SALEM, Ore. — Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Troopers discovered fish with embedded hooks, sliced fins, circular scabs, and other evidence of illegal tactics, while assisting ODFW hatchery staff during the…
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North Coast Oregon Orchestra Concerts this Weekend!
The North Oregon Coast Symphony completes its 2022-2023 season with two classical music concerts in June. This non-profit ensemble, under the direction of conductor Cory Pederson, brings together musicians from the north…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE CYRUS JAVADI: Session is Wrapping Up …
By Representative Cyrus Javadi, House District 32 The House Committee On Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water recently held an informational hearing on HB 3585, my bill to address the concerns in…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 6/9/23 – What? Rain … well, sprinkles …
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Ooppsss! Mother Nature snuck some precipitation into the area today, in the form of an upper level disturbance that was not picked up…
Coast Guard rescues 2 men from capsized boat off Southwest Oregon Coast
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued two people from their boat after it capsized Wednesday night off the coast of Nesika Beach, near Gold Beach, Oregon. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Columbia…
Tillamook High School’s Charity Drive Hands Out Over $50,000 to Local Organizations
Tillamook High School’s annual Charity Drive handed out $53,017.20 in checks to community organizations that had been selected to receive grants on May 24.mGrants were awarded to 33 organizations from across the…
Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Wildfires — Being prepared makes a difference
Local, grassroot emergency volunteer groups across Tillamook County are working to teach residents how to prepare themselves and their communities for natural disasters. These groups meet regularly and all residents and even…
Fire Season Starts Early in the Pacific Northwest
EDITOR’S NOTE: Some areas of Oregon are already in Fire Season, and Northwest Oregon will enter fire season on June 14th. We have already had several brush and vegetation fires in Tillamook…
Drew’s Editorials: WRITER’S GUILD OF AMERICA STRIKE 2023
By Andrew Jenck On May 2, the contract between the Writer’s Guild of America and the film and TV studios expired, halting virtually all writers in Hollywood from working on any projects….
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 6/8/23
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer The upper level trough that I have mentioned in the previous forecasts, continues to inch towards the coast and now rests just offshore….