SALEM, Ore. The Oregon State Police issued a statement on efforts to locate GOP state senators who have left the Capitol to prevent any votes on legislation: State Senators left the Salem…
Category: Government
Kalli Swanson Named to Dean’s List at George Fox University
NEWBERG, ORE. (June 17, 2019) – Kalli Swanson of Nehalem was among those who earned dean’s list recognition at George Fox University for the spring 2019 semester. Traditional undergraduate students must earn…
Summer Boating: Coast Guard Reminds Mariners of Boating Safety & Etiquette
As the summer heats up and boaters take to the water, the Coast Guard is responding to an increased number of preventable incidents and Good Samaritans are lending a hand. “Most drowning…
Tillamook County Earns National Achievement Award for Health
Tillamook County has been recognized with an Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties (NACo). The awards honor innovative, effective county government programs that strengthen services for residents. NACo recognized Tillamook…
Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting Awarded to the Tillamook County’s Treasurers Office
(Chicago, IL) – The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to Tillamook County by Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its…
CARE, Inc. seeks contractors, electricians and excavators to develop site for proposed Micro Shelter Homeless Project
•CARE, Inc. is issuing three Requests for Proposals to develop the site of a Micro Shelter village •The three RFPs address the site plan needs for excavation, electrical and fencing •Contractors wishing…
ODOT Road Construction Update Area #1: Clatsop, Tillamook, Washington and Columbia Counties state highway construction update: June 17 – 24
OR 22: Sourgrass Creek Culvert Project (MP 11.33) An existing culvert near milepost 11.33 is being replaced with a new bridge. This new structure is being constructed one half at a time….
Coast Guard airlifts stranded hiker at Ecola State Park
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard airlifted a hiker stranded on a rock piling at Ecola State Park, Wednesday night, June 12th. An aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, from Coast Guard…
Visit Tillamook Coast forms not-for-profit organization, names new tourism board of directors
June 11, 2019. Tillamook, Ore. July 1 begins a new phase for Visit Tillamook Coast (VTC), the official tourism organization for Tillamook County. After five years as part of the Economic Development…
Oregon State Legislature Passes Ban on Single Use Plastic Bags
From Beverly Stein: The Tillamook Master Recyclers are pleased to report that the Oregon Legislature has passed a ban on single use plastic bags. This makes Oregon the third state to pass…