Today, August 3, 2021, Oregon Health Authority is reporting 1,575 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 223,364. This is the highest daily case count since May….
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update 8/3/21 – Weather
By Gordon McCraw, Semi-retired Tillamook County Emergency Manager Tuesday, August 3, 2021, 9:15am Weather We saw some hazy skies yesterday and will see them again today due to the wildfire smoke from…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Be Prepared – Not Scared: Emergency Preparedness Takes on New Meaning in Tillamook County after 2020’s Pike Road Fire
By Laura Swanson, Tillamook County Wellness Advisory Committee Member Tillamook County is known for its emergency preparedness – for storms, winds and floods. Last year’s wildfire in Bay City was a different…
ABOUT 50 FIRES FROM SUNDAY’S THUNDERSTORMS ARE REPORTED IN ODF’S SW OREGON DISTRICT
JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (August 2, 2021) – An estimated 50 fires have been reported following thunderstorms that passed though the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Southwest Oregon District on Sunday afternoon. Firefighters,…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Collection of Interesting News
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Friends, An editorial in yesterday’s Oregonian reflects much of my own thinking on recent COVID developments. Here are some excerpts: Rising COVID-19 case counts, increasing hospitalizations and the return…
Grassroots Effort to Make a Difference, Changes, Ideas for Traffic Safety Solutions on Hwy. 6
By Laura Swanson Photos & Video by Don Backman There’s a social media page called “Highway 6 Road Reports (aka Danger Mountain) AND concerns” that was established in 2019 as we began…
Game Hog Creek Fire: Hands-on look at fighting forest fires in the Tillamook State Forest
EDITOR’S NOTE: Don Backman is a local photographer and correspondent who grew up in Tillamook County. A retired Special Education teacher, he spent 21 summers fighting forest fires, first for the BLM,…
Adventist Health Tillamook Restarts Lifestyle Medicine Program
Adventist Health Tillamook announces the restart of their Lifestyle Medicine Program starting the week of July 26, 2021, after it was put on pause during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally launched in January…
FATAL CRASH ON HWY 6 – TILLAMOOK COUNTY JULY 31, 2021
On Saturday, July 31, 2021 at approximately 1:03 P.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a two vehicle collision on Hwy 6 near mile post 30. Preliminary investigation revealed…
LETTER TO EDITOR: Response to Romy Carver’s Blog – By the Grace of God
Romy Carver, you are my hero! I may have been once your teacher and peer, but your willingness to share your story is inspiring to this sage on the stage. As an…