Based on a unanimous vote by the Infrastructure Finance Authority Board on October 4, 2024, the City of Bay City has been awarded $3,853,653 of funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law –…
OBITUARY: Geraldine “Gerry” Ann Cortimilia – October 18, 1943 – October 12, 2024
Geraldine A. “Gerry” Cortimilia was born on October 18, 1943 in Buckley, Washington and passed away on October 12, 2024 in Vancouver, Washington. Gerry attended Elementary School and Junior High School in…
Tillamook Lightwave Regular Board Meeting October 22, 2024
The meeting will be held at Tillamook People’s Utility District’s Carl Rawe Meeting Room located at 1115 Pacific Avenue, Tillamook, OR 97141 The Tillamook Lightwave Board of Directors will conduct the following…
OLD TILLAMOOK TIMES: “Dear Folks” – Series #8 – One typewriter, slightly damaged …
EDITOR’S NOTE: My apologies for going so long between blogs for the this series – Thanks for your patience! There’s been a lot going on. There are five blogs remaining and we’ll…
TILLAMOOK COUNTYWIDE EARTHQUAKE & TSUNAMI DRILL OCTOBER 17TH, 2024
Tillamook County is taking The Great Oregon Shakeout drill to the next level with a county wide tsunami evacuation drill on Thursday Oct. 17th at 10:17 am. The earthquake is the tsunami…
Rockaway Beach City Councilor Blocks, Deletes, Manipulates Social Media Pages, Questionable Ethics
EDITOR’S NOTE: This letter to the editor addresses a situation that is definitely impacting the Rockaway Beach community’s access to information. The Tillamook County Pioneer has been blocked from the Rockaway Community…
OP/ED: Manzanita Water Rates Fact Check Time
By Randy Kugler The September 11 Council Workshop on proposed Quarterly Water Rates provides further evidence as to why residents should have a healthy level of skepticism in what our City officials are telling us. Page 4…
CITY OF TILLAMOOK: Road Closures on Grove Avenue for Sewer Mainline Repairs Start Oct. 15
(Tillamook, OR) – Starting October 15, 2024, Grove Avenue between 9th and 12th Streets will experience intermittent road closures to accommodate necessary sewer mainline repairs. The closures will occur from 7:00 AM…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Lots of Numbers and Winding Down Wind
10/14/24 Dear Neighbors and Friends, I’m not sure if this is one of my most interesting, or most boring updates…. “Oregon by the Numbers” is an annual report by Roseburg-based The Ford Family Foundation,…
I’ve Been Thinking … E Pluribus Unum (Out of Many, One)
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about the election coming up in less than three weeks. Too much! I’ve watched a lot of elections go by, but this one has…