EDITOR’S NOTE: Tillamook School District’s efforts to remove “How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent” from an Honors English optional reading list is considered to be “book banning” by the Oregon Library…
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Air quality advisory for Portland-Vancouver metro area, Marion and Umatilla counties due to smog; Air quality advisory Wednesday, Aug. 7 through Friday Aug. 9 for Deschutes, Klamath, and eastern Lane counties
(Salem, OR – 8/7/24) – The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Southwest Clean Air Agency issued an air quality advisory Wednesday, Aug. 7 for the Portland-Vancouver metro area, Marion and Umatilla…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Taxing Wildfire Recovery – Just Plain Wrong
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 8/5/2024 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Friday morning, I sat down with a small group of local leaders and US Senator Jeff Merkley. There were many…
Tillamook People’s Utility District REGULAR MEETING NOTICE August 20, 2024
The meeting will be held in the Carl Rawe Meeting Room at Tillamook PUD The Tillamook People’s Utility District Board of Directors will conduct the following meetings. 6:00 p.m.- Regular Board Meeting…
Oregon Farm Bureau Launches Wildfire Relief Fund to Support Affected Farmers and Ranchers
EDITOR’S NOTE: The 2024 wildfire season is not over, and has already been one of the most devastating, and likely record-breaking, the state has seen. Currently, there are 141 fires, and over…
Tillamook Bay Flood Improvement District 2024-25 Winter Preparedness Work
By Tilda Chadwick Jones, TBFID Staff The Tillamook Bay Flood Improvement District (TBFID) is working with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) on the Kilchis River basin flood waters drainage. TNC is clearing brush…
ATTENTION PARENTS: Act Now to Secure Summer EBT Benefits
(Salem, OR) – As summer begins to wind down, families have a limited window to secure essential food assistance through the new Summer EBT program. The program offers $120 per child to…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Invasive weed treatment at Cape Meares Lake August 7
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — Cape Meares Lake will be treated to remove aquatic invasive weeds on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Eurasian water milfoil that has taken over the lake is inhibiting fishing and other recreational activities…
BOOK REVIEW: How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
EDITOR’S NOTE: It was brought to the Pioneer’s attention the results of Tillamook School District 9’s Curriculum Review Committee meeting held July 29, 2024. The committee reviewed the book How the Garcia…
NEW APARTMENTS IN BAYSIDE GARDENS – BAYSIDE COMMONS TAKING APPLICATIONS
Cascade Management has announced that Bayside Commons, located at 35348 Bayside Gardens Road, Nehalem is currently accepting applications. Bayside Commons is a newly constructed affordable housing community that features 1, 2 and…