It’s difficult to figure out why anyone would improvise an explosive object and leave it in the vicinity of Ilwaco’s wastewater processing plant at the port, as happened Sunday.

On the long menu of stupid and destructive behaviors encountered by local law enforcement, these little bombs are certainly among the most disturbing.

This Sunday’s incident was upsetting to nearby residents and left some feeling inadequately informed. Not everyone listens to a police scanner or keeps up on the sheriff’s informative Facebook posts, or our website and Facebook. It’s important to note that the device’s location away from any residences meant that it was not a danger to civilians, but we’re sure lessons were learned.

Our preliminary breaking-news story about the event is at: www.chinookobserver.com/news/local/viable-explosive-found-at-ilwaco-port/article_4592e1b4-8751-11ee-80c0-37c2202534ca.html

We’ll have a more detailed version in the Nov. 22 edition of the Chinook Observer. For breaking news and other online content, see www.chinookobserver.com/newsletter.

Some other stories published online since last week include:

www.chinookobserver.com/news/local/commercial-crab-start-delayed/article_a3a099ba-85ab-11ee-8cea-7b3f8ef0669b.html

www.chinookobserver.com/news/local/chinook-tribe-member-confirmed-as-u-s-ambassador/article_8a1e794c-8571-11ee-9369-27139f956ee9.html

Last week’s most-read and commented story was Luke Whittaker’s about the new apple cider business opening in Ilwaco. If you haven’t read it yet, the online version comes with some supplemental content:

www.chinookobserver.com/news/sweet-success-ilwaco-cider-co-looks-to-juice-up-downtown-core/article_51f86d34-824c-11ee-994f-9bb6e26f2166.html

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