Will Chappell

With their 15-year lease with the Port of Tillamook Bay set to expire at the end 2026, leaders from the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad have been in negotiations with representatives from the Port of Tillamook Bay for over a year, with substantial work remaining to finalize a deal.

After announcing their intent to award a $27.9-million contract to Motorola Solutions for the construction of a new emergency radio system for county first responders in late July, Tillamook County commissioners voted unanimously to finalize the contract at their meeting on August 19.

Work on a new $13.2-million, 3.2-mile water transmission line from the City of Tillamook’s water treatment plant near Clements Corner to the corner of Highway 101 and Long Prairie Road

Tillamook County leaders met on August 17, continuing discussions about which departments to relocate to the ex-Bureau of Land Management building on Third Street that the county purchased last year.

At the third meeting of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department's Salmonberry Trail Executive Council on August 20, representatives from the Salmonberry Trail Foundation gave an update on trail fundraising and construction.

North Coast Land Conservancy and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife staff cohosted a tour of the Cape Falcon Marine Reserve off the coast of Oswald West State Park on August 18.

Following the retirement of longtime Administrator Marlene Putman in July, Tillamook County Community Health Centers welcomed Sandra Assasnik as its new leader.

After three summers of work, contractors from Trade West Construction have obtained more than 110,000 tons of jetty rocks for the repair of the south jetty at the mouth of Tillamook Bay and placed more than 90% of the stone.

In its 26 th year of operations, the Bay City Arts Center is celebrating the hundred-year anniversary of its home's construction while making significant investments in its upkeep and improvement.

Tillamook Early Learning Center’s kitchen and two of its classrooms underwent a $350,000 upgrade over the summer, which staff celebrated, along with their counterparts from Tillamook Head Start, with whom