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County OKs computer purchases, new staff
SOUTH BEND — The Pacific County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) met for their first regular scheduled meeting…
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Oyster growers feel new optimism about shrimp control
Last Monday, Gov. Bob Ferguson signed Substitute House Bill 1309 into law, formally establishing a research program for…
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Coast Guard pins Del Cuadro as newest surfman
ILWACO — U.S. Coast Guard BM2 Sergio B. Del Cuadro stood stoically before family and fellow crew as…
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Gearing up: Crabbers get ready
ILWACO — Crab pots are beginning to fill area ports, a sign that the state’s most lucrative commercial…
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From green crab to golden sunsets: A pictorial look back on Pacific County life in 2023
PACIFIC COUNTY — Poring through thousands of photographs from the past year, Chinook Observer photographer Luke Whittaker picked…
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Albacore angler reels in world-record tuna
ILWACO — As the 50-pound fishing line stripped from a screaming Shimano reel, John Cooney knew a potential…
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Top trappers: Willapa Bay crew leads front-line fight against green crab
NAHCOTTA — In the dead of December the war against the invasive European green crab in Willapa Bay…
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‘A nuisance to the neighborhood’: City demos former drug house
LONG BEACH — Onlookers covered their mouths and recorded on their cell phones as a flea-infested former drug…
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Anytime, anywhere: Long Beach Peninsula 4X4 Rescue saves hundreds stranded in the sand
LONG BEACH PENINSULA — It started simply as a way to help those stuck in the sand. Roughly…
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Fall fungi in full swing: ‘One of the best seasons I’ve seen’
LONG BEACH PENINSULA — After roughly five hours of searching around the sandy dunes and shore pines Sunday…
