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View the online version of our 2023 Tillamook County Discovery Guide here! Read more2023 Tillamook County Discovery Guide
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Tillamook County’s Board of Commissioners approved a lease for Community Action Resource Enterprises to place one no-barrier and several low-barrier shelters on county land on First Street in Tillamook on May 31. Read moreCommissioners approve lease for homeless shelter in downtown Tillamook
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Garibaldi’s City Council approved a new contract for city manager recruitment services at a special meeting on May 24. Read moreGaribaldi council selects firm for city manager search
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The public comment period for the Oregon Department of Transportation’s safety study of Highway 6 concluded on May 26, after offering citizens the opportunity to comment on a bevy of possible upgrades for the highway. Read moreODOT completes public comment period for Highway 6 study
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We have 7 kids heading to state. We’re really excited about the athletes headed to state. Five of the seven qualified for state last year too so it won’t be the first time for most of our athletes going. Read moreTillamook track update from Coach Johnson
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The Neah-Kah-Nie Track and Field Team recently celebrated multiple victories at their district track tournament. Their state qualifiers include Neah-Kah-Nie Male athlete of the year Espen White, who will be participating in the 110-meter hurdles. Sara Vega will also be participating at the s… Read morePirates host district track and field meet and send athletes to state tournament
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The Tillamook County Board of Commissioners approved solid waste rate raises for four of the five unincorporated franchise areas in the county at their May 24 meeting. Read moreCommissioners decide on charges for East Beaver Creek Road cleanup
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CARE is excited to announce their plan to bring new no- and low-barrier shelter to Tillamook County. This plan will double the number of available low-barrier shelters operated by CARE from six to twelve. It will include resources like bathrooms, showers and 24/7 peer supervision and support. Read moreCARE seeks to bring no- and low-barrier shelter to Tillamook County
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The Tillamook Sr American JBO Team overcame the heat, as well as 7 other teams, en route to winning the Mother’s Day tournament in Yamhill. Read moreTillamook JBO Team wins Mother’s Day tournament
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A group of veterans stand in front of the Oregon Veterans Memorial Traveling Wall at the Second Street Plaza in Tillamook on May 26. Read moreThe Oregon Veterans Memorial Traveling Wall in Tillamook on May 26th
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Tillamook’s Masonic Lodge 57 has expanded its Bikes for Books program to five elementary schools across the county, helping to encourage students to read by offering bikes and scooters as raffle prizes. Read moreBikes for Books program promotes elementary reading in Tillamook County
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View the online version of our 2023 Graduation Edition here! Read more2023 Graduation Edition
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In their first season in Class 3A after moving up from the 2A level, the No. 7-ranked Neah-Kah-Nie High Pirates tremendous success, including a berth in the OSAA OnPoint Community Credit Union baseball state championship tournament. Read morePirates season ends in heartbreaker at Sisters in playoffs
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View our 5-30-23 E-Edition right here! Read moreTHH E-Edition for 5-30-23
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On January 12, Jason Scott Miner, 35, pled no contest to one count of aggravated harassment, a class C felony, committed on or about September 3, 2022. Miner was sentenced to two years in prison and two years on probation following his release. Read moreApril and May criminal convictions in Tillamook County
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The student overalls who organized Tillamook High School’s annual Charity Drive handed out $53,017.20 in checks to community organizations that had been selected to receive grants on May 24. Read moreCharity Drive community grants handed out
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Kindergarten registration has been slow in Tillamook County this year, with only around one third of expected students enrolled in May. Read moreKindergarten registration lags
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Imagine journeying to the crossroads of Europe and Africa, where the rich culture and history of Spain, Portugal, Morocco and the stunning waters of the Mediterranean and Atlantic meet. As you explore these countries, you will relive the Age of Discovery, when explorers brought treasures fro… Read moreChamber Chatter: Travel to Portugal, Spain and Morocco with the Chamber in 2024!
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On the sunny Saturday morning of May 13th, 1967, several helicopters flew over Tillamook Head and landed on the beach just north of Haystack Rock. Out stepped Oregon Governor Tom McCall accompanied by an entourage of legislators, OSU oceanographers, surveyors and reporters. Cannon Beach had … Read moreCannon Beach, Tom McCall and the 1967 Oregon “Beach Bill”
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The first of three new oceanographic research vessels dedicated to advancing marine science along U.S. coasts has been successfully launched. Read moreShip Launch: OSU-led construction of new U.S. oceanographic research vessels
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Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led Senators in a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Richard Spinrad, and National Marine Fisheries Service Janet Coit, pushing for a revised proposed rule to the S… Read moreTackling Illegal, Unregulated, Unreported Fishing: Congressional push underway
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Rockaway Beach Mayor Charles McNeilly announced last week that the city has hired a new city planner and recorder, both of whom will start on June 1. Read moreRockaway Beach hires Wheeler and Nehalem city managers as planner and recorder
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It is 1957, a hot summer day in New York City. Dr. Seuss’s Cat in the Hat is soon to become that year’s best-seller. Brigadoon has crowds pouring into Broadway theaters. The Giants and Dodgers are playing their final season in the Big Apple. And, in a few months, the world will change foreve… Read more12 Angry Jurors Opens Friday, June 2 in Nehalem, get your tickets today
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Tillamook County Commissioners and the Tillamook and Wheeler City Councils each had meetings with short agendas during the week of May 15. Read moreTillamook County meetings roundup
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Richard Brainerd, RN, of Adventist Health Tillamook, was awarded the DAISY Foundation™ Award for Extraordinary Nurses during Hospital Week, a week-long celebration of the work of nurses and healthcare professionals. The award is given to nurses who have gone above and beyond to provide excep… Read moreRichard Brainerd, RN, of Adventist Health Tillamook, receives DAISY Award
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Senior Elliot Lee capped an absolutely remarkable Tillamook High School boys golf career as he took fifth place with a medal winning individual performance at the OSAA OnPoint Community Credit Union Class 4A Boys Golf State Championship Tournament May 15-16 at Trysting Tree Golf Course in Co… Read moreElliot Lee finishes Tillamook golf career
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Garibaldi’s City Council began discussions of major utility rate increases at their meeting on May 15, planning a town hall to solicit public feedback ahead of a vote in June. Read moreGaribaldi City Council discusses major utility rate raise
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Gov. Tina Kotek spent about two hours listening to Republican and Democratic senators in separate closed-door meetings in the Capitol building Monday, May 22, as the GOP-led walkout that started May 3 continued to stall the Senate. Read moreAWOL: Oregon Republican Senators' walkout
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The Vietnam Veterans of America Umpqua Valley Chapter 805 is bringing the Oregon Memorial Traveling Wall to Tillamook, Oregon on May 26th and 27th. Read moreOregon Veterans Memorial Traveling Wall coming to Tillamook
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The No. 19 ranked Tillamook High Cheesemakers (5-7 league, 9-12 overall) concluded the Class 4A Cowapa League baseball season May 15 in a three-way tie for second place with the No. 20 ranked Seaside High Seagulls (5-7 league, 11-13 overall) and the No. 16 ranked Astoria High Fishermen (5-7… Read moreMooks baseball finishes second in Cowapa league
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Rockaway Beach’s City Council approved the city’s budget for fiscal year 2024 at their meeting on May 10. Read moreRockaway Beach Council approves budget
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