Bay City’s Pearl Oyster and Music Festival will take place on Saturday, August 24 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Al Griffin Memorial Park in Bay City. This event is a summer end celebration that is hosted by Bay City Boosters Club. Read more
The City of Bay City is fining Tillamook Country Smoker $9,000 for violating wastewater permit requirements. City documents indicate the problem has been ongoing for around eight or nine months. Read more
Netarts Oceanside Rural Fire Protection District responded to a notification on Tuesday, Aug. 13 that a man was pulled out into a current at Cape Lookout Beach & State Park. Read more
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The Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA), an Oregon-based farmers co-op, is facing accusations of misleading its customers with deceptive marketing campaigns. Read more
Chinook Winds Casino Resort is excited to announce the addition of sports betting to their gaming offerings. Read more
The volunteer fire chief job in Bay City has become part-time paid position. A discussion about the volunteer fire chief position had been ongoing for some time, leading to some heated verbal skirmishes among public officials. Read more
Bay City Council approved a contract with a new city attorney last month. Christy Monson was chosen after a statewide search, according to Mayor Christopher Kruebbe. Read more
Kelly Raynor believes buying secondhand is a conscious decision. Read more
The Nehalem Valley Historical Society (NVHS) installed several civil war medallions at the Historic Nehalem American Legion Cemetery on Tuesday, August 13 at 5:30 p.m. Read more
Tillamook Junior High School (TJHS) recently had some of their football players take place in the Oregon All State Game at Albany High School on June 29. This game helps to raise awareness for kids in foster care puts the best players in the middle school group against each other. Read more
Authorities said two adults were seriously injured during efforts to rescue two children on Friday, Aug. 16. Read more
Jose Elias Rodriguez, a jockey who was injured in the seventh horse races for the Tillamook County Fair on Thursday, Aug. 8 has made a miraculous recovery after colliding with another horse and falling off. Witnesses say that he was trampled by another horse. Rodriquez was on the number 5 horse. Read more
The 21’ juvenile humpback whale that washed ashore north of the Alsea River near Waldport on Wednesday, August 14 will have to be euthanized according to Oregon Parks and Recreation. Read more
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A Tillamook tradition since 1925, the Pig N’ Fords race was packed with spectators again this year – some said the most ever. Marty Walker took home the top honors this year in his No. 13 Model T. He’s a returning champion with numerous previous wins. Read more
Residents and visitors in Tillamook County took to social media on Monday with questions about a boom that shook homes along the coast from the areas of Netarts to Sandlake. Read more
A trained team freed an entangled humpback whale near Tatoosh Island at the tip of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula Thursday night, removing ropes that had hog-tied the whale between its mouth and tail. Read more
From the time she was a small child, Reverend Kelli Westmark had a strong relationship with God. She knew Jesus loved her, felt it deeply, and needed to share with others that message. Read more
TORTA, Tillamook Off Road Trail Alliance, was formed March 22, 2018, and gained non-profit status (501c3) soon after by merging with Pacific City Pathways. TORTA is a small group of passionate community members that see a very bright future for mountain biking in Tillamook County. Read more
Community members, along with Tillamook PUD staff and Board of Directors, gathered on Monday, July 29 for a ribbon cutting event at the newly constructed Tillamook PUD Operations Center. Read more
Fairgoers will experience “Country Nights and Carnival Lights,” at this year’s Tillamook County Fair. Vendors and booths began setting up for the Tillamook County Fair, the morning of Monday, August 5 in preparation of the big opening day. The fair will be from Wednesday, August 7 to Saturd… Read more
The Nestucca Valley Artisans (NVA) will be holding their 27th annual Artisans Festival at the Kiawanda Community Center in Pacific City on Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25. The festival is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Read more
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New in-vehicle infotainment technology has the potential to increase comfort and extend mobility for older drivers, but first it has to stop distracting them. Read more
Scientists can now predict where and when blue whales are most likely to be foraging for food in the California Current Ecosystem, providing new insight that could aid in the management of the endangered population in light of climate change and blue whale mortality due to strip strikes, a n… Read more
Coast Guard crew members aboard three separate vessels rescued a 50-foot commercial fishing vessel disabled 116 miles west of Newport Wednesday. Read more
Senator Betsy Johnson has been busy. The Legislative Session just ended at the end of June. Senator Johnson is getting reintegrated into the District and is busy with meetings, events, and public appearances. Senator Johnson is also one of three writing the budget for the state. She will als… Read more
On Monday, July 22 the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) received notification from the Oregon Emergency Response System (OERS) that a release occurred from the Regenisis anaerobic digester, at the Port of Tillamook Bay. First Str… Read more
Mayor Sue Wilson was appointed mayor of Rockaway Beach at the May 8 city council meeting by a vote of the council. Mayor Wilson has plans for the small town, which include keeping the feel of a small town. Since she was appointed mayor, she has learned a lot and plans to do more as her time … Read more
Tillamook County Rodeo Queen Pageant for 2020 was held on June 21 and 22 in conjunction with the 33rd Annual “Biggest Little Show on the Coast”. Read more
A Tillamook tradition since 1925, the Pig N’ Fords race was packed with spectators again this year – some said the most ever. Marty Walker too… Read more
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