On Monday August 15, 2022, at about 10:40 AM, Oregon State Police (OSP) Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash on US 101 near milepost 122. Preliminary investigation revealed that…
Images
Hot weather increases the fire danger for Northwest Oregon area – NW-2 & NW-3 “High” Fire Danger; NW-1 at Moderate
NORTHWEST, Ore. – As the warmer weather increases the temperatures in the northwest corner of the state, fire managers will be increasing the fire danger level to High (yellow) for recreationists using…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY DOUSING FIRES QUICKLY THANKS TO MORE PEOPLE AND EQUIPMENT
SALEM, Ore.— “Frankly, our people have been kicking butt,” said the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Tim Holschbach, Deputy Chief of Policy and Planning for the Fire Protection Division.As of today, ODF Districts…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Reducing Inflation and Supporting Local Fire Departments
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 I’ve just finished reading a fascinating article in OPB about high-altitude balloons testing equipment for space agencies around the world. Having built a career making and flying…
An Offering to Our Healing Ocean: A Huehca Omeyocan Celebration
By Cara Mico Huehca Omeyocan is a music and dance group dedicated to promoting cultural practices of the Pre-Hispanic (Aztec) Mesoamerican peoples. As part of a ceremony to honor our oceans and…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 8/15/22 – Sunny Week Ahead
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Monday, August 15, 2022 The ridge of high pressure continues to build in over the area and will bring us a warmer day…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER VACANCY
The Tillamook County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications for two vacancies on the Tillamook County Solid Waste Advisory Committee. One representative would represent a transfer station or principle organization responsible for…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SOLID WASTE BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBER VACANCY
The Tillamook County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications for two vacancies on the Tillamook County Solid Waste Budget Committee. A background in government finance, accounting or business is helpful, but the…
Review of The Salmonberry – Hyper Locally Sourced Food
by the Ardent Gourmet “Kidney of a horse, liver of a cat, filling up the sausages with this and that…” Most Americans are fed up with fast food. Literally, fed up. That…
I’ve Been Thinking: History is Bunk
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about history. I was around for a fair amount of recent history, but the day job distractions kept me from really understanding what was…
