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Submitted By: pattyrinehart@nehalemtel.net – Click to email about this post

Dear Friends,

We invite one and all to join the North Coast Resistance in our Peaceful Protest of our national government. No matter where you come from, if you are here, we want you to join us. We will be in Nehalem, Saturday, June 20, from noon to 2 PM. The location is the city parking lot next to the blinking light as you pass through Nehalem.

Please remember to bring a can of food or some money to donate to our local food banks. The North County Food Bank is located in Wheeler and the Nehalem Bay Community Services (NBCS) is located in Nehalem. NBCS also takes used, clean clothing, bedding, and such to hand out. Our whole community thanks you for your donations as it shows we care. Thanks!

Best,
Patty Rinehart

Submitted By: jettkeyser@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Anticipating continuing ICE activity in our community
…appreciating all our neighbors that make life more beautiful and interesting.

Tamales

If you are lost,
needing directions,
South Park is a place
you might like.
On the corner of 30th and C,
outside of Miller’s store,
not far from the Big Kitchen,
sweet tamales are waiting.
If you go inside for directions,
you may be surprised.
Behind the counter glass,
with courtesy and grace
he will address you,
and you will realize
what you could not have known,
the richness
of a community’s offerings.

Submitted By: capekiwanda@protonmail.com – Click to email about this post

This article is from the Tillamook County Pioneer. I also let Ms. Swanson know that she probably missed the budget hearing that followed the regular board meeting where the commissioners also decided not to pay for Olson’s liability insurance that she was asking for to pay for complaints made to the State Bar, and also not pay the criminal attorney she hired to represent the state to go after the whistleblower in the sheriff’s office and Sheriff Brown. Basically, Olson, our DA is attempting to “Brady” Sheriff Brown and another officer in a sexual assault case, which could discredit them as witnesses for the rest of their careers and could result in the loss of this case: Olson is perfectly fine with destroying two careers and letting another’s sexual predator walk free if she can discredit those who stood against her abuse of power. I encourage people to read the 208 page investigation is is far worse than I expected. It made me physically sick her lack of empathy or anyone, and passing the blame onto everyone else. She is beyond incompetent. We need to put pressure on her to resign.

Here is a definition of Brady in this situation
:
To “Brady” a police officer means to place them on a “Brady list” (also called a Giglio list or potential impeachment disclosure list), flagging them as having potential credibility or misconduct issues that prosecutors must disclose to the defense in criminal cases.

Here is the article that Ms Swanson did in the Tillamook County Pioneer.

TILLAMOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS VOTES UNANIMOUSLY TO ADOPT RESOLUTION OF NO CONFIDENCE IN DISTRICT ATTORNEY, REMOVES SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION
Posted on June 18, 2026 by Editor
At its June 17, 2026 meeting, the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt a resolution of no confidence in District Attorney (DA) Aubrey Olson. The board also approved to remove her supplemental compensation, which is an optional, county-provided, stipend that is dependent on job performance.
These actions reflect the board’s continued dissatisfaction with DA Olson after the county’s investigation into complaints filed with its Human Resources department by members of the public and county employees regarding the DA’s office.
The investigation substantiated 35 complaints related to professionalism; deficient prosecution of crimes; treatment of victims, their families and criminal justice partners; and concerns about interactions between county law enforcement and employees in the DA’s office. In total, 7 people submitted complaints, and several were related to the handling of serious crimes, including child sex abuse and domestic violence cases.

Since the findings were shared with DA Olson and the public, the county has not received further communication from the DA’s office outlining plans to address these concerns. In addition, DA Olson has served the county with criminal subpoenas demanding information that is unrelated to a criminal matter, to include who has complained about the DA’s office and how the county paid for its investigation.
The county also was notified of retaliatory behavior in the DA’s office towards a legally protected whistleblower who provided information to the investigator. The Human Resources department has issued a formal notice to the DA reaffirming whistleblower protections and directing that no retaliatory or adverse actions be taken towards the whistleblower.
Based on the investigation findings, improper use of criminal subpoenas, and retaliatory behavior, the board voted to express no confidence in DA Olson and determined her job performance did not justify the additional compensation. While a district attorney’s base salary is paid by the state of Oregon, a county supplemental stipend is meant to increase their overall compensation to a level that is commensurate with the character of service performed. (ORS 8.830)
District attorneys are elected state officials accountable only to county voters and not subject to county oversight. Nonetheless, the Board of Commissioners remains committed to accountability, transparency, and effective criminal justice for all Tillamook County residents.