Meet Phantom, United Paws Cat of the Week. Life has been an incredible journey for this sweet kitty who was found with his siblings and another litter of abandoned kittens in…
If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothing at all …
By Laura Swanson, Editor/Partner, Tillamook County Pioneer The flood of negative postcards in our mailboxes (and the commercials, on social media – everywhere!) is just disgusting – the messaging, the rhetoric…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Preparing for respiratory illness season – Get vaccines now
By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC As temperatures begin to cool and the holiday season gets underway with Halloween this month, it’s time to prepare for fall and winter respiratory illnesses. As we…
BOOK REVIEW: Breakneck – China’s Quest to Engineer the Future by Dan Wang
By Jim Heffernan This excellent book was written by a native born Chinese man who emigrated to Canada in 1999 at age 7. His family moved to the United States when…
NORTH COUNTY RESISTANCE: SAVING DEMOCRACY; VOTE-VOTE-VOTE
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here are a couple of reminders from our friends at the North County Resistance. In case you missed it – they gathered in Manznaita for the fourth international “No…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT): Rain is here; ODOT crews get ahead by targeting trouble spots
ODOT crews smooth out “the bump” on U.S. 26 at milepost 13 ahead of the rain. Repairs highlight ongoing maintenance to reduce road damage and disruptions. (SALEM, OR) — As Oregon…
BUTCH’S BLOG: The Balm of Basketball
By Butch Freedman I love basketball. I used to play, mostly school yard stuff. But I kept at it for quite a few years, till bad knees forced me to sit…
Ring the Alarm – VOTE!
By Kim Rosenberg I was listening to the radio yesterday and reporters were interviewing people about the upcoming election. When they asked a working woman with kids currently receiving SNAP benefits…
Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Tillamook’s Christmas Basket Program Returns for 2026; Volunteers prepare to support local families as applications open October 30
By Rebecca Dougherty Tillamook Christmas Basket Program Opens Applications for 2026 on October 30, 2026 at CARE Inc., 2310 1st Street in Tillamook. Food insecurity continues to affect many families in…
NEAH-KAH-NIE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE 10/23/26 FOLLOWING LOCKDOWN, SUPPORT AVAILABLE
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Pioneer reached out to Neah-Kah-Nie High School Principal Christy Hartford to share her message to the Pirate community with the larger Noth Tillamook County community that was also impacted…
