ODOT is starting construction in late February to improve approximately six miles of U.S. 26 (Sunset Highway) by repaving in both directions from Cornell Road to the Sylvan interchange, including several on- and…
TILLAMOOK PEOPLE’S UTILITY DISTRICT March 2021 Meetings
The Tillamook People’s Utility District Board of Directors will be attending the following out-of-district trade association meetings: •March 3, 2021 Public Power Council Members Forum 3:00 p.m. Location: TPUD •March 4, 2021…
Coast Guard completes 3 rescues during busy crab season opener
ASTORIA, Ore. — Coast Guard rescue crews from Station Cape Disappointment responded to three distress calls during the season opener of the Washington State commercial crab season this past Saturday. The station, located…
GEEZER TRIBE: Why it’s so darned hard to toss out food
by Linda Shaffer Last night I decided to use up a packaged sauce mix which had lived in our cupboard for a long, long time. When I opened the package, I could…
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Deputies Tree Heroics Rescue Stranded Motorists during Weekend Ice/Snow Storm
(From Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page) While many of us (including this writer) stayed clear of the ice storm that raged this weekend (Friday Feb. 13 through Sunday Feb. 15) in…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COVID19 INCIDENT COMMAND UPDATE: COVID-19 Vaccine info
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager & COVID Incident Commander The Tillamook County Community Health Center is working with its vaccine partners which includes the Rinehart Clinic, Tillamook Adventist Hospital, Nehalem…
Vaccine Voices: ‘As a person with a disability, I felt very fortunate’
Daniel Alrick had some pain in his arm after his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine but, he says, it was “no worse than a flu shot.” “As a person with a…
Oregon reports 473 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths; Tillamook County adds 5 more cases
PORTLAND, Ore. — There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,143, the Oregon Health Authority reported today February 17, 2021. Oregon Health Authority reported 473…
FROM OREGON STATE REPRESENTATIVE SUZANNE WEBER: My First Month in Office
Welcome to my first legislative newsletter! I look forward to regularly communicating with you about what is happening in the Oregon Legislature and in House District 32. I also want to hear…
Senator Anderson Introduces ‘Stimulus Check Protection Act’; Bill would close state loophole that taxes federal relief money
LINCOLN CITY, Ore. – This week, Senator Dick Anderson (R-Lincoln City) is drafting legislation that would prohibit the state of Oregon from taxing federal economic impact payments. “The sole purpose of federal…
