TILLAMOOK— A goal to open two lanes of U.S. 101 in both directions by Memorial Day will be delayed until later this summer because of a significant amount of contaminated groundwater that…
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“What we want from the Wild” Community Conversation at Tillamook Forest Center May 7th
The Tillamook Forest Center will hold a free public event on May 7, hosting Oregon Humanities’ statewide Conversation Project. “What We Want from the Wild,” is a conversation with Oregon Humanities Executive…
Why I Love the Library
by Neal Lemery My hometown library and I go way back. We are best friends. One of my earliest memories was going with my mom to the “old” library, before…
Trees to Seas 64-mile Scenic Byway through Tillamook State Forest Proposed by Department of Forestry
Open House May 4 at 6 pm ODF in Tillamook SALEM, Ore.— Oregon Department of Forestry will present a proposal to name Highways 6 and 131 the Trees to Seas Scenic Byway at…
Busy Construction Season on Tillamook County Main Highways – US Hwy. 101 at Manzanita
The work consists of replacement of an existing culvert at Neahkahnie Creek with a tunnel structure and enhancement of the stream bed as well as relocating and improving the highway alignment…
*UPDATE* Coast Guard aircrew hoists 3 mariners after vessel runs aground near Boulder Island, Wash.
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/520552/coast-guard-aircrew-hoists-3-mariners-after-vessel-runs-aground-near-boulder-island-wash CLICK ON LINK ABOVE FOR VIDEO. A Coast Guard Station Bellingham boat crewmember aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium watches as an Station Port Angeles aircrew aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter prepares…
Highway 101/6 Project Update
In an effort to catch up with the schedule, the project crews have been working six-tens in most locations. Westwind, the concrete flatwork subcontractors, will be jamming on the sidewalks with the…
Neah-Kah-Nie High School FBLA Brings Home Booty from Recent State Competition
By Laura Swanson, editor@tillamookcountypioneer.net One of the smallest school/teams at the statewide Future Business Leaders of American (FBLA), Neah-Kah-Nie High school had 26 students place in the top 10 in their events;…
One day closure of OR 53 planned April 20th to repair road
WHEELER—The Oregon Department of Transportation will be closing OR 53 (Necanicum Highway) for one day on Thursday, April 20 so crews can repair the road that was damaged by a landslide earlier…
Highway 101/6 Project Update
After extended discussion, and multiple schedule revisions, at this week’s ODOT project team meeting, the contractors and agency partners concluded that, in order to expedite the Pacific Avenue sidewalk work, additional crew…