Susan Lou Tornow was born on November 19th, 1941 to Pearl Edna and John Edgar Wang in Wood, South Dakota. Born and raised in South Dakota Susan met her Husband Larry in…
LETTER TO EDITOR: KEEP THE RAILS
OIOpublisher North County once had stately churches, schools and hotels. Then so-called improvements replaced vintage construction. Wrecking balls destroyed valuable resources from Bay City to Nehalem. Now an impulse from north county’s…
NEHALEM VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Swappin’ Stories Series Wraps Up in Wheeler on Thursday Aug. 21
The last in Nehalem Valley Historical Society’s series of “Swappin’ Stories” is at the Old Wheeler Hotel on Thursday August 21st at 3:30. Come to tell all of your remembrances of old…
City of Rockaway Beach Doing Due Diligence, Following Citizen Input Making Salmonberry Trail Priority; Design, Initial Engineering Indicate Rails & Trails Construction Might Not Be Financially and Technically Feasible
At the Port of Tillamook Bay meeting on July 30th, Rockaway Beach City Manager Luke Shepard provided an update on the City’s planning for the Salmonberry Trail section, which included a request…
NESTUCCA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT RESIGNS
EDITOR’S NOTE: We’ll have a full report about the Nestucca Valley School District board meeting last night, August 18th from our South County correspondent Irene Barajas, and here is a letter to…
Tillamoook County Housing Commission Announces Game-Changer Boost in Funding
The Tillamook County Housing Commission is very pleased to announce a large boost in funding for housing production in Tillamook County. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, through their low-embodied carbon program, has…
ROCKAWAY BEACH FIRE RESCUE CALLED TO BRUSH FIRE SUNDAY AUGUST 17TH
The evening of August 17, Rockaway Beach Fire Rescue was dispatched to a report of a brush fire in the hills above Washington St. Upon arrival, a small fire, which was determined…
GERRYMANDERIING
Definition: to manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class. “a total freedom to gerrymander the results they want” First comes the creation of the…
SCAM ALERT: Fraudulent Calls and Texts Impersonating Tillamook County Sheriff’s Deputies
(Tillamook, OR – August 18, 2025) – The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office is warning the community about an ongoing phone and text messaging scam involving individuals impersonating Sheriff’s Deputies. Residents have reported…
Salmonberry Trail Foundation Calls for Collaborative Path as POTB Weighs Rail Use in Rockaway Beach
(Hillsboro, Ore. — Aug 18, 2025) — The Salmonberry Trail Foundation (STF) is encouraging a collaborative, community-first approach as the Port of Tillamook Bay (POTB) Board considers upcoming decisions related to railroad…