Will Chappell

More than a year and a half after the Federal Emergency Management Agency required Oregon localities to update floodplain development codes to continue participation in the national flood insurance program, drawing a lawsuit from Oregonians for Floodplain Protection, there has been little substantive change in the situation.

Tillamook County commissioners voted unanimously in favor of a notice of intent to award a $27.9-million contract to Motorola Solutions for the construction of a new emergency radio system for the county.

After pouring five years and some $2 million into the National Bank Building on Henson Plaza in downtown Tillamook, developer Terry Phillips is now working to find tenants for the

One of Tillamook's favorite traditions has again arrived, as the 135 th Tillamook County Fair takes place from August 5 to 8, with a theme of Old-Fashioned Country Fun.

Tillamook County Commissioner Erin Skaar had a busy July, traveling across Oregon and the nation representing Tillamook County and the Association of Oregon Counties, of which she is the president this year.

With long-term operations at the Coffin Butte landfill in jeopardy, Tillamook County leaders are working to determine an alternative means of disposing of the 44,000 tons of solid waste the county currently sends to the facility.

After 83 years in business on First Street in downtown Tillamook, Kimmel True Value Hardware and Appliance closed for the final time on July 25.

Locals and visitors flocked to the Tillamook County fairgrounds from August 5 to 8, for the 135th annual Tillamook County Fair, which celebrated a theme of Old Fashioned Country Fun.

Tillamook City Councilors discussed a two-tier parking permit system that city staff have crafted in response to concerns from downtown business owners as part of an ongoing update to the city's codes at their August 3 meeting.

A group of around 25 Nehalem residents ventured into the woods on August 6, visiting a portion of city-owned forest that provides drinking water for the town.