By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Well, after a cool, and somewhat wet weekend, things are looking like they will slowly warm up through midweek. And, after getting just…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Cassidy Bites the Dust
“What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening.” – Donald J. TrumpBy Marc C. Johnson Bill Cassidy, now the lame duck United States Senator from Louisiana, is the latest case study…
NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK MAY 16-22 – Tips about Boating Safety
US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 63, Station Tillamook Bay wants to remind everyone about ways to safely enjoy our “land of many waters” in Tillamook County Summer is a great time to…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT): Hwy. 6 & NW Aerts Road Roundabout Construction
The City of Banks and Washington County plan to improve safety and address future traffic needs at the intersection of OR 6 and NW Aerts Road by installing a roundabout. This work is…
North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection, Beyond Toxics and Old Grove Films Presents Free Screening of “Free to Grow” June 4th
UPCOMING EVENT – On June 4th, Old Grove Films, Beyond Toxics, and North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection collaborate on an event presenting a screening of “Free to Grow,” with filmmaker Jesse…
United Paws Kittens of the Week: Ranger & Hazel
Meet Ranger and Hazel, United Paws’ Kittens of the Week. Life started out in a rough and scary way for this pair. Ranger and his sister, Hazel, were found sick and abandoned…
BUTCH’S BLOG: The Last Show
By Butch Freedman This coming Thursday (May 21, 2026) will be a sad day for free speech in our country. It will also be a sad day for me personally, as a…
ASTROLOGY: New Moon in Taurus – Be Still
By Madame Dana Zia The New Moon in Taurus arrives at midday on May 16th, nap-time for the Taurus bull. Imagine a pastoral meadow, it’s springtime where the flowers and green grass…
OP/ED: How I voted and why
EDITOR’S NOTE: If you haven’t voted, please do – election day is Tuesday May 19, 2026. It’s too late to put your ballot in the mail, you must drop your ballot off…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: When “Coping” Becomes “Camping”
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…
