NEWPORT, Ore – Pre-season testing shows Dungeness crabs are too low in meat yield in some ocean areas, delaying Oregon’s commercial season until at least Dec. 16. Targeted to open Dec. 1,…
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Neskowin Moving Forward to Protect Watershed, Water Supply with Purchase of Key 80 Acres, Working Toward Preserving Entire 1,200 Acre Watershed
TILLAMOOK COUNTY—The Neskowin Regional Water District has completed the first phase in a long-term vision of acquiring part of the Hawk Creek Watershed surrounding the community’s drinking water source. In early November,…
Nestucca Valley School District awarded $1M Workforce Ready Grant through Future Ready Oregon
The Nestucca Valley School District, acting on behalf of the Tillamook Education Consortium (TEC), submitted a grant application to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) for a Future Ready Oregon Round Two…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: Busy Weekend on the Water for Marine Deputy, Difficult Search & Rescue
The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office, and in particular, Marine Deputy Dennis Greiner, had a busy weekend. It all began for Deputy Greiner on Friday, November 10th when he launched a TCSO patrol…
Tillamook Bay South Jetty Repair Update: Project to Begin Soon
By Michael Saindon, General Manager Port of Garibaldi It has been a long road to get to this point, but we, the Port of Garibaldi) can finally announce some good news. Since…
Salmon Shark Washes Ashore at Cannon Beach, Recovered by Seaside Aquarium Nov. 10th
Today we recovered a 30-pound salmon shark from Cannon Beach. Though it was not alive, it can still yield valuable information. A necropsy will be performed sometime in the future, hopefully with…
Tillamook County District Attorney Issues Statement: Investigation Finds Rockaway Beach Officer Involved Shooting Sept. 7th Justified
By Katie Frankowicz, KMUN Radio News Director ROCKAWAY BEACH, Ore. — The fatal shooting of a Rockaway Beach man by officers in September was justified according to findings released this week. In…
FATAL CRASH INVOLVING LOG TRUCK, PRIUS ON HWY 6 TILLAMOOK COUNTY FRIDAY, NOV. 3
On Friday, November 3, 2023, at 7:08 a.m., the Oregon State Police responded to a log truck versus passenger car crash on Hwy 6, near milepost 12, in Tillamook County. The preliminary…
Tillamook Ambulance Involved in Early Morning Accident on Hwy. 6; EMS Self-Extricated, Provided Medical Assistance to Occupants in Other Involved Vehicle
At 4:43 a.m. on November 4, an Adventist Health Tillamook Emergency Medical Services ambulance was involved in a head-on collision at milepost 26 of Highway 6 heading westbound returning to Tillamook from…
Cape Meares Loop Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Postponed; Road Opening to Public Later in November
The anticipated opening of the Cape Meares Loop Road will indeed go forward. According to Tillamook County Public Works Director Chris Laity, “It is currently anticipated that the new alignment of Cape…
