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Port holding last-minute budget adoption meeting this week

NAHCOTTA — The Port of Peninsula has scheduled a public hearing this week to adopt its 2025 fiscal…

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Retired Wahkiakum Sheriff Mark Howie receives prestigious award

CATHLAMET — At the Nov. 5 meeting of the Wahkiakum County Commission, retired Sheriff Mark Howie received the…

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Long Beach Police Blotter

Nov. 4 — An officer made contact with a suspicious Dodge Durango with no plates parked at the…

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Shared commitment: Chinook Indian Nation, Columbia Land Trust enter historic agreement

There’s a phrase in Chinuk Wawa — “ɫush-tumtum” — that Rachel Cushman uses when something makes her have…

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Courts hampered by cyber breach

SOUTH BEND — A cyber breach earlier this month has resulted in a temporary shutdown of the digital…

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Jail-death panel still in limbo

SOUTH BEND — Formal requests have returned with no responsive public records regarding the unexpected fatality review panel…

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Sheriff’s office rescues woman from allegedly dangerous ex

OCEAN PARK — Refusing to leave a former partner alone has landed a man in the Pacific County…

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PacCom officially has a permanent director

SOUTH BEND — The title of interim director for Cait Ochoa at the Pacific County 911 Dispatch Center…

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Storm expected to hit the peninsula; tidal flooding possible around Raymond

This week’s weather could be exciting for weather geeks like us here at the Observer, who love an…

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Perez wins county en route to reelection

Pacific County and the rest of Southwest Washington voted last week to send its congresswoman back to the…

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