By Laura Swanson, Editor, Tillamook County Pioneer At 95 years young, Peggy Lutz is an inspiring figure who served as a Control Tower Operator at both Naval Air Station Klamath Falls and…
Category: Government
Highway 101/6 Project Update – 7/25/17
The immediate news is that this Thursday night (July 27th) paving begins on the new stretch of Pacific between the intersection with 1st street up to the new bridge. If you’ve been…
Hashtag #savetheboathouse surfaces to save Pier’s End in Garibaldi
By Sayde Moser-Walker What do you do with an 80-year-old Coast Guard Lifeboat Station? The possibilities are endless. At least that’s how Kristen Penner and the Garibaldi Cultural Heritage Initiative feel. The…
Who knew? Impact of Industrial Forestry Presentation July 19 at Tillamook Main Library
Rockaway Beach Citizens for Watershed Protection (RBCWP) will host Chuck Willer, Director, Coast Range Association on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at Tillamook Central Library. This is a free and public event. Join…
Coast Guard responds to sunken fishing vessel in Warrenton Sunday Morning, July 16
WARRENTON, Ore. – Coast Guard crews are responding to the Warrenton Marina where the commercial fishing vessel Western Skies has sunk and is leaking fuel Sunday, July 16th. Coast Guard incident management…
Coast Guard Auxiliary Offers Class for Ocean-Going Mariners in Astoria July 29th
Have you wanted to go out on the ocean, but felt you weren’t quite ready? The Coast Guard Auxiliary is offering a class covering skills and knowledge necessary when crossing the Bar…
Astoria-based Coast Guard Cutter Fir gets new commanding officer
ASTORIA, Ore. — Lt. Cmdr. Jason Haag assumed the duties and responsibilities as commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Fir relieving Cmdr. Kristen Serumgard, during a ceremony at the Fir’s mooring at…
UPDATED PRESS RELEASE — HWY. 101 at MANZANITA — ROAD CLOSURES
US101: Manzanita Ave. – Neahkahnie Creek (Oregon Coast Highway, mile post 43.00 to 43.34) Manzanita Avenue will be closed on Monday, July 17 and Tuesday, July 18 to allow the roadway to…
Resort Drive in South Tillamook County is Reopen–Again!
By April Bailey Resort Drive has reopened. It now sports almost continuous, newly painted lines. The lines in front of the Riverview Lodge are still not complete, but access to Pacific City…
Lommen Bridge Project Update – Traffic Changes
The Lommen Bridge Replacement Project at milepost 11.5 on Miami-Foley Road will be changing traffic patterns. Since the last notice was released, several unforeseen issues have come up and rearranged the schedule…
