The Sandlake Road Bridge is west of Hemlock. It is on one of the only routes we use to detour traffic off of U.S. 101 in this general area. Since U.S. 101…
Tillamook County Emergency Management Alert: High Wind Warning from Noon Tuesday 12/17/24 until 04:00AM Wednesday 12/18/24
* WHAT…South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected for beaches and headlands. Strongest winds expected this evening. * WHERE…South Washington and North and Central Oregon Coast….
OBITUARY: Susan Jan Morris – March 29, 1945 – December 6, 2024
Susan Jan Morris passed away on December 6th, 2024, at the age 79, surrounded by her family. She was bon on March 29th, 1945, in San Diego, California, to Violet and Melvin…
GEEZER TRIBE: Things we do for love
By Linda Shaffer Just above my computer screen I see a fern growing happily between two corner windows. This is no ordinary fern. Family legend has it that this one came from…
“Kaylan From the Y” Announces Resignation as CEO/Executive Director of Tillamook YMCA
(Tillamook, OR – 12/12/24) – The Tillamook YMCA announced December 12, 2024 that Kaylan Sisco, its CEO and Executive Director since 2015, will be stepping down from his role, effective January 31,…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 12/16/24: A Wet Week to Welcome Winter
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Monday, December 16, 2024 It looks like we are in for another wet week with several fronts expected to bring rain to the…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Special Session and “Leg” Days
12/16/2024 By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Oregon lawmakers convened Thursday for a brief emergency session related to this year’s record-setting wildfire season. At the heart of the…
BOOK REVIEW: Become America by Eric Liu
By Jim Heffernan This book is a collection of 19 “Civic Saturday” sermons given by Eric Liu in Seattle between November 12, 2016 and August 4, 2018. Like it says on the…
Oregon, one of six states to begin testing milk for H5N1 Avian Influenza
Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), with significant input from Oregon’s dairy industry and processors, is launching its milk testing and monitoring program this week. The program aims to protect farms, farmworkers, and…
FRIENDS OF TILLAMOOK BAY: PROTECTING TILLAMOOK BAY FROM LARGE-SCALE OYSTER HARVESTING
Native eelgrass beds serve a critical role in healthy estuary ecosystems here in the Pacific Northwest. This aquatic plant provides nursery and refuge functions for several fish and shellfish species, including threatened…