The 2025 Ocean Salmon Industry Group Meeting is scheduled for tomorrow Friday, February 28, 2025. This meeting will provide a review of the 2024 seasons, take a first look at the 2025 salmon forecasts,…
TILLAMOOK PEOPLE’S UTILITY DISTRICT March 2025 Meetings
The Tillamook People’s Utility District Board of Directors will be attending the following out-of-district trade association meetings: March 5, 2025, Public Power Council Members Forum 4:00 p.m. Location: Portland March 6,…
OBITUARY: Elaine LaRoy Blaser – May 12, 1958 – February 12, 2025
Elaine L. (Searcy) Blaser Elaine was born 5/12/1958 in Seattle, Washington to Frank Clemens and Betty Lou (Killian) Searcy. They moved to Tillamook shortly after Elaine’s birth. Elaine lived her life in…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: ROSA PARKS
By Jim Heffernan This is the 1955 booking photo of Rosa Parks taken in the Montgomery, Alabama jail. She had committed the heinous crime of sitting on a bus seat reserved for…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: SAY NO TO RACISM
By Mary Faith Bell, Tillamook County Commissioner I had lunch with a friend and her daughter on President’s Day. My friend is a U.S. citizen and a Mexican American. She told me…
Merkley, Bonamici Town Hall Attended by Over 450; Call to Action – “We are in a Constitutional Crisis”
By Romy Carver Photos & video by Don Backman An enthusiastic, standing room only crowd of over 450 people greeted Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Suzanne Bonamici Saturday morning, February 22, 2025…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: Rural Northwest Oregon Updates Volume 45
By State Senator Suzanne Weber We have not had nearly as many issues with Oregon Employment Department as in the past. But there are certainly still those that fall between the cracks. …
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT): HWY. 101 UPGRADES IN DOWNTOWN GARIBALDI CONTINUE
Our crews have made progress upgrading U.S. 101 in downtown Garibaldi. These upgrades will help make the area safer and more accessible for all, whether you drive, ride, walk or roll. Over the…
OBITUARY: Jeannette Braddock Steiber – February 5th, 1949 – February 19th, 2025
Jeannette Braddock Steiber, 76, of Tillamook, Oregon, passed away on February 19, 2025. A gathering of family and friends was held February 27, 2025, at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. Born February…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 2/24/25: Possible damaging winds tonight, calming down into tomorrow; Fair, mild Wednesday.
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Well, we had a strong front push through yesterday that gave us over 1” of rain in town, 3” up in the Coast…