By Laura Swanson Tillamook County Commissioner Erin Skaar and Tillamook County Sheriff Josh Brown are determined to see some solutions for improving safety on Hwy. 6. There will be enhanced patrols and…
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Governor Directs State Agencies to Align K-12 Mask Guidance with CDC Recommendations to Prevent Disruptions to Return to In-Person Instruction
OIOpublisher (Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today directed the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education to create a rule to require masks indoors for K-12 schools statewide for…
FATAL CRASH ON HWY 6 – TILLAMOOK COUNTY Thursday July 29th
On Thursday, July 29, 2021 at approximately 2:19 A.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a two vehicle crash on Hwy 6 near mile post 5. Preliminary investigation revealed…
CONTAINMENT LINES ARE HOLDING ON WILDFIRE IN THE TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST
FOREST GROVE, Ore. – The fire lines firefighters dug to control the Game Hog Creek Fire burning in the Tillamook State Forest have held. About 80 ground crew are engaged on the…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY MADE GOOD PROGRESS TODAY JULY 14 ON WILDFIRE IN TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST
FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Firefighters made good progress today on the Game Hog Creek Fire burning 22 miles northwest of Forest Grove on the Tillamook State Forest. Although the fire remains uncontained…
ODF Continues to Contain Game Hog Creek Fire in Tillamook State Forest – Exclusive Photos & VIDEO – 7/14/21
By Laura Swanson The Pioneer’s photographer Don Backman found a vantage point to get some photos and video of the Game Hog Creek Fire in the Tillamook State Forest. The Oregon Department…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY IS ENGAGING ON WILDFIRE IN TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST JULY 14
FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Firefighters from six Oregon Department of Forestry offices are engaged this morning July 14th along with crews from South Fork and industrial forest landowners providing water tender support…
North Coast Public Restrooms are Open for Business – There’s a Map for That!
EDITOR’S NOTE: A decade ago as tourism “experts” from other countries did listening sessions locally asking for our input, and they were very dismissive when many residents raised serious concerns about the…
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Recaps Independence Day Weekend
July 5, 2021 – TCSO and the public safety community at large in Tillamook County are breathing a collective sigh of relief following a very busy Independence Day weekend which saw tens…
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Investigates Fire, Large Gathering in Tillamook State Forest July 3rd
EDITOR’S NOTE: Update from Oregon Dept. of Forestry July 4th – The small wildfire (approximately 6 acre area) burning in the Tillamook State Forest is under investigation by authorities who believe it…