Salem, Ore – Visitor traffic on Oregon’s north coast has spiked to extraordinarily high levels in August, causing problems with parking congestion and trash. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is working…
NEWS FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Challenges at the E Board and Parkocalypse at the Beach
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 On Monday I joined a seventh Emergency Board meeting to disburse what is likely the last of 1.6 billion from federal CARES dollars intended to…
Governor Announces Updates to the County Watch List
(Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today announced that two counties—Marion and Wasco—have succeeded in reducing the spread of COVID-19 sufficiently enough to be removed from the County Watch List. Meanwhile, Jackson…
Oregon reports 301 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths; Tillamook County adds NO new cases, total cases at 36
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 412, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday August 20th. OHA reported 301 new confirmed and presumptive cases of…
Talking Trash – A Letter to Visitors
Dear visitors, I am the coordinator at the Manzanita Visitors Center. I love my job for many reasons, chief of which is that I get to interact with travelers from everywhere around…
VIEW FROM HERE: Who will lead us through?
By Karen Olson Remember when the jigsaw puzzles were sold out? I miss the good old days of the COVID-19 pandemic, back in optimistic April, when we were just locking down and…
Oregon reports 203 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 11 new deaths; Tillamook County adds 1 new case, total count at 36
COVID-19 has claimed 11 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 408, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday August 19th. OHA reported 203 new confirmed and presumptive cases of…
Tillamook Forest Center hosts upcoming virtual programs – Cougars, Owls & Forest Trivia
We’ve missed you. To help limit exposure to Covid-19 and help protect our entire community, the Tillamook Forest Center is closed to the public. Despite the closure, you can still stay connected…
$500 Emergency Relief Check Program Goes Live
From State Representative David Gomberg: This is an important announcement for anyone still waiting for unemployment benefits. If your claim has not yet been completed, or if you know someone still being…
Group of bipartisan governors call on Secretary Ross and Director Dillingham to restore October 31 deadline to Ensure Fair and Accurate Count
(Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown, joined by bipartisan Governors from Colorado, Washington, Michigan, Illinois, North Carolina, New York, and Vermont, today called on U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Willbur Ross Jr. and U.S….