Tillamook, OR January 26, 2018: CARE, Inc. recently announced the public launch of its “Home for CARE Campaign”. This $750,000 effort will provide the funds needed to assure CARE, Inc. can secure…
Category: Breaking News
Alaska Earthquake, Tsunami Scare Jan. 23 Raises LOTS of Questions
By Lt. Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Management Director The recent tsunami scare has raised awareness but also raised some questions and concerns. I will try to address those that I have…
Adventurous Wind Surfer in Rockaway Beach – 1/25/18
Photos by Don Best With snow on the Coast Range, many coastal residents were stoking their fires today, but Don Best caught this adventurous wind surfer taking advantage of continued big surf…
Manzanita Golf Course Will Re-Open February 1st
Oregon PGA Professional Matt J. Brown of Manzanita Links LLC has acquired the golf course property from Jim Pentz and Tony Erickson of Pine Grove Properties, Inc. MANZANITA, OR, January 24, 2018…
Diver rescued from Tillamook Bay by local law enforcement officers during marine patrol
Tillamook Bay-On January 22, 2018 around 1:09pm, a Marine Deputy from the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office and an OSP Fish and Game Trooper were conducting a routine marine patrol in the Crab…
Alaskan Earthquake Triggers Coastal Tsunami Watches, Evacuations; All Clear, Watch Cancelled at 4:20 am
At 12:32 am Alaskan Time (1:31am PST) a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck 175 miles SE of Kodiak in the Gulf of Alaska, prompting a tsunami warning for Alaska’s southern coast and a tsunami watch…
Tillamook Chamber Awards – January 20th
On January 20th, the Tillamook Chamber held their annual awards dinner, and the winners are: Small Business: Yo Time Large Business: Werner’s Gourmet Meat Snacks Development of the year: DeGarde Brewing Citizen…
UPDATE: Coast Guard responding to oil sheen in Astoria, Oregon Jan. 20
ASTORIA, Oregon — Coast Guard and local salvage personnel discovered the potential source of the oil sheen and are working to minimize environmental impacts on the Columbia River near Astoria, Saturday. Coast…
UPDATE: Wyden Town Halls postponed, to be rescheduled
UPDATE: Because of ongoing Senate consideration of the spending bill, this weekend’s town halls in Washington, Columbia, Clatsop and Tillamook counties have been postponed and will be rescheduled. Tillamook County – Oregon’s…
Epic Ocean Waves Battered Oregon Coast Jan. 18 – Don Best Images of Twin Rocks
From Cape Disappointment on the Long Beach Peninsula down to Lincoln City, and beyond, record-breaking ocean waves driven by storms at sea and high tides wreaked havoc on Thursday January 18th. One…