By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Thursday, October 20, 2022 Weather The clouds today were associated with a weak and dry cold front moving southeastward thru the area. This…
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Tanner Mautner Receives Coast Guard Award, Alertness Helped Save Two Kayakers on Tillamook Bay
OIOpublisher By Laura Swanson With all of outdoor recreational activities, there are plenty of things that can go wrong. We are always encouraged by first responders and law enforcement that if you…
Air quality advisory for Columbia, Clackamas, Marion, Multnomah and Washington counties; Many areas with unhealthy air quality
QUICK FACTS Location: Columbia, Clackamas, Marion, Multnomah and Washington counties End date: Friday, Oct. 21 Smoke source: Nakia Creek, Siouxon and Cedar Creek fires The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Wednesday for Columbia, Clackamas,…
I’VE BEEN THINKING: Money & Politics – ORESTAR Reveals Candidates Fund Sources
By Jim Heffernan I’m still thinking about how money has corrupted our political life. Maybe a closer examination of the details might provide something of an explanation for the mess we’re in….
Cheesemakers Undefeated in League Play; Scappoose Comes to Town for First Game at Home Friday Oct. 21st
By Matt Maizel Cheesemakers football stays undefeated in league play, and will improve to 3-0 (5-2 overall) in 2022 after dismantling the winless Astoria Fishermen (0-3 in League, 0-7 overall) in front…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 10/19/22 – Rain, and more rain … You can see it coming
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Wednesday, October 19, 2022 Weather I guess after today we can say goodbye to summer as the high pressure ridge starts to move…
OCEANSIDE INCOROPORATION: A tale of two campaigns – “Optimism and smarts” vs. “confuse the voters”
Early in the Oceanside incorporation campaign, a team of incorporation opponents received an e-mail from Yuriy Chanba, the founder of “Oceanside True Friends.” It contained this surprising suggestion: “Finally, a curveball to…
MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH – SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 5 WITH EXTENDED CLOSURE- LINN COUNTY, MP 228 to 211
(October 19th, 2022 11:31 AM) – On October 19, 2022, around 8:00 A.M., Oregon State Police Troopers responded to a multi-vehicle crash on southbound Interstate 5 between milepost 228 and 211. Interstate…
OCEANSIDE INCORPORATION: Remember Why You Live Here!
From Oceanside True Friends Both sides on Oceanside incorporation have been sending op-eds and letters-to-the-editor (LTEs) to the County’s two newspapers, the Headlight-Herald and the Tillamook County Pioneer. Assertions and rebuttals on…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER’S QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES – Nov. 2022: Wheeler City Councilors
It’s election time – and in Tillamook County there has been an increase in participation in our government process with many races having multiple choices. The Pioneer is proud to provide this…