By David McCall, Chair, Tillamook County Democrats Though the 2019 legislative session wrapped up June 30th, deciphering just what happened (or didn’t happen) and the repercussions of those actions and inactions may…
Category: Government
Office of Developmental Disabilities Services (ODDS): Feedback Needed from Families Experiencing Disability/Case Management in Tillamook July 18th
Individuals and Family Members – We want to hear about your experiences with: • Case management supports (Services Coordinators & Personal Agents) • Communication from the Office of Developmental Disabilities Services (ODDS)…
News from State Rep. Gomberg: Local Projects and Local Schedule
In our last newsletter, we detailed the major issues approved in the recent legislative session. That included funding early learning and schools, addressing the PERS unfunded liability, implementing family and medical leave,…
Coast Guard Cutter Elm arrives in Astoria for first time
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Elm arrives into the Columbia River enroute to their homeport at Tongue Point in Astoria, Ore. July 15, 2019. The Cutter Elm is replacing the…
BURN BAN NOTIFICATION – Open Debris Burning Ban Starts Today July 15th
The Tillamook County Fire Defense Board in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Forestry will enter into a countywide burn ban on all open debris pile burning on July 15, 2019. On…
Developer Returns to Manzanita with Revised Project Proposal at Planning Commission Meeting July 15th
By David Dillon, North County News Encore Investments LLC, the real estate development firm which two years ago proposed a 70-acre, 280 to 320 residential units development for Manzanita, returns to the…
What Does the Washington Earthquake Mean?
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager USGS reported, along with many residents, that a 4.6 quake shook the area around Monroe, WA, near Seattle, early this morning, July 12th. So, what…
Standoff on 3rd Street Ends Peacefully Thanks to Tillamook Police, Community Partners on July 11th
On Thursday, July 11th, 2019 at approximately 7:50 am, Tillamook Police Department Chief Terry Wright was on 3rd Street and observed the gate to Tillamook Mini Storage, 3316 3rd Street, open. Upon…
Lower Nehalem Community Trust partners in Connecting Gap on the Oregon Coast Trail
The Oregon Coast Trail (OCT) starts at the mouth of the Columbia River and spans the Oregon coastline to California covering 382 miles and crossing 28 coastal towns including the City of…
Razor clamming closed on Clatsop Beaches July 15-Sept. 30
ASTORIA, Ore.—The annual summer conservation closure for razor clams begins Monday, July 15 and runs through Sept. 30 on Clatsop beaches (from Tillamook Head in Seaside to the mouth of the Columbia…