Effective at Noon, Wednesday July, 21st – Jordan Creek Road and OHV Campground reopens. Jordan Creek Road was closed at ¼ mile mark July 15th for forest management. The contractor was able…
GEEZER TRIBE: 2019’s Christmas in July
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: Linda Shaffer is becoming the “bionic woman” (again.) So we are digging into the Geezer Tribe archives to give you this classic from July 17, 2019. Send Linda some…
Game Hog Creek Fire in Mop Up Stage, 182 acres, 100% lined July 21, 2021; Video from Don Backman
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…