“Watershed” is a word that evokes several meanings. Looking out our windows here in the Oregon Coast Range we literally see watersheds, the places where our water is collected, first by forests,…
Support for Manzanita Community Center Project
OIOpublisher Dear Friends, I want to share my strong support for the Manzanita Underhill Community Center project, and my gratitude for the immense amounts of work put in by people involved. There…
Falcon Cove Road Closure Sept. 23-30 to replace failing culvert
Tillamook County Road Dept. has become aware of a critically failing culvert that crosses Falcon Cove Road at +/- 0.30 mile west from the Highway 101 intersection in North Tillamook County. Tillamook…
Tillamook County Public Works Curl Bridge Load Posting Notice, Construction
In the letter dated August 13, 2019 to all the residents, Tillamook County Public Works received a letter from the Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Bridge Engineer recommending that the County place…
TBCC Shows Off New Truck Driver Simulator Sept. 12th
By Matt Maizel Dr. Ross Tomlin, president of Tillamook Bay Community College, spoke last Thursday September 12th at the Partners for Rural Innovation Center to introduce the Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Training…
Beyond the Beach: A summer of events along Cape Falcon Marine Reserve
By Dan Haag The slate of events offered by Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve during the summer 2019 season spanned a wide variety of subjects and interests. From May through August…
Manzanita Water Fund
By Randy Kugler Why is the $92,600 taken from the Water Fund to pay City Hall salaries something citizens should even be concerned about? Every dollar that the City can avoid paying…
MEMORY TRACKS: The Diary of a Depot – Chapter II – The 1920’s
EDITOR’S NOTE: A familiar name to Pioneer readers, Virginia Prowell has shared her delightful poems with us for the last few years. Recently, Don Best shared a copy of Virginia’s book “Memory…
2019 Fire Season and Regulated Use Closure Termination Sept. 17th
The Oregon Department of Forestry, announces effective at 1:00 am, Tuesday, September 17, 2019, Fire Season and Regulated Use Closure will be terminated in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protection District. This area…
Drew’s Reviews: IT CHAPTER TWO
By Andrew Jenck Expectations were not high for It, as most Stephen King adaptions, at that point, were generally not well received, and Pennywise’s new design seemed to be a turnoff. Proving…