Will Chappell

With outside funding sources failing to materialize, the Port of Tillamook Bay's board of commissioners voted 4-1 to stop spending port resources on searching for ways to repair Hangar B following the removal of a dangling piece of the roof at their meeting on May 20.

With most votes counted in the May 19 primary election, Tillamook County Commissioner Mary Faith Bell was on track for reelection with 50.9% of the vote in her race against Jeff Spink, while two questions seeking the creation of a new fire district in Tillamook and Bay City were on track for success.

As summer weather and low tides arrive, contractors from Trade West Construction are busy at work placing the largest stones that will be used during the three-year repair of the

Sitting in review of the county's proposed budget on May 13, the Tillamook County budget committee discussed how to allocate this year's timber revenue surplus, which one-time capital projects to fund next year and how to budget for vacant positions.

Following a summit attended by the business community and downtown residents, Tillamook city council discussed the city’s downtown parking situation at their meeting on May 18.

Tillamook’s Community Action Resource Enterprises recently hired a new executive director, Elizabeth Asahi Sato, who brings extensive experience in human resources and management to the role.

Building on two top five finishes in the last two years, the Tillamook High School Choir won its first ever state championship on May 8, at Oregon State University.

Tillamook High School's baseball team advanced to the semifinal of the state tournament with a dominant 10-4 win over the Estacada Rangers at East Elementary School on May 29.

Tillamook County's board of commissioners voted unanimously to accept $1 million in state funding for upgrades to the county fairground's horse racing track, including a paddock remodeling, track regrading and the replacement or upgrading of the track's inner rail at their meeting on May 27.

With the deadline for mailed ballots to arrive come and gone, Tillamook County Clerk Christy Nyseth released updated results for the May 19 primary election on May 27, with no local race results changing.