ASTORIA — Members of Oregon’s congressional delegation are calling on the U.S. Coast Guard to double the number of new fast response cutters at North Tongue Point.
SOUTH BEND — Another 20 cases of covid-19 were reported in Pacific County on Wednesday as the county’s 14-day case rate exceeded quadruple digits and surpassed 400 cases, milestones most locals would have considered unthinkable just earlier this month.
CATHLAMET — Two additional covid-19 cases were confirmed Nov. 25 in Wahkiakum County, bringing the total to 22 since the start of the pandemic.
OLYMPIA — COVID-19 hospital occupancy is rapidly increasing throughout Washington as the state continues to experience exponential growth in new cases, according to a Nov. 25 statement from the state Department of Health.
There’s a lot of free-floating anxiety out there it seems. People talk about how tired they are, how restless, or how sleep cycles are off. Admittedly, there’s noise, confusion, mixed messages about everything from politics to the pandemic — and it impacts all of us to some degree.
SOUTH BEND — Another 55 new cases of covid-19 were reported by the Pacific County Health and Human Services Department on Tuesday afternoon, as the county’s total case count and case rate continue to soar.
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LONG BEACH PENINSULA — The Ocean Beach School District, along with several north county school districts, closed down in-person learning beginning this week after a surge in cases throughout Pacific County.
LONG BEACH — Hundreds of hot meals were handed during a free drive-thru community soup feed hosted by The Chowder Stop in Long Beach last week.
Volunteers gathered early Nov. 23 to prepare the informal annual thank-you lunch for military veterans at the Ocean Park Moose Lodge.
SOUTH BEND — Last Monday morning, Pacific County had reported just 159 cases of covid-19 in the first 35 weeks since the virus had been declared a national emergency in the United States. That figure would be exceeded in just five days, as the county reported 175 new cases last week.
LONG BEACH — An hour-long Saturday afternoon peaceful protest in Long Beach attracted about 60 opposed to Gov. Jay Inslee’s re-tightened restrictions on businesses and personal gatherings.
PACIFIC COUNTY — Razor clam dig closures have hurt coastal communities hoping to economically rebound from months of pandemic-related shutdowns, and the burden is expected to continue. Most recently, digs set to start Dec. 4 were canceled because of ongoing elevated levels of domoic acid toxin.
LONG BEACH — It only took an hour to empty the first floor office, but the void in the community may be felt for years to come.
On Nov. 16 at 8 a.m., a door was found badly damaged after an attempted break-in at a Long Beach business.
SOUTH BEND — After a rocky docket on Nov. 13 due to covid-19, the Pacific County Superior Court picked back up on Nov. 20, where several cases were settled and the courtroom got back into a grove.
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SOUTH BEND — Daniel Schenk, the Ocean Park Elementary teacher arrested on child pornography charges last month, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment last Friday, Nov. 20, in Pacific County Superior Court.
SOUTH BEND — Pacific County’s worst week yet of the coronavirus pandemic continued on Friday, Nov. 20, as an additional 94 cases of covid-19 were reported.
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SOUTH BEND — Another 20 cases of covid-19 were reported in Pacific County on Wednesday as the county’s 14-day case rate exceeded quadruple digits and surpassed 400 cases, milestones most local…
CATHLAMET — Two additional covid-19 cases were confirmed Nov. 25 in Wahkiakum County, bringing the total to 22 since the start of the pandemic.
OLYMPIA — COVID-19 hospital occupancy is rapidly increasing throughout Washington as the state continues to experience exponential growth in new cases, according to a Nov. 25 statement from th…
There’s a lot of free-floating anxiety out there it seems. People talk about how tired they are, how restless, or how sleep cycles are off. Admittedly, there’s noise, confusion, mixed messages…
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SOUTH BEND — Another 55 new cases of covid-19 were reported by the Pacific County Health and Human Services Department on Tuesday afternoon, as the county’s total case count and case rate cont…
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LONG BEACH PENINSULA — The Ocean Beach School District, along with several north county school districts, closed down in-person learning beginning this week after a surge in cases throughout P…
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LONG BEACH — Hundreds of hot meals were handed during a free drive-thru community soup feed hosted by The Chowder Stop in Long Beach last week.
Volunteers gathered early Nov. 23 to prepare the informal annual thank-you lunch for military veterans at the Ocean Park Moose Lodge.
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SOUTH BEND — Last Monday morning, Pacific County had reported just 159 cases of covid-19 in the first 35 weeks since the virus had been declared a national emergency in the United States. That…
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LONG BEACH — An hour-long Saturday afternoon peaceful protest in Long Beach attracted about 60 opposed to Gov. Jay Inslee’s re-tightened restrictions on businesses and personal gatherings.
PACIFIC COUNTY — Razor clam dig closures have hurt coastal communities hoping to economically rebound from months of pandemic-related shutdowns, and the burden is expected to continue. Most re…
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LONG BEACH — It only took an hour to empty the first floor office, but the void in the community may be felt for years to come.
On Nov. 16 at 8 a.m., a door was found badly damaged after an attempted break-in at a Long Beach business.
SOUTH BEND — After a rocky docket on Nov. 13 due to covid-19, the Pacific County Superior Court picked back up on Nov. 20, where several cases were settled and the courtroom got back into a grove.
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SOUTH BEND — Daniel Schenk, the Ocean Park Elementary teacher arrested on child pornography charges last month, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment last Friday, Nov. 20, in Pacific County Su…
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SOUTH BEND — Pacific County’s worst week yet of the coronavirus pandemic continued on Friday, Nov. 20, as an additional 94 cases of covid-19 were reported.
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ILWACO — Dungeness crab are putting on meat but not fast enough for the commercial season to begin on its traditional Dec. 1 date.
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According to the first Washington State Food Security Survey, 30% of Washington households have experienced food insecurity since the implementation of Gov. Jay Inslee’s Stay Home, Stay Health…
TUMWATER — Beginning Thursday, Nov. 19, until at least Dec. 14, Timberland Regional Library will limit service in the following ways to help the spread of covid-19:
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LONG BEACH PENINSULA — The Ocean Beach School District announced Thursday afternoon that its schools will return to remote-only learning, beginning next week.
PACIFIC COUNTY — With coronavirus cases growing exponentially in Pacific County, its five school districts are pausing all in-person classes and returning to the online model practiced last spring.
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Agricultural products exported from Washington rose in late summer, joining some other sectors of the economy in surpassing expectations and improving the fiscal outlook for state government.
PENINSULA — The Olympic Area Agency on Aging is releasing a “Request for Proposals for ‘Virtual’ Evidence-based Health Programs.” The aim of this RFP is to be able to offer older adults (60-pl…
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OLYMPIA — Washington’s ocean beaches will remain closed to razor clam harvest until at least December 12 after test results on razor clams dug at Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks and Copalis…
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SOUTH BEND — The Pacific County Health and Human Services Department reported 55 new cases of covid-19 on Wednesday afternoon, a staggering number that underscores just how dire of a situation…
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U.S. Highway 101 through Raymond was flooded at midday Tuesday due to tidal overflow, a routine fall and winter problem.
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SOUTH BEND and LONG BEACH — The Pacific County Commissioners voted 3-0 to temporarily close all county buildings to non-workers and the public for a period of two weeks beginning on Nov. 18 an…
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LONG BEACH — City councilors approved a 1% property tax increase for 2021 at a regular Long Beach City Council meeting on Nov. 16, in what ended up being a closely divided vote.
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PACIFIC COUNTY — The first potent storm of the fall season slammed the Southwest Washington coast over the weekend, bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds.
SOUTH BEND — An additional 26 confirmed cases of covid-19 were reported in Pacific County on Nov. 16, as case counts continue to soar locally.
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LONG BEACH — Sitting vacant for close to 20 years, a prime piece of real estate in downtown Long Beach is on track to receive a face lift that has divided members of the community.
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ILWACO — The North Head Lighthouse complex at Cape Disappointment State Park is set for even more work this year as a top-to-bottom restoration continues at one of the state’s most-popular tou…
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SOUTH BEND — A covid-19 exposure inside the Pacific County Prosecutor’s Office that came to light the day of court had prosecutorial and defense staff scrambling to make court happen. See rela…
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On Nov. 14 at 8 a.m., it was discovered that a coffee shop in Long Beach had been burglarized, with camera wires cut.
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ILWACO — Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics (OBHMC) are working with the Washington State Department of Health and the Pacific County Health Department on a plan to provide covid-19 vacc…
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When it comes to coping with covid-lockdown inspired blues, Gabriel West has a solution.
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SEATTLE — Taylor Eileen Sheldon, a senior from Ocean Park, has been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Washington for Spring 2020 Quarter.
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LONG BEACH — Fifty-five houses were for sale in South Pacific County in October, a decline of 52.6% compared to a year earlier, according to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service.
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SOUTH BEND — The Pacific County Prosecutor’s Office was informed around 8:15 a.m. on Nov. 13 of a covid-19 exposure, which resulted in the prosecutors’ office staff having to quarantine. The q…
While looking forward to writing about the pandemic being over, obviously it will be a while yet. Throughout status reports that we have plateaued, or are in another surge, a couple things hav…
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La Nina tightened its cold grip on the Pacific Ocean in the past month, leading federal forecasters to predict the first strong La Nina in a decade.
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ASTORIA — The Coast Guard would like to make the public aware of dangerous conditions expected to occur offshore and along the coastal Pacific Northwest this weekend, starting as early as Friday.
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OLYMPIA — With coronavirus case counts rising exponentially in the state, Gov. Jay Inslee and wife Trudi urged Washingtonians to reconsider Thanksgiving and holiday plans in an address on Nov.…
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