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TOKELAND — Four years ago, Heather Earnhardt, Zac Young and their combined family spent a weekend at the Tokeland Hotel and were smitten.

“It was February. It was really dark and rainy, and we just fell in love with it,”...

“People are very open-minded about new things, as long as they’re exactly like the old ones.”

— Charles F. Kettering — inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 186 patents; he was a founder of Delco...

ASTORIA — Twenty-eight years ago, David Fitch lived in Altoona, Washington. He was looking for a way to diversify his income. Vickie Rutherford, of Sunburst Reality, showed him the Utzinger Duplex in Astoria. At the time, Fitch had no real...

Sale Date Sale Price Year Built Acres Address Buyer Seller

05/30/18 322,000 1973 0.12 940 Klaskanine Ave, Astoria Provident Trust Group Llc Klaskanine 8 Llc

05/30/18 280,000 1954 0.31 3522 Grand...

DATE SALE PRICE ADDRESS BUYER SELLER

5/21/18 $225,000 1120 State RT 101, Naselle David and Danene Lethin Trustees Dennis Sturgell

5/21/18 $165,170 805 313th St, Oysterville Zebadiah Lown and Sylvia...

WARRENTON — Northwest Community Alliance has initiated a “Merit Award” to recognize outstanding performance by an employee.

“We are thrilled to announce that employee Jo-Ann Perry is the first recipient of Northwest...

Doing financial projections for a business is the same process as creating a household budget. It’s a chance to consider what future sales (revenue) and expenses (costs) will be for your business.

Typically, a lender will want monthly...

Geoduck tariffs prompt refunds

OLYMPIA — In an unusual example of how a budding “trade war” can affect local economies, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources said it will offer financial relief to geoduck...

ASTORIA — In 2003, Sean Fitzpatrick and his wife, Anne Carpenter, were visiting Astoria. From their window in the Hotel Elliott, they could see the Franklin Apartments. The solid, elegant building caught their eye. But, the venerable structure...

Date, Owner, Address, Valuation, Work Description, Contractor

5/1, Barbara Beck, 1661 Grand Ave, $3,927, Replace existing 90% gas furnace with new, P & L Johnson Mechanical Inc

5/4, Julia Hesse,...

Date Description Applicant Address Status

4/16 Accessory Structure Bob and Barb Robinson 6908 Rochelle Way, Ilwaco Issued

4/17 Renovation/Addition Karen Olson 110 NE 7th St, Long...

DATE NAME ADDRESS VALUE DESPCRIPTION CONTRACTOR

5/3 Oyala & Campbell 194-198 N Hemlock St n/a Sign n/a

5/8 Fred & Carolyn Pain 234 W Noatak n/a Review Cottage Keepers

5/8 Eric &...

Date Description Property Owner Price Address

3/26 24’x30’ garage M F Holdings LLC $17,647 826 State Rt 101, Chinook

3/26 Add garage David Firestone $20,0000 1508 170th Pl, Long...

DATE SALE PRICE ADDRESS BUYER SELLER

4/17/18 $28,000 1715 256th Pl, Ocean Park Josh Bryant Pacific County Treasurer Renee Goodin

4/17/18 $21,000 1704 200th Ln, Ocean Park Tom Rogers Pacific County...

Sale Date Sale Price Year Built Acres Address Buyer Seller

04/27/18 307,000 1962 9.09 33836 Hwy 101 Business, Astoria Layman Randall Jester & Lethin Properties...

I am often asked for my thoughts on the economic impact of our small business community with the opening of the new Walmart in our region, other “Big Box” competition, the amount of business that Amazon and others are taking from...