North Coast Land Conservancy invites the public to join Executive Director Katie Voelke at an online gathering on Monday, Aug. 3, from 6 to 7:30 pm to learn about the organization’s history…
KN95 Face Masks Available to Tillamook County Small Businesses
Lieutenant Gordon McCraw, the Tillamook County Emergency Manager and the County’s COVID-19 response Incident Commander recently received 5000 KN95 masks via Oregon Emergency Management, through an initiative with Business Oregon. These masks…
Face coverings work: CDC investigation of Missouri salon shows efficacy of masks
We continue to learn more about how wearing face coverings help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The growing evidence about face coverings, combined with our rise in cases since reopening show why…
OP/ED: Why aren’t we talking about this? Colleges/Universities “welcoming back” students in mere weeks as COVID cases rise
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here is the letter that my daughter, Kalli Swanson, wrote this week, and sent to the President of George Fox University, the state Board of Education and the Governor’s office….
WORDS OF WISDOM: Citizenship and Conversation in a Disjointed Time
By Neal Lemery In this pandemic year, our craving for “normal” pushes back against the new rules of social interaction. What lies ahead of us grows even murkier. Uncertainty is the new…
KN95 face masks available to Tillamook County Small Businesses, Place Online Order by Mon. July 20th, Pickup Masks at Local Libraries Wed. July 22nd
Lieutenant Gordon McCraw, the Tillamook County Emergency Manager and the County’s COVID-19 response Incident Commander recently received 5,000 KN95 masks via Oregon Emergency Management, through an initiative with Business Oregon. These masks…
OHA Reports Record Number of Cases; Tillamook County Count Increases by 2, total of 22 cases
On July 16th, we reported another record number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19. The rise is attributed to the spread of COVID-19 from social gatherings and sporadic spread. Worksite…
Columbia River summer salmon, steelhead fishing on through end of July
CLACKAMAS, Ore.—Fishery managers in Washington and Oregon set additional salmon and steelhead fishing days this month during their joint meeting July 15th, thanks to the continued strong upper Columbia summer Chinook and…
Governor’s Statement on Oregon Schools, July 16, 2020: “It has become clear that school this fall will not look like a normal year.”
(Portland, OR) — Governor Kate Brown issued the following statement today, following yesterday’s meeting of the Healthy Schools Reopening Council: “As COVID-19 continues to spread across Oregon, it has become clear that…
Vandalism leads to reduced services at Lorens Drift access site on Trask River
TILLAMOOK, Ore.—Ongoing trespassing and vandalism problems at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife-managed Lorens Drift public access site on the Trask River culminated in the destruction of a portable toilet at…
