The cost of the line later surpassed $200,000 for the 15 miles. Loomis built a mansion north of Long Beach. He used it as an office and as a place for travelers when bad weather prevented their beach ...

Chinook Observer: What motivated you to run for a seat on the Pacific County Commission, and what makes you qualified for the office? Jerry Doyle: Four years ago, I saw a fundamental need to be more ...

ILWACO — Fifteen high school wrestling teams from around the region piled into Ilwaco High School over the weekend for the ‘Summer Duals’ camp. Ilwaco was represented by a cast of underclassmen, ...

Chinook Observer: What motivated you to run for a seat on the Pacific County Commission, and what makes you qualified for the office? Michael Runyon: As a former county commissioner who held this seat ...

Pacific County Fire District No. 1’s public education coordinator Lani Karvia saw the potential for AI to assist senior citizens living alone. Her foresight has inspired the Olympia Area Agency on ...

This fall’s ballot will be chock-full of contested local races, several of which must first have the pool of candidates whittled down during the August primary election. Filing week for 2026 wrapped ...

YAKIMA — For two years, high jumper June Miller has stood on the podium one step below the girl holding the “state champion” sign. This year, she grinned and held it up, alone at the top. Miller ...

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 ...

Officials around rural Washington state, including Pacific County Commissioners, are fuming after the Washington State Forest Practices Board voted 7-5 with one member abstaining to expand the ...

The Ilwaco-based Occident Lodge 48, Free and Accepted Masons of Washington, has awarded $3,500 in scholarships to students graduating in the class of 2026. • Jonathan E. Jacobo Contreras, South Bend ...

Decades ago, John Good was at a work conference when he realized it was time to change his career path. With a group of his colleagues, he participated in a team building exercise by placing dots on a ...

The federal permit that allows Northwest states and some Native nations to trap and kill salmon-eating sea lions in the Columbia River was reapproved late last week. The National Oceanic and ...