Oregon Secretary of State implements House Bill 4133 SALEM, OR — As of December 30th, 2025, all eligible Oregonians will be able to register to vote through a secure, online form by submitting the last…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Oregon to receive $197.3M federal investment in rural healthcare
Funding will help improve healthcare access, boost disease management and prevention, support workforce, expand data and technology use PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon will receive $197.3 million in 2026 to improve rural healthcare…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 12/29/25: Mother Nature gives us a break, King Tides return
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Well, I hope everyone had a great Christmas, and now comes the last few days of 2025. The good news is that it…
United Paws’ Cats of the Week: Meet Ivy and Foxy
Meet Ivy and Foxy, United Paws Cats of the Week. These calico beauties were abandoned when their guardian moved. A neighbor fed them as outside cats, and reached out for help. United…
OP/ED: A Better New Year?
By Butch Freedman Well, it couldn’t be worse. 2025 was a bitch. (No offense to female pups.) Trump and his toadies turned every good thing upside down. I’m not now going to…
2026 OSU Master Gardener Training- Tillamook County – APPLY NOW! Classes Start Jan. 8
Ready to dig deeper into gardening and give back to your community? The Oregon State University Extension Service in Tillamook County welcomes everyone interested in participating in the 2026 Master Gardener Training,…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: New Year News
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 12/29/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, It is New Year Week, and the great gray whale migration is back on the Oregon coast. The massive migration of eastern…
No Gas Tax Referendum secures over 250,000 signatures on petition to put gas tax on ballot
(SALEM, OR)– Today, December 29, 2025 at 1pm, the chief petitioners to the gas tax referendum will be turning in additional signatures to State Elections bringing their total count to 250,900 Oregon voters…
BOOK REVIEWS: Jim Heffernan’s Top 25 for 2025
By Jim Heffernan Here’s my fourth annual book list. It’s my take on the best 25 books I’ve read in 2025. Many of them have reviews in the Pioneer, some don’t. Many…
GUIDED FIRST DAY HIKES SET FOR NEW YEAR’S DAY IN 25 OREGON STATE PARKS; TILLAMOOK COUNTY STATE PARKS HOST FIRST HIKES AT OSWALD WEST, SITKA SEDGE
SALEM, Oregon— Whether you prefer a moderate hike through a desert landscape or a paved wooded trail inside city limits, Oregon State Parks has a First Day Hike for you on New Year’s Day, Thursday Jan. 1. In Tillamook…