By Brian Vitulli, General Manager, Tillamook County Transportation District In my last article*, I shared a lot about the bus driver shortage that is impacting our services locally, and that we’re not…
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PRIMARY ELECTION MAY 2024: NORTH COUNTY CANDIDATES FORUM MAY 7th, NCRD. 6 to 8pm; Zoom Option Available
This is it – one more opportunity to meet with the candidates for Tillamook County Commissioner Positions 1 & 2 – all the candidates have confirmed; and candidates for State Representative. The…
RESPONSE: What’s the big deal? All three Commissioners salaries only about quarter (.26) of 1% of total county budget …
EDITOR’S NOTE: Lucy Brook is responding to an op/ed press release from the Lovelin campaign – https://www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/op-ed-erin-skaars-salary-revealed-lovelin-campaign-sheds-light-on-true-cost-to-taxpayers/ to the public, i think it’s pertinent to know that one county commissioner’s current annual…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION – ODOT CONTRUCTION ALERT – HWY. 101, ASTORIA/WARRENTON: Nighttime full bridge closures start May 6th, Bridge work expected to start this May
If you’re traveling between Warrenton and Astoria, plan ahead – we’re planning to do nighttime routine maintenance and inspections on three bridges in the area. Here’s our tentative schedule: U.S. 101 New…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION – ODOT CONSTRUCTION ALERT- HWY. 131 – Tillamook River Bridge: Repairs May 6th – expect daytime road closures
We’re making repairs to the Tillamook River Bridge. You can expect: OR 131 road closures while crews work between 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Construction noise and delays. Two weeks of work: May…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: More Than You Wanted to Know About Our Roads
EDITOR’S NOTE: Representative Gomberg had previously represented South Tillamook County before re-destricting, and his updates provide helpful information that applies to our part of the Oregon Coast as well. Tillamook County has…
Breaking Barriers: Life Beyond Labels – Oregon COAAST – Communities of All Abilities Succeeding Together
It is pure magic to orchestrate many hours of driving over two mountain ranges with multiple stops, new digs and choices; a walk across a large parking lot with the gorgeous high…
FATAL CRASH – HWY 101 – TILLAMOOK COUNTY, NEAR OSWALD WEST STATE PARK SAT. APRIL 27
On Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 4:55 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Hwy 101, near milepost 39, in Tillamook County near Oswald West State Park. The preliminary…
GORDON’S WEATHER UPDATE: He’s BACK!! Weekly Forecast 4/29/24
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer And a happy Monday to ya Tillamook. I continue to mend from the surgery, not 100% yet, but much improved from a couple…
OP/ED- Erin Skaar’s Salary Revealed: Lovelin Campaign Sheds Light on True Cost to Taxpayers
*EDITOR’S NOTE: As Tam Hulburt detailed in her letter to the editor (see link below), and as indicated below, the commissioners’ salary is approximately $90,000, and the commissioners’ compensation package is $126,000…
