EDITOR’S NOTE: There have been multiple articles in Washington, Oregon and California (more recently an article on OPB) calling for removing bird seed feeders due to spreading salmonella and other diseases, but…
Oregon reports 466 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths; Tillamook County adds 3 more cases, total cases at 401
OIOpublisher PORTLAND, Ore. — There are six new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,149, the Oregon Health Authority reported today February 18, 2021. Oregon Health Authority reported…
Governor Issues Statement on Return to In-Person Instruction
“Thanks to the incredible work of our superintendents, school board members, educators, parents, and community members, Oregon has more than doubled the number of students learning in-person, to 116,749.” (Salem, OR) —…
U.S. 26 (Sunset Highway) Paving Project: Cornell Road to Sylvan Interchange – Construction starts in late February
ODOT is starting construction in late February to improve approximately six miles of U.S. 26 (Sunset Highway) by repaving in both directions from Cornell Road to the Sylvan interchange, including several on- and…
TILLAMOOK PEOPLE’S UTILITY DISTRICT March 2021 Meetings
The Tillamook People’s Utility District Board of Directors will be attending the following out-of-district trade association meetings: •March 3, 2021 Public Power Council Members Forum 3:00 p.m. Location: TPUD •March 4, 2021…
Coast Guard completes 3 rescues during busy crab season opener
ASTORIA, Ore. — Coast Guard rescue crews from Station Cape Disappointment responded to three distress calls during the season opener of the Washington State commercial crab season this past Saturday. The station, located…
GEEZER TRIBE: Why it’s so darned hard to toss out food
by Linda Shaffer Last night I decided to use up a packaged sauce mix which had lived in our cupboard for a long, long time. When I opened the package, I could…
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Deputies Tree Heroics Rescue Stranded Motorists during Weekend Ice/Snow Storm
(From Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page) While many of us (including this writer) stayed clear of the ice storm that raged this weekend (Friday Feb. 13 through Sunday Feb. 15) in…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COVID19 INCIDENT COMMAND UPDATE: COVID-19 Vaccine info
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager & COVID Incident Commander The Tillamook County Community Health Center is working with its vaccine partners which includes the Rinehart Clinic, Tillamook Adventist Hospital, Nehalem…
Vaccine Voices: ‘As a person with a disability, I felt very fortunate’
Daniel Alrick had some pain in his arm after his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine but, he says, it was “no worse than a flu shot.” “As a person with a…