Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman for the Tillamook County Pioneer “Ten!” “Anyone need more fish?” “Wiggler!” The Whiskey Creek Fish Hatchery hummed with the annual fin-clipping event. A large crowd…
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Lower Nehalem Watershed Council Board Meeting and Speaker Series Virtual: Process-Based Riverscape Restoration – What is it and why do I need it? by Chris Jordan (NOAA) on April 13th
On April 13th, 2023 the Lower Nehalem Watershed Council will be hosting their regular board meeting and a presentation w/ Chris Jordan, Research Fisheries Biologist for NOAA from the Mathematical Biology and Systems Monitoring Program. The…
Car Crashes into Building, Closes Current Cafe in Oceanside
***Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Report – April 11, 2023 – 1:12 pm *** At approximately 10:30am this morning, Tillamook County Sheriff’s Deputies Jordan Reyes, Chris Rondeau and Ben Berger, responded with Netarts-Oceanside…
Yes For Local Health Care Committee Schedules In-Person, “Virtual” Town Hall Events
The local north county grassroots group supporting the Nehalem Bay Health District bond measure has scheduled several community meetings prior to the May 16 election. The public is invited to all the…
Op-Ed: Yes, we welcome working together!
Our group, Oregon Coast Hosts, would like to offer the following response to the recent Op/Ed penned by Karen Babbitt published by your publication recently (see link below.*) By Pete Stone, Board…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: Rural Northwest Oregon Capitol Updates Vol 17
By Senator Suzanne Weber Hello Neighbors and Friends, Another week into the session and Spring has arrived for some parts of the state. While the wind and rain continue on the Coast,…
Economic Development Council of Tillamook County Launches “GRO” Entrepreneur Program to Grow More Local Businesses – Meet & Greet April 27th
By Laura Swanson Tillamook’s selection as a Ford Family Foundation “GRO Program” recipient comes at an excellent time. The Economic Development Council of Tillamook County Director Terre Cooper is ready to gather…
Tillamook Retired Educators and Teachers Announce Candidate Endorsements for TBCC Board – Retired Educators Endorse Jones, Bell, McMahon, Hoff, and Goss
Five candidates running for election to the Tillamook Bay Community College Board of Education have been endorsed by TREAT (Tillamook County Retired Educators and Teachers.) Each of the five candidates have experience and…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Budget Takes Shape
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 4/10/2023 Dear Neighbors and Friends, Last week I talked about legislation. This week I want to go in-depth on budget issues as we prepare for…
Vote to Re-elect Marc Johnson to Nehalem Bay Health District
Dear Editor, Tillamook County Pioneer: I urge all my neighbors in North Tillamook County to vote in the May 16 election and re-elect Marc C. Johnson to his position on the Nehalem…