By Butch Freedman Let’s start here: each morning that I wake up and I’m still breathing and mobile, I count as a win. After that, I go check out the surf from…
Call to Leaders to Recognize Needs of Rural Areas, Impact of Funding Cuts
As a resident of a small town, I am writing to express concern about the growing challenges our communities face and to encourage greater attention to the needs of rural areas. Small…
30 Years Ago – 1996 Flood Remembered: Nehalem Valley Historical Society Presentation features Mark Beach & Community Stories on Feb. 14
The Nehalem Valley Historical Society invites the community to join historian Mark Beach and Vivi Tallman to hear about the historic flood 30 years ago, and share stories of the 1996 flood…
Join Us for Coffee with a Cop – Tomorrow Wed. Feb. 11
Join Us for Coffee with a Cop – Tomorrow! Looking to connect with local law enforcement in a friendly, casual setting? Come join us tomorrow Feb. 11 from 9–10 AM at Hygge…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Bad Bunny vs. the Evil Empire
By Butch Freedman That trump fellow, you know, the one whose brain is made of Diet Coke and McDonald’s french fries. Yeah, that one, the clown conspirator, the one with all the…
SOS TILLAMOOK – Tillamook County’s Prevention Program Presents: SAFER HOMES – FREE event for North County families Feb. 18
The Tillamook Family Counseling Center is hosting a Safer Homes event next Wednesday, February 18th, from 6:00-7:30pm at the Neah-Kah-Nie High School cafeteria. If you have kids, tweens, or teens in your…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Free Fishing Days Feb. 14 & 15
(SALEM, OR) —Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 14 and 15, 2026. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags, endorsements or validations are required on…
Music, Dance & Art Healing with Huehca Omeyocan at Bay City Arts Center Feb. 7, 2026; Art Display Continues Through February
By Romy Carver; Photos & Video by Don Backman On Saturday evening February 7, 2026, Bay City Arts Center hosted a special treat, an Ancestral Music and Dance Celebration featuring Huehca Omeyocan,…
The Power of Love Still Works – Community Prayer Gathering at White Clover Grange Feb. 14
By LaNicia Duke Many of us can feel it. We know we are in the midst of a shift. We bear the pain of the earth. We know it is not just…
“A Man Called York” Oregon Black Pioneers presentation at Tillamook County Pioneer Museum; Special FREE Presentation Feb. 28th, Limited Seating
York was an enslaved man who took part in the Lewis and Clark Expedition from 1803-1806. But what is known about York besides his participation in this journey? “A Man Called York”…