To the editor: This May, voters living in the Nehalem Bay Health District (NBHD) have the opportunity to re-elect Marc Johnson to the District’s board, which he currently chairs. I urge voters…
Clatsop County residents fight for public’s right to vote as vacation rental industry seeks to block local election; Petitioners of Measure 4-221 filed a motion to intervene today on a case brought against Clatsop County
OIOpublisher Astoria, Ore.—Petitioners on a Clatsop County ballot measure to protect homes in rural neighborhoods from being converted to vacation rentals today filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought against…
POSITIVE VIBES: The Magic of Mushrooms
By Jan Boal, RN So what’s all the buzz about mushrooms!? Well, they really are pretty amazing. From radioactive clean up, regenerating of brain neuroplasticity, to therapy for long term trauma, depression…
BOOK REVIEW: A Gentle Answer – Our “Secret Weapon” in an Age of Us Against Them
By Jim Heffernan Braver Angels has a library* of sorts. There aren’t any real books there, but there’s a growing list with summaries and reviews for about 130+ books. These are books…
Short Term Rental Industry Blatantly Breaking Oregon Campaign Finance Laws; Opponents of a citizen initiative to preserve residential housing stock in Clatsop County ignored multiple campaign finance rules
EDITOR’S NOTE: There is an initiative on Clatsop County’s ballot – Measure 4-221 – to phase out short-term rentals in unincorporated Clatsop County. For more about the Measure, see links below. Astoria,…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: HEALTH CARE MASK UPDATE
As we approach Monday April 3rd, which is when the mask requirement for health care settings in Oregon ends, we realize there may be mixed emotions. Please know that everyone should feel…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 3/31/23 – Snow in Coast Range Passes this Weekend; Winter Weather Advisory
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Friday, March 31, 2023 We had a strong cold front move through today that is bringing us some rain and winds as it…
National Weather Service Portland Updated Briefing for Heavy Cascades Snow and Low Snow Levels through Monday
(3/31/23) Good morning, this is an update to yesterday‘s briefing regarding very heavy snow that is expected for the Cascades this weekend. Some changes have been made to the forecast and warnings. Primary…
Tillamook County Emergency Management Alert: Winter Storm Warning from Friday March 31st at 11:00 PM until 11:00PM Sunday, April 2nd
* WHAT…Heavy snow expected above 1500 feet. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches, except 8 to 16 inches for elevations above 2000 feet. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph…
OBITUARY: James Timothy Goddard – June 19, 1940 – March 22, 2023
Funeral service today Friday, March 31, 2023, 11am at St. By the Sea in Rockaway Beach, OR. James Timothy Goddard Beloved Husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, and a friend to all….