At 5:30 PM on February 1, 2025, Cannon Beach Firefighters responded to a report of a vehicle off the road on Highway 101 near Hug Point. When the emergency crews arrived, they…
Category: Government
OP/ED – Tillamook Girl’s Basketball: A Season Lost
By Alex Iwanwi The Tillamook School District Administration and Board have failed to act on misconduct, and the lack of respect within the high school girls basketball program. Their negligence has failed…
Tillamook County Emergency Management Alert: Winter Storm Warning for NORTH COAST RANGE & WILLAPA HILLS until 04:00AM Monday
* WHAT…Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 5 and 10 inches. * WHERE…In Oregon, North Oregon Coast Range. In Washington, Willapa Hills. * WHEN…Until 4 AM PST Monday. * IMPACTS…Roads, and especially bridges…
TILLAMOOK PEOPLE’S UTILITY DISTRICT February 2025 Meetings
The Tillamook People’s Utility District Board of Directors will be attending the following out-of-district trade association meetings: February 5, 2025, Public Power Council Members Forum 4:00 p.m. Location: Portland February 6, 2025,…
A Point of Personal Privilege: The Oregon Coast Is Busting at the Seams, and Our Tourism Tax Needs a Makeover
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, I focus on practical policies…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: Rural Northwest Oregon Updates Volume 41
By Senator Suzanne Weber, District 16 Week One of the 83rd Legislative Session The 83nd session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly has begun and we have hit the ground running! On the…
TILLAMOOK SCHOOL DISTRICT SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR VACANT SCHOOL BOARD SEAT, DUE JAN. 31
A vacancy exists on the Tillamook School District 9 Board of Directors, Position #1. The Board of Directors seeks qualified applicants to fill the position. Interested parties should contact Gail Levesque at…
Siletz Tribe Receives Major Grant to Aid Tribes in Returning Sea Otters to Oregon and Northern California
Tribal Chairman Delores Pigsley of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (CTSI) has announced that the Tribe has been awarded a three-year $1.56 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATAIVE DAVID GOMBERG: The Legislative Routine
1/27/2025 By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Friends and Neighbors, I’m beginning to settle into the legislative session routine now. I wake at 5 a.m. and am on the road…
THE OCEANSIDER: Opening Rounds in Battle over Proposed TLT Hike — Only Hearings on Measure Scheduled for Wednesday Jan. 29th
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider By now, nearly everyone paying attention knows that Tillamook County revenues have been hit hard in recent years as state and federal authorities have scaled back timber harvests to meet environmental standards….
