By Randy Kugler The Manzanita City Council held their first reading of an Ordinance to change our water billings from the current quarterly period to a monthly reading and billing on March…
GORDON’S WEATHER UPDATE 3/20/24: Rains Returning …
OIOpublisher By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Well darn, it looks like the pattern shift is underway. The high pressure ridge that gave us all the nice weather this…
SPRING WHALE WATCH WEEK RETURNS TO THE OREGON COAST FOR SPRING BREAK 2024 – MARCH 23-31
OREGON COAST, Oregon— Oregon State Parks will host Spring Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast Saturday, March 23 through Sunday, March 31. Trained Oregon State Park volunteers will be stationed at 15 sites along the Oregon…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE INFORMATIONAL UPDATE: Ocean Salmon Seasons Alternatives – Recreational & Commercial
(March 19, 2024) On March 11 the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) adopted a range of ocean salmon fishing season alternatives for the 2024 fishing year (May 16, 2024-May 15, 2025). The alternatives also reflect…
SPACES AVAILABLE! Food Roots Spring Break Garden Club at Alder Creek Farm – March 25-29
Limited spaces are still available for the Food Root’s Spring Break Garden Club at Alder Creek Farm for kids pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. In partnership with Oregon Food Bank and the Lower…
BOOK REVIEW: Our Malady – Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary by Timothy Snyder
By Jim Heffernan Very often, I’ll start a book review with only a vague idea of what attracted me to the book. Not so with this book, I read an excellent op-ed…
Tillamook PUD College Work Program: An exceptional work opportunity for local students; Deadline to apply April 8
TILLAMOOK, OR – March 19, 2024- Tillamook PUD is currently accepting applications for the 2024 College Work Program. This program is an opportunity for full-time college students to work at Tillamook PUD…
The Supreme Court Hears a Case on Government Censorship
There’s a reason the first amendment of the bill of rights in the constitution is “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or…
GORDON’S WEATHER UPDATE 3/19/24: Welcome Spring … PODCAST
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer LISTEN HERE: Another morning of fog and stratus as the marine air got pushed in and thickened. We are also seeing the ridge…
Neah-Kah-Nie Future Natural Resource Leaders (FNRL) Team Brings Home 3rd Place, More Awards, Ribbons
This past Saturday March 16th, Neah-Kah-Nie High School’s FNRL team traveled to Waldport to compete with 11 other schools. Overall NKN finished 3rd place and missed 2nd by only 2 points. Our…