By Michelle Jenck, Adventist Health Director of Community Well-Being In 2014, Bill Baertlein, local accountant and civic leader, began floating an idea to do something fun to get people moving in a…
Oregon reports 1,152 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 29 new deaths; No new cases in Tillamook County today
OIOpublisher PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 29 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,737, the Oregon Health Authority reported today January 14, 2021. Oregon Health Authority reported…
Virtual ‘Oregon Transfer Days’ to be held Jan. 19, 2021
In an effort to assist Oregon community college students to successfully transition to a four-year college or university, Oregon’s community colleges and four-year universities collaborate each year on a state-wide Oregon Transfer…
Facebook Drilling Site Incurs Storm Damage (Again) in Tierra Del Mar
By Edmund Ruttledge A large “sound curtain” recently installed at Facebook’s drilling site in Tierra Del Mar has incurred significant damage … again. The winter gale this week had blown pieces of…
FBI, Law Enforcement Countrywide Prepare for Potential of Unrest Leading Up to Biden Inauguration
The FBI’s Portland Field Office, working with the Oregon State Police, the Salem Police Department, the Portland Police Bureau, and all of our other local, state, and federal partners, is preparing for…
ODOT: Rain creates slide threats, other concerns around Oregon
Heavy winds and rain have produced a variety of road hazards including standing water, flooding, downed trees and powerlines. But another major threat in the days ahead will come from rain-soaked hillsides…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS: Alderbrook Loop South Closure Tomorrow, Thursday Jan. 14th
Please be advised that Alderbrook Loop South from State Highway 101 to Possetti Road will be closed on Thursday, January 14, 2021 to remove Hazardous trees. The closure is anticipated to be…
Nehalem Valley Care Center Patients/Staff Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
The Nehalem Valley Care Center, a 48-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Wheeler, was among the first such facilities in the nation to receive the COVID vaccine according to an announcement…
OREGON NATIONAL GUARD JOINS SALEM HEALTH TO VACCINATE OREGONIANS
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon National Guardsmen joined Salem Health at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem, Oregon on Jan. 12, to assist them with their efforts to distribute the COVID-19 vaccination to…
Oregon reports 1,346 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 41 new deaths; Tillamook county adds 11 new cases
PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 41 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,708, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today. Oregon Health Authority reported 1,346…