It is a busy week of activities for the Neah-Kah-Nie Pirates! Girls Basketball will host Santiam Christian in Round 1 of the OSAA playoffs on Wednesday the 25th at 7:00 pm. If…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Two TV Shows
By Butch Freedman I watch too much TV. And I’m not ashamed of it. Some medical professionals claim that watching too many hours of television is bad for your brain, that the…
Tillamook PUD Electric Lineworker Program Scholarship
An exciting opportunity for those interested in starting a career as an Electric Lineworker. Tillamook PUD is accepting applications for the 2026 Electric Lineworker Program Scholarship. Since its establishment in 2021, this…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Slushing Through the Third Week
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 2/23/2026 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Since he took office in January 2025, Attorney General Dan Rayfield has signed Oregon on to dozens of lawsuits against…
Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $49 Million in Retroactive Secure Rural Schools Funds for Oregon Counties
Funding comes after passage of Wyden/Merkley/Crapo/Risch bill to reauthorize Secure Rural Schools Program (Washington, D.C. – February 23, 2026) – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that nearly $49 million in retroactive federal funding from…
TILLAMOOK PEOPLE’S UTILITY DISTRICT March 2026 Meetings
The Tillamook People’s Utility District Board of Directors will be attending the following out-of-district trade association meetings: March 4, 2026, Public Power Council Members Forum 3:00 p.m. Location: Portland, OR March…
LEGAL NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS – NOTICE OF PROBATE
NOTICE HEREBY GIVEN Undersigned is appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Shirley B. Kidder, deceased, by Tillamook County Circuit Court, Oregon, #26PB01043. Persons having claims against Estate must present with proper…
OBITUARY: Pamela Jones – April 12, 1958 – February 18, 2026
Pamela was “mom” to everyone she met, and she had more kids than the 5 she gave birth to. She was a great cook who loved to feed people and was always…
Tillamook High School Senior Brings Out of the Darkness Campus Walk, Suicide Prevention Awareness to Tillamook March 14th
Tillamook Family Counseling Center and Tillamook County Suicide Prevention Coalition are excited to be working with senior Remi Wiser Searcy from Tillamook High School to bring an Out of the Darkness Campus…
BOOK REVIEW: “Nexus” by Yuval Noah Harari
By Jim Heffernan I picked this 2024 book because it was the only one I could find in my library that had AI in the title. I’m worried about AI. The usual…