By Laura Swanson & Julie Chick for the Tillamook County Pioneer From Julie Chick: I wanted to get a first hand look at Short Sands after a day like yesterday (Saturday August…
Category: Breaking News
Coast Guard medevacs hiker experiencing symptoms of possible stroke near Coos Bay, OR
OIOpublisher COOS BAY, Ore. — The Coast Guard medevaced a hiker experiencing symptoms of a possible stroke Saturday August 15th in the Coos Bay area near the Upper Pony Creek Reservoir. Watchstanders…
$25.9 Million Available to Oregon Cultural Nonprofits for Covid-19 Relief
Funds allocated to the Oregon Cultural Trust (OCT) will be available to Oregon cultural organizations facing losses due to the COVID-19 health crisis. The $25.9 million in funding was made available through…
Child Pornography Arrest
Tillamook, OR – On August 9, 2020, a citizen contacted the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office with some concerns regarding some electronic devices. The electronic devices reportedly contained child pornography and were turned…
TILLAMOOK NARCOTICS TEAM/TNT SEARCH WARRANT TILLAMOOK 5th STREET RESULTS IN ARRESTS
Tillamook, OR – On Tuesday August 4, 2020 at approximately 8:00 AM the Tillamook Narcotics Team (TNT), comprised of detectives from the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office and the Tillamook Police Department, served…
Tillamook County Reports ONE New Case, Total Cases at 29; OHA Weekly Testing Summary Data; How to Stay Safe at Work
EDITOR’S NOTE: Oregon Health Authority reported 2 new cases in Tillamook County on Monday August 3rd. The Pioneer verifies cases/information with Tillamook County’s COVID-19 Incident Commander Gordon McCraw, and he indicated…
FACEBOOK ABANDONS UNDERSEA “TRASH” AT TIERRA DEL MAR
Facebook has abandoned undersea industrial “trash” near its drilling site at Tierra Del Mar. Residents have been advised by State authorities when the drilling project failed on April 28, the Facebook contractors…
Tillamook County adds 4 new cases, total cases at 28; Oregon reports 285 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death
Tillamook County’s case count jumped by 4 cases on Sunday August 2nd, according to the Oregon Health Authority’s daily press release. There have been over 2,000 negative tests conducted in Tillamook County….
NOAA AWARDS THE SALMON SUPERHWY $1.24 MILLION IN FUNDING
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — On the heels of six years of proven success, the Salmon SuperHwy has received the second year of funding of a $1.24 million total award from the National Oceanic…
OHA investigating 76 cases of Salmonella linked to red onions
PORTLAND, Ore. — State health officials are warning people not to eat onions from Thomson International, Inc., of Bakersfield, California, after 76 people in 13 Oregon counties fell ill with matching strains…