Salem, OR—ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning System, an earthquake detection tool operated by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), goes live in Oregon on March 11, 2021. No sign up is required to receive…
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Oregon’s Redistricting – Your Voice is Critical: Oregon Senate Democrats Urge Broad Participation in Oregon’s Redistricting
SALEM – Legislative and Congressional Districts are redrawn once every decade to ensure each district is fairly represented in the Legislature and in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Chair of the…
Five County Democratic Party Chairs Say Schrader Betrayed Constituents With Opposition to American Rescue Plan, Urge Him Support Bill Now Before the House
Salem, Oregon, March 8, 2021–Democratic Party Chairs representing all Oregon counties that fall within Oregon Congressional District Five have issued a joint statement accusing Congressman Kurt Schrader of betraying the interests of…
Vaccine Voices: Health workers from community care, a rural practice and an assisted living facility share their stories; Hospital Capacity Explained; County Risk Levels to Change March 12th – Tillamook County to Move to “Moderate” Risk
Enrique Garcia, a community health care worker in Keizer, wrote: My first vaccine was the best experience; after the second shot got chills and little bit of headaches along with body temperature…
Land conservancy seeking volunteers for wildflower plantings events
North Coast Land Conservancy invites the public to join them at Surf Pines this spring for nine small, socially distanced volunteer parties to plant native wildflowers that are important for regional pollinators….
STATE LEGISLATURE UPDATE: Representative Suzanne Weber District Update 3/9/21
By State Representative Suzanne Weber Welcome back for my newsletter district update! I have been so very busy working in the legislature researching new bills, listening to public testimony regarding bills in…
What to consider as spring break approaches
EDITOR’S NOTE: Spring break was when Tillamook County was “invaded” by visitors from out of the area as well as out of state – disregarding the “stay at home” orders. We continue…
Tillamook County moves to “Moderate Risk” category for next two weeks effective Friday 03/12/2021 – Thursday 03/25/21
From Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager & COVID-19 Incident Commander – “Well darn … the new Risk Level numbers have been released and we had 31 cases which would put us…
Governor Announces Updates to County Risk Levels; Tillamook County Moves to “Moderate” Risk Level with 31 Cases during 2-week period – effective 3/12/21
(Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today announced updates to county risk levels under the state’s public health framework to reduce transmission and protect Oregonians from COVID-19. The framework uses four different risk levels…
Oregon reports 517 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths; Tillamook County adds 8 more cases
PORTLAND, Ore. — There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,303, the Oregon Health Authority reported today March 9, 2021 Oregon Health Authority reported 517…