By Butch Freedman I didn’t watch the ‘state of the union’ address. Bev and I never even considered it. We knew it would be awful and ugly, which by all accounts it…
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BOOK REVIEW: Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray
By Jim Heffernan This 2026 book is historical fiction, but I think it sticks very close to the actual history. It’s the story of Jessie Fauset and her time as the literary…
Oregon Shores Presents: Sailing Into the Spotlight – Webinar Feb. 26
About the event: Sailing into the Spotlight! Each spring, brilliant blue “by-the-wind sailors” (Velella velella) wash up on Oregon beaches. Where do they come from, and why are they here? Join Assistant…
2026 Tillamook PUD College Work Program Applications Now Open!
A Unique Opportunity for Local Students! The application window is now open for the 2026 Tillamook PUD College Work Program. This program offers full-time college students the opportunity to gain direct work…
International Women’s Day March 8th Celebration at Fairview Grange
Please join Indivisible Tillamook Coast Action for a fun, informational celebration of Women on Sunday March 8th from 2:30 to 5:30 at the Fairview Grange in Tillamook. Local women artists are invited…
Morning Star Mystery: Where did the boat go from in front of the Cheese Factory?
About a week or so ago, the social media posts popped up – What happened to the boat in front of the Cheese Factory? Seemingly overnight the replica of the Morning Star…
Neah-Kah-Nie High School Week Full of Activities: Basketball Team Playoffs, Robotics Team & Wrestler to State, Speech & Debate Gala, Future Natural Resources Forestry Event & MORE!!
It is a busy week of activities for the Neah-Kah-Nie Pirates! Girls Basketball will host Santiam Christian in Round 1 of the OSAA playoffs on Wednesday the 25th at 7:00 pm. If…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Two TV Shows
By Butch Freedman I watch too much TV. And I’m not ashamed of it. Some medical professionals claim that watching too many hours of television is bad for your brain, that the…
TILLAMOOK PEOPLE’S UTILITY DISTRICT March 2026 Meetings
The Tillamook People’s Utility District Board of Directors will be attending the following out-of-district trade association meetings: March 4, 2026, Public Power Council Members Forum 3:00 p.m. Location: Portland, OR March…
Tillamook High School Senior Brings Out of the Darkness Campus Walk, Suicide Prevention Awareness to Tillamook March 14th
Tillamook Family Counseling Center and Tillamook County Suicide Prevention Coalition are excited to be working with senior Remi Wiser Searcy from Tillamook High School to bring an Out of the Darkness Campus…