On Thursday, July 9, 2020 at approximately 1:52 P.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Hwy 101 and Long Prairie Rd. Preliminary…
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Increase in Community Spread at Gatherings; Modeling shows potentially steep upward trend
OIOpublisher OHA reported that we are seeing increasing spread of COVID-19 at social gatherings like graduations, birthdays, weddings and holidays. COVID-19 is also spreading more among social activities involving groups of younger…
View From Here: When did you hit the “COVID wall”?
EDITOR’S NOTE: Or are you on the “Corona-Coaster”? You know – “The ups and downs of the pandemic – you go from one day loving your bubble, baking banana bread, tending the…
North County Business Relief Fund Raises over $90,000; Assists 64 Businesses – Need Continues …
On the Fourth of July, 2020, members of the North County Business Relief Committee met to devise a plan for distributing the remainder of the $30,000 grant received from the Oregon Community…
ASTROLOGY: THINGS HAVE BEEN INTENSE!!
By Madame Dana Zia One does not need an Astrologer to tell them that things have been intense lately but let’s just get it out in the open…..THINGS HAVE BEEN INTENSE!!! In…
Manzanita Mayor Response to the Continued Commentary by Randy Kugler to Set Record Straight
By Mike Scott, Mayor of Manzanita When Randy Kugler questioned the use of water funds in the Manzanita City budget last year, and threatened to sue the City over the issue, we…
How risky is this activity? Four questions to ask yourself; Tillamook County at 16 cases
Yesterday, Thursday July 9th, Oregon reported another record number of new cases of COVID-19. The cases include increases from workplace outbreaks as well as community spread from things like social gatherings with…
TBCC Students Meet Oregon Poets in Online Classroom
Oregon’s most recent poet laureate, Kim Stafford, was scheduled to visit students at Tillamook Bay Community College in April but the pandemic had other plans. His events were cancelled across the state,…
More summer Chinook fishing on the Columbia River July 9-15; Shad fishing closed July 9-15 in Bonneville Pool to reduce risk of sockeye handle
CLACKAMAS, Ore.—Fishery managers in Washington and Oregon set additional Chinook salmon fishing days during their joint meeting today thanks to an upper Columbia summer Chinook run that is exceeding original forecasts. Recreational…
Commissioner Baertlein’s Reflection on the Pandemic
By Bill Baertlein, Tillamook County Commissioner As we move through this pandemic, we are all facing challenges we never anticipated. The board of commissioners closed county buildings to all but essential staff….