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‘Red-hot’ coho fishing heats up off the south Washington coast
ILWACO — Fishermen off the mouth of the Columbia River are relishing some of the finest coho fishing ...
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Federal facilities in danger of mass failure: Hatcheries face rising costs, crumbling infrastructure
Hundreds of fins undulate beneath the surface in a walled pond next to Icicle Creek at Leavenworth National ...
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Loss of state dollars squeezes local youth orgs: Crucial federal funding also at risk
LONG BEACH PENINSULA — This summer was supposed to be one of triumph for the Dylan Jude Harrell ...
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Wiegardt shares talents: outdoors and in: Artist helps others to ‘reach new boundaries’
OCEAN PARK — Master watercolorist Eric Wiegardt could have been a fourth-generation oyster farmer on the Long Beach ...
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USCG Advanced Helo Rescue School marks 30 years: Locally trained rescue swimmer hailed as hero
ASTORIA — Thirty years ago, U.S. Coast Guard Rescue swimmers in Astoria started a new school that would ...
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WA State Parks: Cuts won’t hurt visitor access or services
Though Washington State Parks, like other parts of state government, did not make it through this year’s legislative ...
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County population hits a wall, state agency says: New housing growing modestly
State and federal agencies have found slowing growth in Pacific County in recent years, and new state figures ...
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32,000 rocks, $172M: Columbia jetty rehab almost done: More than $31 billion in goods pass river’s perilous mouth
CLATSOP SPIT — For most of the past two years, Jesse Allen has worked 12 hours a day, ...
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Lions Clubs give bikes to local kids
Long Beach Peninsula — Kids on the Long Beach Peninsula have an exciting reason to smile this summer, ...
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Seasonal burn ban starts Saturday, July 12
Pacific County will be implementing burning restrictions (Burn Ban) effective at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, July 12, until ...
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Fire causes damage in Chinook
A car caught fire and the blaze spread to a large area of brush in Chinook Tuesday afternoon. ...
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Long Beach Police Blotter: July 1-6
July 1 — Disturbance: An employee stated there was an older female who pushed him and threw things ...
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‘Beautiful’ bill will batter OBH, officials warn: Hospital fears significant revenue loss
WASHINGTON, D.C. — To the president, it’s “beautiful.” For rural hospital administrators, including those on the peninsula, it’s ...
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Boardwalk closes as renovations begin
LONG BEACH — A project years in the making to restore a peninsula landmark to its former glory ...
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Wildfire forces evacuations, SR4 closure just east of Cathlamet
State Route 4 (SR4) near Cathlamet reopened for overnight-travel only on July 5 at 9:30 p.m. after being ...
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Fourth of July results in hundreds of 911 calls
The Long Beach Peninsula was hammered with non-stop action on the Fourth of July. The Pacific County 911 ...
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Homeowner charged in alleged arson scheme
Another man has been charged in connection with a residential fire that erupted at around 12:05 a.m. on ...
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Long Beach Police Department June 22 — Caller would like to talk to an officer about abandoned vehicles ...
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Long Beach Police Blotter
June 23 — Caller stated that a man was intoxicated, and locked her and her kids out of ...
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Jail Bookings
SOUTH BEND — The following individuals were booked into Pacific County Jail for the charges listed: Blair, Matthew ...
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Bark fire battled at Weyco mill
RAYMOND — Pacific County Fire District 3 and the Raymond Fire Department responded to a bark fire at ...
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Willapa’s wild mouth probed for Navy: UW scientists study bay’s infamous entrance
TOKELAND — Last Monday morning, the R/V Echo, a 26-foot landing craft custom-built for the Applied Physics Laboratory ...
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Threatening to stab family dog and mother land woman in jail
TOKELAND — A woman was arrested June 25 in Tokeland after she allegedly threatened to stab and kill ...
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County unemployment ticked up in May
The unemployment rate in Pacific County ticked up slightly in May, according to preliminary data released by the ...
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Shoalwaters establish formal relations with state agency
TOKELAND — The Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe last week entered into government-to-government relations with the Washington State Department ...