Elizabeth Ann Smith was born on June 29, 1935, to Brook and Leone White in Kelso, Washington. She passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family, on June 12, 2025,…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY: FIRE SEASON STARTS IN NORTHWEST OREGON JUNE 23, 2025
OIOpublisher Fire season will begin in Tillamook County at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, June 23, 2025, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. Fire season is declared each year when conditions of…
CITY OF MANZANITA – LET THE MOVE BEGIN! CITY HALL CLOSED TO WALK-IN SERVICES UNTIL MONDAY AUG. 4th; NEW CITY HALL OPENING CELEBRATION AUG. 2
As of Monday June 23rd, 2025, City Hall walk-in services will be closed until Monday August 4th where we will resume walk-in services at our new Location at 655 Manzanita Avenue. The…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Adjournment is Around the Corner
By State Representative David Gomberg 6/23/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, The 2025 legislative session will conclude by Sunday, June 29. A week later, on July 7th, I’ve invited Attorney General Dan Rayfield…
NEHALEM BAY STATE PARK TO OPEN CAMPING RESERVATIONS FRIDAY, JUNE 27 FOR THIS SUMMER; PARTIAL OPENING OF CAMGROUND
NEHALEM BAY, Oregon— Nehalem Bay State Park will reopen most of its campground July 1 after a seven-month construction closure. Reservations will be available starting 6 a.m. Friday. “We’re excited to welcome visitors back…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE: Mother Nature Pushes Pause on Summer Weather Here
Even though the official start of summer was this past Friday, it kinda looks like Mother Nature is holding off on flipping the switch, at least for now. Over the weekend, we…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: FINAL DAYS – Rural Northwest Oregon Updates Volume 59
We are in the final days of Oregon’s 83rd Legislative Session. In these last days of this six month marathon the speed has ramped up to a sprint to the finish…
Noland Arbaugh’s Neuralink Journey Unveiled
Life hasn’t been the same for Noland Arbaugh since a 2016 swimming accident left him a quadriplegic, but Neuralink is hoping to restore some of that normality with a small brain-computer interface…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Thinking About Fathers’ Day
EDITOR’S NOTE: With the Pioneer’s server upgrade, we missed Neal Lemery’s “words of wisdom” from June 13, 2025. It’s always a good time to reflect on what it means to be a…
Nestucca High School heroes showed courage, compassion, and wisdom when it mattered most; Their quick action save Coach’s life
From Nestucca High School Principal Emily Chadwick 6/18/25: Dear Nestucca Families, Staff & Community, There are moments in a school’s life that define who we are — moments that rise above the…