Blanket the Beach rally Tillamook County, Oregon Residents led by Indivisible Tillamook Coast Action Sue Elmore Park, Tillamook, Oregon August 30, 2025, starting at 12:00 Noon Organizers from the non-partisan Indivisible Tillamook…
NESTUCCA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL BOARD MEETING AUGUST 26TH SUMMARY
By Irene Barajas, South County Correspondent for the Tillamook County Pioneer On Tuesday evening August 26th, Nestucca School District’s Board of Directors held their eighth meeting since four of the five members…
OP/ED: Many ways to preserve history
By Michelle Jenck I appreciate the voices weighing in on the future of the 82-mile railroad corridor that runs between the Port of Tillamook Bay and Banks, Oregon. As a health and…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION: U.S. 26 opens heading into holiday weekend
U.S. 26, milepost 13, “the bump” is no more with fresh pavement across all 4 lanes. As of today, August 28, 2025, all four lanes of U.S. 26 at milepost 13 will…
Cape Meares 2nd Annual Art Show & Sale Saturday August 30th
The second annual Cape Meares Art Show and Sale is Saturday, August 30, 10 am – 4pm at the Cape Meares Community Center at 5690 4th St. NW. A wide variety of…
Wyden Announces Town Halls: Tillamook Sept. 5th & Lincoln Sept. 6th
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he will hold open-to-all town halls next week in Tillamook and Lincoln counties. Heading into these two town halls on Sept. 5-6, Wyden has held 1,134 open-to-all town halls in keeping…
Local Impacts of Federal Funding Bill: OSU Extension SNAP Educator Position to End
EDITOR’S NOTE: I know the woman featured in this letter, and the impacts that she has made in the OSU SNAP Educator position (and anything she takes on.) There’s much more to…
OREGON COAST SCENIC RAILROAD: Facts About Rockaway Beach Runaround Track Plans
It has come to our attention that our proposal involving the construction of a runaround track in downtown Rockaway Beach has raised some important questions. In their presentation to the Port of…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: Human Remains Identified as Missing Woman Maria Del Carmen Quintana
The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that human remains discovered earlier this year have been positively identified as those of 59-year-old Maria Del Carmen Quintana, who was reported missing in 2018.Maria…
Nestucca Valley School Board Appoints Ken Richwine Acting Superintendent
By Irene Barajas, South County Correspondent for the Tillamook County Pioneer Following the resignation of Superintendent Misty Wharton last Monday, August 18, 2025, Nestucca’s Board of Directors held a Special Meeting on…