Owen was called home to be with the Lord on September 8, 2025. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and grew up in Denver, Colorado. He enlisted in the Navy…
BOOK REVIEW: Coming Up Short – A Memoir of My America by Robert Reich
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: Where’s Jim been?? I asked myself that question a few weeks ago and reached out into the void … nothing. Then this appeared in my inbox! With this “apology…
Manzanita Film Festival Celebrates Short Films of the Pacific Northwest Oct 4th at Pine Grove
The inaugural Manzanita Film Festival is set to debut Saturday October 4th, celebrating the vibrant spirit of independent filmmaking from across the Pacific Northwest. Held at the historic Pine Grove Community House…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Grow Modestly or Not at All?
By State Representative David Gomberg 9/15/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, One of the state’s leading economic observers says Oregon’s growth is over. As Oregon’s political and business leaders prepare for a summit…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 9/15/25: Chilly start this morning, high pressure & easterly winds warm things up, another chance of rain for the weekend
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer After a high of around 66 yesterday, we had a front move through bringing the area just under half an inch of needed…
OBITUARY: Bud – November 8, 1931 – August 28, 2025
Dudley “Bud” Milton Johansen – November 8, 1931 to August 28, 2025 Dudley “Bud” Milton Johansen was born November 8, 1931 in Newport, Oregon to Milton and Kathleen (Dudley) Johansen and passed…
United Paws Kitten of the Week: TaLa
Meet TaLa, United Paws’ Kitten of the Week. TaLa is a handsome boy with a dark gray fluffy coat showing hints of tabby markings adding to his unique looks. TaLa was abandoned…
HOFFMAN WONDER GARDEN PLANT SALE SEPT. 20
The Wonder Garden at the Hoffman Center in Manzanita will once again offer an intoxicating selection of tried-and-true plants that thrive here in our coastal climate. The sale is in the Wonder…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Don’t Give Up, Don’t Ever Give Up
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, a focus on practical policies…
OBITUARY: Louise V. Christianson Feb. 16, 1939 – Aug. 11, 2025
Louise Vitalis Christianson, Tillamook County’s whirlwind of compassion and enthusiasm for all things people, animals, good causes, and Mother Earth, was stilled by cancer the morning of Aug. 11, 2025, when she…