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36-hour full closure of Highway 101 from 9/21 to 9/22 at milepost 39.5
Beginning September 21 at 7 a.m. through September 22 at 7 p.m., crews will start emergency repairs on the Necarney Creek Bridge on U.S. 101 at milepost 39.5. The first step, and the reason for this closure, is to remove the concrete that is hanging below the bridge. Traffic can detour around the temporary full closure by taking either OR 53 to U.S. 26 or U.S. 101 to OR 6. ...
Tillamook Working Lands and Waters hosts tour
Natural resource industry professionals and elected officials from around northwest Oregon traveled to Tillamook on September 12, for a tour of a dairy, tree farm and fish hatchery hosted by the Tillamook Working Lands and Waters Cooperative. With a theme of “It’s About the Water,” the tour focused on the industries’ efforts to enhance water quality and fish passage across the county. The tour began at the 4-H dormitory at...
TCSO announces Basic Police Academy graduation
The Tillamook County Sheriff's Office is excited to announce the graduation of Brandon Longanecker from Oregon DPSST's Basic Police Academy."We are excited to have Brandon back from the academy and to get him on the road patrolling the county," said Sheriff Joshua Brown. "Brandon is going to be a great addition to our team."
ODFW recommends people avoid harvesting and consuming softshell clams from Alsea Bay estuary
After the Oregon Health Authority issued a recreational use advisory for Eckman Lake in Lincoln County, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife recommends people avoid harvesting and consuming softshell clams from the Alsea Bay estuary. The OHA advisory is due to the presence of a cyanobacteria bloom and biotoxins above the recreational use values for human exposure. Laboratory analysis also detected high levels of saxitoxins present in the lake’s water. With Eckman Lake feeding directly to the Alsea Bay estuary and that saxitoxins can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning, ODFW recommends people avoid harvesting and eating softshell clams from the Alsea estuary. Softshell clams from Alsea Bay will be tested for biotoxin levels with results expected next week.
Health experts urge vaccinations as respiratory virus season begins
As the 2024-2025 respiratory virus season gets under way, statewide infectious disease experts urge everyone in Oregon to Risk Less. Do More. in alignment with a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) national vaccination campaign. Risk Less. Do More. aims to increase awareness of vaccines that reduce serious illness from influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in high-risk populations and to limit the spread of these viruses. ...
Tillamook volleyball’s league win streak broken
The No. 14-ranked Tillamook High Cheesemakers got off to a great start in OSAA Class 4A volleyball as they won their first four contests and earned a No. 4 ranking. In their Sept. 5 Cowapa League season opener, the Cheesemakers won 3-1 on the road over the St. Helens High Lions (0-2 league, 1-3 overall) to extend their amazing league win streak to 26 in a row overlapping the last four seasons. The Cheesemakers (1-2 league, 4-2 overall) followed by playing in a tournament Sept....
Nestucca and Neah-Kah-Nie football lose first games
The two local Class 2A football squads both fell short in their Sept. 6 nonleague season opening contest’s. The Neah-Kah-Nie High Pirates (0-1) lost a close game at home 22-16 to the Irrigon High Knights (1-0). The Nestucca High Bobcats (0-1) lost on the road 46-0 to the No. 4-ranked Gervais High Cougars (1-0). Pirates had a rough start in falling behind 16-0 after the first quarter and trailed 22-0 at halftime. Led by junior quarterback Brady Douma (14-for-20 passing, 166 yards, touchdown), the Pirates...
Fatal crash on Hwy 6 in Washington County
On Saturday, September 7, 2024, at 1:08 a.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two vehicle crash on Hwy 6, near milepost 49, in Washington County. The preliminary investigation indicated a westbound GMC Sonoma, operated by Leonardo Franco-Velazquez (22) of Gold Bar (WA), crossed into the on-coming lane for unknown reasons and struck an eastbound Honda Accord, operated by Patrick James Jamieson (65) of North Plains, head-on. The operator of...
TCSO welcomes new deputy and congratulates a current member
TCSO is pleased to welcome a new member to our law enforcement family, and to congratulate a current member who is changing careers within our office.Sheriff Joshua Brown held a swearing-in ceremony for Alexis Bofill and Ty Ledbetter as TCSO Deputies.Alexis Bofill has worked as a Records Clerk for TCSO since last year and now begins a new adventure as a Corrections Deputy. Ty Ledbetter changed from a career at an Electrical Co-Op in Michigan to become a Criminal Patrol Deputy.Friends, families and colleagues attended the swearing-in ceremony and both Deputies will begin their training at the Oregon Department of Safety, Standards and Training in Salem next month.
Missing hunter rescued in Tillamook State Forest
An 82-year-old bow hunter has been rescued from the Tillamook State Forest On September 7, 2024, an 82-year-old bow hunter did not return to a predetermined location with his hunting party after pursuing a bull elk west of the Jones Creek Equestrian Staging Area in the Tillamook State Forest Sept. 7, according to Tillamook County Sheriff’s Officce officials. “The man is a diabetic and his hunting party was very concerned...
School board approves Liberty seismic architecture and engineering contract
Tillamook school district’s board of directors approved a $308,600 contract with ZCS Engineering and Architecture, Inc. for architecture and engineering services for a seismic upgrade project at Liberty Elementary School on September 9. Board members also addressed community feedback about last month’s removal of a book from the high school’s curriculum, which was also addressed by numerous public commenters. The removal of “How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents” from...
Cannon Beach City Councilor Gary Hayes signs Oregon Coast History book deal
Cannon Beach resident and City Councilor Gary Hayes has signed a publishing agreement with the History Press division of Arcadia Publishing for a book on the history of the Oregon Coast. The book is scheduled for release by the summer of 2025. “The publisher was familiar with my writing about the Oregon Coast and reached out to me more than a year ago with an interest in adding a title on Oregon Coast history to their collection,” said Hayes. Arcadia Publishing is the largest publisher...
Earth, Ocean, Arts Festival in Cannon Beach September 20-22
It only comes every two years; the Earth & Ocean Festival will return to Cannon Beach September 20-22. Proceeds from the festival will support five local environmental groups: the North Coast Land Conservancy, the Wildlife Center of the North Coast, Friends of Haystack Rock, See Turtles Forever and Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve. Representatives from the organizations will be at booths on Saturday to talk about the work their...
Column: Resilient communities prepare together
Disasters and emergencies can happen anywhere, and without warning. In Oregon, we deal with wildfires, floods, heat domes, ice and snowstorms. Then there is the ever-present threat of a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. It’s important for everyone to know what to do, and how to care for one another. This is why FEMA and the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) observe National Preparedness Month in September and the Great...
Oregon gains 1.500 jobs in August
Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment gained 1,500 jobs in August, following a revised increase of 6,800 jobs in July, according to the Oregon Employment Department. There were 2,117,975 employed and 90,232 unemployed in August in Oregon, according to the state employment department report. Gains and losses August’s gains were largest in private educational services...
Sammy’s Place developing new vision for housing
Sammy’s Place, a Nehalem charity serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, recently received a $744,000 grant to design an affordable housing development for land it owns in Nehalem. Julie Chick, executive director of Sammy’s Place, said that the charity’s staff and board are working to develop a new model for the community, with both intellectually and developmentally disabled, and those without disabilities living side by side. Chick said that this plan, while still in its early stages, is part of a larger initiative by...
Tillamook County reacts to DMV's non-citizen voter registration error
Tillamook County was notified by the Secretary of State that there were potential Non-USA Citizens registered to vote in Tillamook County per an error from the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles. Tillamook County subsequently received information from the Secretary of State confirming there are no (ZERO) non-USA citizens registered to vote in Tillamook County. We will continue to respond promptly to any notices received regarding this issue. If you have evidence that a person may be unlawfully registered to vote, please send your evidence and the information to clerk@tillamookcounty.gov . If you have questions, please contact our office at (503) 842-3402.
Letter: Offensive campaign signs?
I will be 87 years old in November. I have been voting since I was 18. The first president I voted for was Harry Truman. His slogan was “The Buck Stops Here”. I liked that! Being responsible for your position instead of passing the buck. Admirable, right? I have been a Democrat for most my life, but I quit after the Dems started doing things that were not admirable. At this time I am a registered Republican - that was so I could vote for...
North Coast Land Conservancy hosts CoastWalk Oregon
They’re coming. From north, south, east (not west—can’t get more west than Tillamook) they’re coming to walk the coast. The North Coast Land Conservancy will be hosting its CoastWalk Oregon 2024 from September 20-22. People from all over the country will flock to the noth coast to walk the north section of the Oregon Coast Trail for three days. The north coast section of the trail is 120 miles long, and each year CoastWalk walks a 30-mile portion of it. ...
November ballot finalized
Candidates running for offices in the November election submitted nominating paperwork by September 5, and the Tillamook County clerk’s office submitted a final ballot on September 10. Voters will decide their representatives in Oregon’s first United States congressional district, 32nd state house district and at the city level and weigh in on five statewide ballot measures and one countywide bond. In Oregon’s first congressional district, incumbent Democrat Suzanne Bonamici is...
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