The Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay is selling stocked disaster Go Bags online, with pickup at the Manzanita Police Station, 165 S. 5th Street, Saturday, Feb. 13. between 1 and 2…
The ups and downs of social media
by Linda Shaffer Go figure. After spending 35 years in the newspaper business I am addicted to news. This can be good news or bad and I take it any way I…
FATAL CRASH ON HWY 6 – WASHINGTON COUNTY FEB. 3rd
News Release from Oregon State Police On Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at approximately 8:30 A.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a two vehicle collision on Hwy 6 near…
Vaccine Voices: Rosa Ochoa; Increase in SNAP benefits continues
Rosa Ochoa and her family were eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine because they are in Group 3 of Phase 1A. Rosa shares her story in English and Spanish: Hi, my name is Rosa Ochoa and we…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY INCIDENT COMMAND COVID-19 Update – Feb. 3, 2021
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager & COVID-19 Incident Commander At today’s Commissioner’s Meeting, it was reported that Tillamook County has had 381 positive and/or presumptive cases, and we are still…
Oregon reports 649 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 10 new deaths; No new cases in Tillamook County
PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 10 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,991, the Oregon Health Authority reported today February 3, 2021. Oregon Health Authority reported 649…
Child Care Expansion in Tillamook County from COVID Relief Funds
In August 2020, the Tillamook Board of County Commissioners allocated $131,000 in CARES Act Funding for child care expansion in Tillamook County. The Tillamook County Early Child Care and Education Task Force…
Tillamook School District Announces Change for Annual Charity Drive to April 16 – 26
FROM TILLAMOOK SCHOOL DISTRICT – Regarding the annual Charity Drive: We have decided to move the dates to April with the hope of case counts decreasing allowing us to have a safe…
CONGRESS MOVES TO INVEST IN THE NATION’S ESTUARIES: Reauthorizes the National Estuary Program to recover and grow coastal economies and ensure resilient communities
(Tillamook County, OR ) – On January 13th, Congress reaffirmed its commitment to the National Estuary Program by signing the Protect and Restore America’s Estuaries Act law. Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) and…
2021 tax filing season set to begin February 12
The IRS will begin accepting and processing 2020 tax year returns on Friday, Feb.12, 2021. People who are ready to file can begin filing their tax returns with tax prep software, including IRS Free File. Software providers are…