Wednesday July 21st update from Oregon Department of Forestry regarding the Game Hog Creek Fire: “The Game Hog Creek Fire is in heavy mop-up today. Crews are pushing into the interior working…
CAMPFIRES BANNED IN STATE PARKS, STATE-MANAGED FORESTLAND EAST OF INTERSTATE 5 EFFECTIVE THURSDAY, JULY 22
Salem, Ore — Due to fire danger and limited firefighting resources across the western U.S., effective Thursday, July 22 no campfires will be allowed in state parks and in state-managed forests east of…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 7/21/21 Weather
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Management Wednesday, July 21, 2021 8:30am Weather The upper level low pressure area that we have watched to the northwest since last week, is finally moving…
Get Ready for Garibaldi Days “Lite” Edition July 23-25
Garibaldi Days is almost here! The weekend of July 23-25 Garibaldi will host the 2021 ‘Lite’ edition of this annual event to include our 61st annual parade and a fireworks display over…
Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel near Newport, OR July 19th
ASTORIA, Ore. – A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a man Monday afternoon from a 40-foot commercial fishing vessel after suffering a medical emergency 5 miles west of Newport. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 7/20/21 – Weather, Game Hog Creek Fire, COVID-19
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Tuesday, July 20, 2021, 10:45am Weather For once, we appreciate the morning drizzly start as Tillamook County is in Moderate Drought conditions which is actually…
Not Chaos in Portland!
EDITOR’S NOTE: This letter to the editor is in response to this story: https://www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/chaos-in-portland-now-they-want-to-recall-their-mayor/ I live in Portland. We, like other big cities, have a lot of challenges due to the pandemic…
Oregon Shores Conversation Coalition Series: History of Oregon Coastal Conservation with Chuck Johnson, Virtual Presentation July 21st
The Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. One of the anniversary activities is a series of online talks, relating to both the history and the future of the…
NEWS UPDATE FROM OREGON STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Heat, Water, and Wildfires
By David Gomberg, District 10 Oregon State Representative Hello Friends, I want to talk a bit this week about heat, water, and wildfires. Across the West, we are seeing dire reports that…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 7/19/21 – Weather
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Monday, July 19, 2021, 12:30pm No real change in the weather picture today, the upper level low pressure area we have been watching the last…
