By Jim Heffernan This is a book I started reading 8 days after the 2020 election, once my shell-shock had dissipated. It started a reading binge that has continued until the present…
SB 90 – Healthy Forests and Stable Funding for Rural Services Hearing Monday Feb. 27 – Submit testimony
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: There has been some information about the potential impacts to local government budgets because of reduced timber harvests, and the “Habitat Conservation Plan.” De ja vu’ … I’ve been…
Tillamook County Emergency Management: Winter Storm Warning from 8 pm tonight Feb. 25 to Noon Sunday Feb. 26
* WHAT…Heavy wet snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 6 inches, highest above 1500-2000 feet. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE…In Oregon, Coast Range of Northwest Oregon….
TILLAMOOK PEOPLE’S UTILITY DISTRICT – March 2023 Meetings
The Tillamook People’s Utility District Board of Directors will be attending the following out-of-district trade association meetings: March 1, 2023, Public Power Council Members Forum 3:00 p.m. Location: Portland, OR March…
WINTER STORM FEB. 2023: TILLAMOOK PUD CREWS WORKING THROUGH NIGHTS TO RESTORE POWER TO MOST IN COUNTY
TPUD crews have been working non-stop to restore power to the area since the beginning of the storm on Wednesday February 22nd. Crews will take a brief rest break tonight (2/24/22) at…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 2/24/23 – Snow Totals; Snow and Ice Concerns Continue, Overnight Temps Below Freezing
EDITOR’S NOTE: Over the next few daysand into next, it’s likely you will see a varying forecasts as there are various models that meteorologists look at. That’s why we hire the experts….
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Winter Storm Update – 2/24/23; CARE Warming Center OPEN Tonight 2/24/23
Weather Update: Temperatures will rise this afternoon and fall again tonight to the low 20s and possibly below. Moisture on the roads will freeze and driving conditions could be treacherous Saturday morning. Please avoid driving Saturday morning and…
BOOK REVIEW: Strangers in Their Own Land
By Jim Heffernan This is Arlie Hochshcild’s 9th and latest book. It was a finalist for a National Book Award. It the result of 5 years research in rural Louisiana into the…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY UPDATE: Winter Storm and Warming Centers Open in Tillamook, Wheeler, Nehalem & Manzanita Tonight
Thursday, February 23, 2023 5 p.m. Warming Centers: In response to the dangerous weather conditions for people without shelter, and for people without power, a number of warming center options are available Thursday night in…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Initial Columbia River recreational spring Chinook seasons set
(February 22, 2023- CLACKAMAS, Ore.) – Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington adopted recreational spring Chinook seasons for the Columbia River during a joint state hearing today. Effective March 1 (downstream of Bonneville Dam) and April 1 (upstream…