By Laura Swanson Photos by Bill Hassell Rockaway Beach is still reeling from the drownings last week of visitors from Colorado. A community memorial at the Rockaway Beach Wayside was held on…
Category: Public Safety
OREGON STATE POLICE LOOKING FOR WITNESSES TO RECKLESS DRIVER- TILLAMOOK COUNTY
News Release from Oregon State Police On June 12, 2018 at approximately 1:25 PM, Tillamook County Law Enforcement received a complaint of a reckless driver traveling southbound on Hwy 101 near Manzanita….
City of Tillamook Construction Update 6/11/18 – ODOT Paving Road Closures, Detours
By Police Chief Terry Wright, City of Tillamook The next two weeks are going to see a lot of night work in the ODOT construction zone. The initial schedule is as follows:…
Letter to the Editor: POISON IN PARADISE
Do you know Oswald West State Park? A place of pristine beauty on the North Oregon Coast where you can still glimpse old growth trees, a clear running stream, and a beach,…
Coast Guard suspends search for 17-year-old body boarder off Rockaway Beach, Ore
WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard suspended its search at 9:42 a.m. for Samuel Allen, a 17-year-old boy off Rockaway Beach, Thursday. As we’ve come to the difficult decision to suspend this…
BEACH SAFETY – RIP TIDES
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook Emergency Manager Rip currents are a continuous concern along our beaches. The risk is increased over the summer as more people take advantage of the warmer weather and…
FATHER AND SON TRAGEDY ON THE BEACH IN ROCKAWAY
EDITOR’S NOTE: The U.S. Coast Guard search continued past 9 pm with multiple helicopters and boats throughout the afternoon and evening searching for the still missing 17-year-old. Local residents said that the…
Rockaway Beach Police Results of Pedestrian Safety Exercise
On May 22nd, from Noon to 4 p.m., the Rockaway Beach Police Department conducted another pedestrian safety exercise. Over the four hours of the operation, there were a total of 162 road…
FREE FORESTRY & PESTICIDE MONITORING WORKSHOP June 13th
Rockaway Beach Citizens for Watershed Protection invites the public to a free pesticide monitoring workshop given by Oregon Wild at the North County Recreation District (NCRD) on Wednesday, June 13th, at 5:30…
OREGON STATE POLICE MEMORIAL DAY TRAVEL MESSAGE
This weekend is Memorial Day Weekend, the unofficial launch into summer. Experts already predict that this will be the busiest traffic weekend of the year. To help keep your spirits high during…