary investigation indicated a…
NETARTS-OCEANSIDE SANITARY DISTRICT: Sewage Spill in Netarts Bay Tuesday, Dec. 27; Bay Closed to Commercial Shellfish Harvesting
The Netarts-Oceanside Sanitary District experienced a sewage spill at its Netarts pump station early in the afternoon of Tuesday, December 27, 2022. The Oregon Department of Agriculture closed Netarts Bay to commercial…