By Neal Lemery The recent trial and verdict in Wisconsin have brought about renewed discussion and argument on a number of hot topics in our country. This widely publicized trial and media…
Category: Public Safety
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update -11/19/21 & 11/20/21 – Weather
OIOpublisher By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Saturday’s Tillamook Weather: It stayed overcast overnight which helped keep the temperatures from falling into the 30s in most areas which prevented the patchy…
LOOSE FLATBED TRAILER CAUSES NESTUCCA SCHOOL DISTRICT BUS CRASH ON HIGHWAY 6 TODAY, NOV. 19th
EDITOR’S NOTE: From reviewing social media posts and witness statements, this bus driver was a hero and certainly did a heroic job of driving to keep the students, teachers and chaperones safe,…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 11/18/21 – Weather
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Management Thursday, November 18, 2021, 09:15am Weather We have an approaching system that will push a front thru tonight, that will bring some rain into the…
First Responders and Emergency Managers Give Update on New Oregon Department of Emergency Management
Passed during the 2021 Legislative Session, House Bill 2927 consolidates Oregon’s response and recovery systems to improve state response to natural disasters SALEM, OR – This week first responders and emergency managers…
Worker safety the focus of special one-day messages on highway signs
You may notice new messages on your morning commute Thursday reminding drivers to take care in work zones. The Oregon Department of Transportation is launching a special one-day safety campaign urging the public to…
OSP IS SEEKING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO IDENTIFY THE PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR SHOOTING A COW ELK TESTAMENT CREEK ROAD -TILLAMOOK COUNTY
On November 15, 2021, an OSP Fish & Wildlife Trooper received a report of a cow elk that was found dead in a wooded area near Testament Creek Road off Bald Mountain Road in…
OSP IS SEEKING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO IDENTIFY PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR UNLAWFUL TAKE & WASTE OF A BLACKTAIL DEER NESTUCCA RIVER AREA -TILLAMOOK COUNTY
On November 15, 2021, an OSP Fish & Wildlife was notified by an elk hunter of a poached deer off Ginger Creek Road. The deer was located at the end of a spur on…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 11/16/21 – Weather & COVID-19
by Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Tuesday, November 16, 2021, 10:00am Weather After a very active week, high pressure is building in giving us improving conditions with partly sunny skies today, a…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS: Full Closure Nov. 15-20 Fagan Creek Bridge on Burton Fraser Road
Burton-Fraser Road over Fagan Creek (bridge closest to Hwy 131): A full closure at Fagan Creek Bridge at milepost 0.13 is scheduled to begin Monday, November 15 through Saturday, November 20, 2021….