The Tillamook Air Museum and Friends of Tillamook Air Museum (FOTAM) have created a lot of buzz lately, and for good reason! August 2023 marks the 80th anniversary of the completion of…
Manzanita and Nehalem, Collaborative Efforts Amidst Level Two Water Conservation
Manzanita and Nehalem in Oregon are taking proactive measures to address water conservation and emergency preparedness. With Nehalem at a level two for water conservation and facing low surface water, the collaboration…
Manzanita City Council Explores Dark Sky Guidelines for a Brighter Future
Manzanita is renowned for its natural beauty, and for those in the know, its night skies, but those skies are increasingly bright, diminishing the visibility of the Milky Way and other constellations….
TILLAMOOK COUNTY CLERK TASSI O’NEIL RETIRES, CELEBRATION AUG. 25
(TILLAMOOK, OR. August 15, 2023) Tillamook County Clerk Tassi O’Neil has announced her retirement, effective August 31, 2023, after 33 years of service to Tillamook County. In Tassi’s own words: “I have…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather – 8/15/23 … Whew! Coastal cooling kicks in …
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Well, yep, yesterday was a hot one. Tillamook got up to 97, Astoria was 95, Portland hit a record 108, Salem made it…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather – 8/14/23 – It’s Hot; Cooling coming to coast …
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Today was another scorcher as the strong upper level ridge of high pressure continues to dominate our weather. Thankfully, though it might be…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Spraying, Racing, and Health Care
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 8/14/2023 Hello Neighbors and Friends, Many of you have written to me expressing concerns about a proposed aerial herbicide spraying in South Beaver Creek. This operation…
142ND WING TO CONDUCT TEMPORARY NIGHT FLYING OPERATIONS AUG. 14-17
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing will conduct routine F-15 Eagle night training missions during August 14-17, 2023. “Night training is essential to the readiness of our pilots…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY Fresh Water Monitoring Alert- CLATSOP COUNTY: Recreational use advisory issued for Cullaby Lake Aug. 14
PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued a recreational use health advisory today for Cullaby Lake due to the presence of a cyanobacteria bloom. The reservoir is in Clatsop County. People should avoid swimming and…
Sea Turtles Forever’s Crusade to Protect Marine Life from Microplastic
Marc Ward, the founder of Sea Turtles Forever, stood on a beach in Costa Rica, surrounded by the tragic sight of 100 sea turtles, dead and filled with microplastics. “I was on…
