The Neah-Kah-Nie Future Natural Resources Leaders (FNRL) team toppled many 4A and 5A schools to place 3rd in last Saturday’s forestry event at Sweet Home. Three years ago, NKN took 12th place,…
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I’VE BEEN THINKING … Mr. Peabody’s WABAC Machine
By Jim Heffernan I sure find the world we live in to be very confusing, maybe I’m just old. I’ve always had a reverent view of “truth” but in present-day America, everybody…
CARE Making Progress toward Opening New Shelter in Tillamook.
Progress continues as Community Action Resource Enterprises (CARE), Inc. works to bring new shelter options to Tillamook County this spring. The first phase of the project – which will include a large,…
Rep. David Gomberg Secures Over $38 Million in Housing and Behavioral Health Investments
Funding includes critically needed wastewater infrastructure, treatment facilities, and expansions to treatment courts for House District 10. SALEM, OR – With the 2024 legislative session now adjourned, over $38 million in funding…
OREGON STATE PARKS: RESPECT NESTING AREAS TO PROTECT THREATENED SNOWY PLOVER MARCH 15 – SEPT. 15
OREGON COAST, OR – The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and Siuslaw National Forest remind visitors that it is plover nesting season on the Oregon coast March 15 to Sept. 15 — visitors can help…
GORDON’S WEATHER UPDATE 3/13/24: Spring is on the way!
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer We saw a couple of light showers this morning in the northwesterly flow, but with the ridge to the west moving in and…
Tillamook People’s Utility District REGULAR MEETING NOTICE March 19, 2024 UPDATED
The meeting will be held at Tillamook PUD, 1115 Pacific Ave., Tillamook, OR 97141 The Tillamook People’s Utility District Board of Directors will conduct the following meetings. 3:00 p.m.- Facilities Master Plan…
BOOK REVIEW: The Age of American Unreason by Susan Jacoby
By Jim Heffernan I think I was attracted to this book by the concept of “The Age of American Unreason”, such an apt description of our times. Once I started reading it,…
Nehalem Valley Care Center Awarded Oregon Community Foundation Grant – For the Second Time
Financial Support Helps Effort to Train and Employ Nursing Assistants (Wheeler, OR) – The Oregon Community Foundation’s (OCF) “Better Nursing Home Care Grant Fund” has awarded the north coast region’s only skilled…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: It’s a Wrap!
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, Overall, I’m confident saying the short session exceeded all expectations. We addressed the big issues. We avoided the drama. And we delivered…