By Laura Swanson Dan Weber, ODOT Maintenance Manager in Tillamook checked in with the Pioneer this evening (after 12 hours on the job site.) One hundred dump truck loads excavated, they have…
Category: Public Safety
HWY. 131 UPDATE: Highway 131 to Netarts and Oceanside closed due to large sinkhole, construction underway; Travelers detour south from Tillamook to Highway 101, and onto Sandlake Road.
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: As the Pioneer reported yesterday evening, Highway 131 is closed with repairs underway due to a sinkhole. Tillamook Coast Visitors Association sent out this EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION following an emergency…
ALERT: Highway 131 Closed between Tillamook and Oceanside due to culvert failure; Detour in place 7/28/22 5:30 pm
HWY 131 – EKLOFF ROAD CLOSURE The Oregon Department of Transportation has issued an emergency alert at 5:30 pm on Thursday July 28, 2022 that it will immediately close Highway 131 between…
AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE AND LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER VALLEYS UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY
Southwest Clean Air Agency Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Lane Regional Air Protection Agency Relayed by National Weather Service Portland OR 1157 AM PDT Tue Jul 26 2022 Lower Columbia-Greater Portland Metro…
Active Shooter Training at Tillamook High School July 28 & 29
The Tillamook Police Department and the Department of Public Safety Standards Training (DPSST) have teamed up to bring Active Shooter Training to the Tillamook High School from 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.,…
OSP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE & REQUESTING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE- POLK COUNTY
News Release from Oregon State Police On July 13, 2022, at approximately 9:00 P.M. OSP responded to Hwy 18 milepost 15 in Polk County to a report of a shooting. Preliminary investigation revealed…
Ongoing Homicide Investigation in Nehalem
(July 10, 2022 – 1:45 pm) On the morning of July 9, 2022, Tillamook 911 dispatchers were advised of a violent crime that occurred the night before at a residence on Highway…
Community Open Houses – Explore Reducing Risk of Natural Hazards with Tillamook County Emergency Management, Local Fire Districts
Are you concerned about natural hazards like flooding, wildfire or landslides? Tillamook County and local Fire Districts are working to develop mitigation strategies to reduce risk from the most critical natural hazards…
FIRE SEASON STARTS IN NORTHWEST OREGON MONDAY, JULY 11th
The Oregon Department of Forestry announced today that Fire season will begin at 01:00 am in Tillamook County on Monday, July 11th, 2022, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. Fire season…
Bears, Bears Everywhere – Neskowin Problem Bear Removed, Euthanized; Advice to Avoid Feeding, Remove all Food Sources
Nearly every area in Tillamook County has photos of marauding bears, wandering through neighborhoods, raiding bird feeders or “cleaning” barbecue grills, or simply wandering through a yard. From Manzanita to Neskowin –…