By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager/COVID-19 Incident Response Commannder COVID/Vaccine Update The Health Department verified today that Tillamook County had only 18 positive cases in the last 2-week reporting cycle (5/9-5/22)…
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Fire Tragedy at Tillamook Coast RV Park May 21st
OIOpublisher Joint Press Release – Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office/Tillamook Fire District On May 21, 2021, Tillamook Fire District (TFD) was dispatched to a reported structure fire at the Tillamook Coast RV Park…
Tillamook PUD Inspection and Treatment of Wood Power Poles Program
May 23, 2021 – Tillamook PUD has contracted with National Wood Treating Co. to perform detailed inspections and essential treatments on 4,500 wood power poles throughout the District’s system. The power poles…
Tillamook Narcotics Team: Partnerships work to take dealers, repeat offenders off the streets
On May 1, 2021, Tillamook Narcotics Team (TNT) member, Tillamook Police Department’s Detective Chris Barnett was working as a Field Training Officer (FTO) for Officer Tim Sadler. TCSO TNT Detective Chase Ross…
Tillamook County Major Crimes Team Investigates Homicide/Suicide in South County May 8th
On May 8, 2021, at approximately 8:00am, two white male adults were found deceased in a residence on Mt. Hebo Rd, in south Tillamook County. An investigation into the deaths is being…
Tillamook County Sheriff Detective’s Traffic Stop Turns Up Drugs, Guns, Felon in Possession
A recent traffic stop yielded large amounts of narcotics and sparked an investigation in which two handguns were seized. On April 29th, 2021, TCSO Narcotics Detective Chase Ross was covering a patrol…
Rope Rescue Hug Point near Cannon Beach, May 2, 2021
On May 2, 2021 at 8:05 pm, Cannon Beach Fire volunteers were dispatched to a report of a fall patient ta Hug Point State Park. Upon arrival, Incident Command and a Cannon…
Governor Extends State of Emergency Amid COVID-19 Surge in Cases, Hospitalizations to June 28
Charts path for lifting emergency orders as number of vaccinated Oregonians increases (Medford, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today April 29th extended her declaration of a state of emergency for COVID-19 for 60 days, until June…
FATAL CRASH ON HWY 101 – TILLAMOOK COUNTY – HIT & RUN
News Release from Oregon State Police On Saturday, April 17, 2021 at approximately 11:51 P.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a pedestrian that had been…
OHA seeks input on which Oregon beaches to monitor in 2021: OHA invites public comment on proposed beach locations through April 26
PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority’s Beach Monitoring Program invites public comment on a list of beaches it is proposing to monitor this summer. The OHA Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) works with the…