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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

CONGRESS U.S. SEN. PATTY MURRAY 154 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 206-553-0891 Seattle 202-224-2621 Toll Free 1-866-481-9186 murray.senate.gov/contact/ ...