To quote John Lennon, “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” We had been so busy making “other plans” – those plans being our intent to open…
Category: Announcements
NOTIFICATION FOR PHASE 37 AND CARES: TILLAMOOK COUNTY HAS BEEN AWARDED THE EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM FEDERAL FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
Tillamook County has been chosen to receive $9,571 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county for Phase 37. Tillamook County has also been chosen to receive $13,646 to supplement…
New local COVID-19 case reported Saturday May 9th
The Clatsop County Public Health Department was informed Saturday of a new positive COVID-19 case. The individual is a male aged 40 to 49 and a north county resident. He was reported…
Celebrating mom … from a distance
Mother’s Day is a special time, though our traditions may be different this Sunday than in years before. Remember that people 60 and older are at higher risk of complications from COVID-19….
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE APPLICATION TO STATE FOR PHASE 1 RE-OPENING
In an emergency meeting of the Tillamook Board of County Commissioners on Friday May 8th, having met the seven prerequisites for the phased reopening of Oregon, the board unanimously voted to approve…
DISPERSED CAMPING IN STATE FORESTS TEMPORARILY CLOSED EFFECTIVE MONDAY, MAY 11
SALEM, Ore. – Due to health and safety hazards caused by sanitation issues, all dispersed camping is temporarily closed on Oregon state forests managed by the Oregon Department of Forestry starting Monday,…
Community drive-through COVID-19 testing begins week of May 11 in Clatsop County
The Clatsop County Public Health Department will begin offering drive-through community testing for COVID-19 beginning the week of May 11. The testing will take place Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the county’s…
Testing finds additional COVID-19 cases among Bornstein workers – 26 cases total at seafood processing facility
Results from testing conducted by the Clatsop County Public Health Department on employees of the Bornstein Seafood processing facility in Astoria revealed 12 additional positive COVID-19 cases among the company’s workforce. The…
Central Coast all-depth halibut opens May 21
NEWPORT, Ore. – The spring all-depth Pacific halibut sportfishing season in Oregon’s Central Coast Subarea (which includes ports from Port Orford to Garibaldi) will open May 21. Once the season begins, it…
Governor Brown announced May 7th new details of plans for reopening Oregon
“Today, thanks to millions of Oregonians following the strict physical distancing orders I put in place, I am happy to say these sacrifices have prevented as many as 70,000 COVID-19 infections, and…