U.S. 26 road repair starts tomorrow, August 13, four miles east of Necanicum Tomorrow, August 13, crews will set up traffic control, install signs and stockpile materials like rock and pipe. Preliminary…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT): U.S. 101 Nedonna Creek Culvert Replacement
OIOpublisher You may see us in the area this month We’re collecting data to help us with our project, which we expect to start constructing at the end of 2027. We plan to…
Governor Announces Effects of Trump Budget Cuts to Oregon
$15 billion to be lost from Medicaid, food benefits, other programs Salem, OR –Governor Tina Kotek announced that the budget reconciliation bill backed by the Trump Administration and passed by Republicans in Congress…
US COAST GUARD: Coast Guard suspends search for missing crewmember near Newport, Ore Aug. 11
The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing fisherman near Newport, Oregon, at 10:15 a.m., Monday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a report at approximately 4 p.m., Sunday,…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Migrating Birds, Wasting Sea Stars, and Farm Stands
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Tuesday was National Night Out, an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. From Otis to Monroe, every…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Columbia River subarea all-depth opens to halibut angling beginning Aug. 17
NEWPORT, Ore – Pacific halibut angling opens Aug. 17, Sundays through Friday through Sept. 30 or until quota is reached in the Columbia River subarea (Leadbetter Pt., WA to Cape Falcon, OR)…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Why Oregon’s Gas Tax Feels Like a Scam (Even If It Isn’t)
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…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 8/11/25: Summer Heat, Cool Down & Rain Coming …
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer As was promised, the high pressure ridge gave the region some hot temperatures yesterday with the Tillamook Airport topping off at 82 degrees…
Funding for Fair Elections
Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of democracy – but they require investment. In 2020, Congress appropriated $825 million to help states run secure, accessible elections. For 2025, that number has…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Living with Wildlife – Cougars
EDITOR’S NOTE: Awareness and education about the wild place that we call home … recent reports of an incident that possibly involved a cougar and horses on Miami Foley Road prompted an…