If you’re like us, you’ve been watching the stories about those who are not staying home because they’re taking care of all of us. They’re providing access to healthcare, food, transportation, public…
RAINBOW ART: Art Accelerated Rainbow Art Contest – Enter to Win Art Supplies by April 6th
OIOpublisher Here’s a reminder about the contest … Art Accelerated – Blink and You’ll Miss It – Art Gallery in Tillamook is sponsoring a great art contest and the gallery will be…
Drew’s Delayed Editorial: CORONAVIRUS VS. CINEMA
By Andrew Jenck The Wuhan Coronavirus has disrupted the film release schedule more drastically than anything in the past few decades. You’ve probably heard by now that major film releases have been…
TBCC Offers FREE Online College Courses to Local High School Juniors and Seniors in Response to COVID-19 School Closures
To help support high school students to continue their education this spring, Tillamook Bay Community College is offering all juniors and seniors currently enrolled at a Tillamook County high school the opportunity…
Healthcare in the Time of Coronavirus
By Mary Faith Bell (Nehalem, OR) This is a very stressful time for healthcare personnel; they’re on the frontlines of an unprecedented public health crisis, putting their own health at risk in…
Oregon reports 736 COVID-19 cases statewide; 1 new death; 47 new COVID-19 cases; Tillamook County remains at 3 cases
COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 19, the Oregon Health Authority reported on April 1st. Oregon Health Authority also reported 47 new cases of…
Rainbow Art – Art Accelerated – Creative Entries Today; Fence Mosiacs, Flowers and Legos
There are rainbows everywhere! Literally – our April showers have rainbows springing. Here’s a reminder about the contest … Art Accelerated – Blink and You’ll Miss It – Art Gallery in Tillamook…
Thomas Guernsey Bender – September 24, 1941 – March 4, 2020
EDITOR’S NOTE: Several weeks ago, Lane deMoll sent me Tom’s obituary for publication. It was when the pandemic started to materialize in our region, and the timing – and so much content,…
Words of Wisdom: Connecting and Creating
By Neal Lemery This time of quarantine, social distancing, staying home is a new order in society. Our social connections can become frayed, even severed. The many events of daily life have…
False Report of Child Shot, Hostage Situation Sends First Reponders Rushing to Scene
Tillamook, OR – On April 1, 2020 at approximately 7:45 AM, Tillamook County Communications District 911 received a call from a female subject that a 5 year old child had been shot…