The Chinook Observer is the weekly newspaper for the Washington coast and all of Pacific County, serving Washington’s Discovery Coast villages: Long Beach, Ocean Park, Seaview, Ilwaco, Surfside, ...

Ballots for next month’s primary election are expected to arrive in mailboxes this weekend, and Pacific County voters will ...

The following individuals were booked into Pacific County Jail for the charges listed: ARCHIE, JOHNNY L. — July 9, Grayland; warrant for failure to comply (non-traffic) BURT, […] ...

What motivated you to run for a seat on the Pacific County Commission, and what makes you qualified for the office? Pattie ...

Every year, biologists, volunteers and conservationists from Washington state to San Diego, California, come together for one purpose: to count a tiny bird the size of a sparrow, the western snowy ...

Burrowing shrimp are a well-documented native pest species in Willapa Bay that have been a nuisance to bottom-culture shellfish farmers for over a century. Methods for controlling shrimp populations ...

Every winter, storms hit the coast near North Cove in north Pacific County. Residents watch nervously as waves creep closer to the only road that connects them to the rest of Pacific County. State ...

At the Pacific Conservation District, European green crab are a common topic of discussion. In recent weeks, through Facebook posts, research publications and newspaper articles, we have seen an ...

NASELLE — Among the Founding Fathers who dreamed up the United States 250 years ago, was one with Finnish heritage. John Morton of Pennsylvania was one of the 56 signers of the Declaration of ...

ILWACO — Questions were plentiful and the mood was cordial at a forum in Ilwaco last week that featured the four candidates running for Pacific County Sheriff. Nonprofit organization Pacific County ...

In one of the most crowded fields for local office in recent memory, a quintet of candidates are vying to win a four-year term to represent the north county-based seat on the county commission. Five ...

CHINOOK — It’s unglamorous, but dredging is a sorely necessary tool for the economic health of ports of any size and scope — including the Port of Chinook. After a prolonged period of setbacks, the ...