By Jerry Keene, Editor The Oceansider County Short Term Rental Committee to Consider “Caps” in Final Two Meetings The STR Advisory Committee will meet twice more to finalize its recommendations for changes to the county STR…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE CYRUS JAVADI: A Bill to Increase Coastal Housing
By Representative Cyrus Javadi, House District 32 Sickness is going around at the Capitol, and unfortunately I got it this week. It kept me out of the Capitol, but I continued working…
UPDATE – OREGON STATE POLICE – SUSPECT APPREHENDED IN ONTARIO TODAY MONDAY 4/17/23; ON-DUTY OFFICER KILLED- MALHEUR COUNTY
UPDATE: On Monday, April 17, 2023, investigators, with the use of law enforcement resources, located Rene Castro (36) at a residence in Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon. The Oregon State Police SWAT team,…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 4/17/23 – If April showers bring May flowers, we’re gonna have a LOT of flowers!
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Monday, April 17, 2023 We had another fast moving front blow across this morning leaving continued unstable conditions that offered showers, some with…
Adam Driver Slays a T-Rex
Where do I even start with the latest Adam Driver vehicle “65”? The film, written and directed by Scott Beck Bryan Woods, is an absolute masterpiece that quickly replaced many of my…
NOW, IN OTHER NEWS: What the Heck Happened to March?!
It’s mid-April, flowers have started to bloom (check out the California Superbloom!!!), the birds are chirping, taxes are due. Here’s what you might have missed (or not!) this week – in other…
Oregon Lawmakers and Activists Team Up to Prioritize Community Resilience and Clean Energy
As global temperatures continue to rise, climate change is having a profound impact on the world’s ecosystems and economies. Its effects are already being felt in the form of more frequent and…
The Fallout of Leaked Classified Documents: Understanding Russia’s Disinformation Campaign and Its Impact on National Security
The US government is grappling with the unauthorized disclosure of classified national defense information, allegedly by Jack Teixeira, an airman in the Massachusetts Air National Guard. The documents that were leaked appear…
2023 May Special Election – Tillamook County Pioneer’s Questions for the Candidates: Tillamook Bay Community College
What’s so special about this election? The May 2023 election is all about “special districts” – school boards, transportation district, recreation district, fire boards, health districts and more. And for Tillamook County…
Tillamook Estuaries Partnership – Nurturing Natives Volunteer Events Provide Opportunity to Help Improve Local Habitats
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Tillamook County Pioneer is pleased (and so excited!) to introduce our first high school journalism intern, Ashley Hamann. Ashley is a recent graduate from Neah-Kah-Nie High school. Born and…