By Jim Heffernan I think I was attracted to this book by the concept of “The Age of American Unreason”, such an apt description of our times. Once I started reading it,…
Nehalem Valley Care Center Awarded Oregon Community Foundation Grant – For the Second Time
OIOpublisher Financial Support Helps Effort to Train and Employ Nursing Assistants (Wheeler, OR) – The Oregon Community Foundation’s (OCF) “Better Nursing Home Care Grant Fund” has awarded the north coast region’s only…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: It’s a Wrap!
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, Overall, I’m confident saying the short session exceeded all expectations. We addressed the big issues. We avoided the drama. And we delivered…
Wyden Announces Four Town Halls in Polk and Northern Coastal Counties – Tillamook on Saturday March 16 at 4 pm
Open-to-all town halls from March 15-17 will be in Polk, Lincoln, Tillamook, and Clatsop Counties Portland, OR – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he will continue his 2024 town hall schedule with…
GORDON’S WEATHER UPDATE 3/12/24: Warm, Spring-like days are coming! (PODCAST)
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer LISTEN HERE: Another front pushed through yesterday, leaving scattered showers that continued today. So far in the last 24 hours the area has…
“Don’t Touch the Crab!” 37th Annual Garibaldi Crab Races Run in Garibaldi (VIDEO)
Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman “Don’t touch the crab!” Contestants lined up on the upper end of the ramp, each with a thoroughbred Dungeness crab in front of them. One…
I’VE BEEN THINKING …. About the Republican Party
By Jim Heffernan I just can’t help it, I’ve been thinking a lot about the Republican party. I grew up in a household that venerated Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman and barely…
North Coast Watershed Association & Local Watershed Councils Trainings for Mapping Community Sourced Ecological Information in Cannon Beach, Nehalem, Warrenton, Astoria
The North Coast Watershed Association (NCWA) and our watershed council partners are hosting a series of training events to teach our community how to use a new mobile application to map ecological…
Re-Elect Erin Skaar to Tillamook County Commissioner Position #1 Campaign Event Kickoffs in Nehalem, Pacific City & Tillamook
Erin Skaar, County Commissioner Position 1, announces her campaign kick-off with three events in March. Erin registered her intent to run for re-election earlier this year and is now kicking off her…
GORDON’S WEATHER UPDATE 3/11/24: Rainy, breezy conditions continue; Spring-like weather later this week
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer LISTEN HERE: There were a few scattered showers around this morning but then another front pushed in the rain around lunchtime bring back…