PACIFIC COUNTY — The county will put a caveat on results from rapid covid-19 tests after a patient’s second test came back negative for the disease despite an initial positive result.
LONG BEACH — City crews installed 19 hand sanitizing stations throughout the city to help reduce the transmission of covid-19.
LONG BEACH PENINSULA — Hazy from smoke and smelling of sulfur, the Long Beach Peninsula’s Independence Day celebrations were not dampened by fears of covid-19.
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CHINOOK — Rhett’s Ranch is a place Anne Mattson’s son would have never wanted to leave.
LONG BEACH PENINSULA — The Friends of Willapa National Wildlife Refuge on July 7 announced postponement of the third annual Wings Over Willapa Festival.
A Long Beach student who has his sights set on attending the U.S. Naval Academy is demonstrating his aptitude with youth military activities.
OCEAN PARK — For Dawna Svaren, compassion is an active verb.
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On June 29 at 11:30 a.m. a car prowl was reported at a motel in Long Beach. There was no sign of forced entry. Battery packs, an emergency room kit, tire pump, eyeglasses and a set of New Testament CDs were taken, with an total estimated value of $900.
SOUTH BEND — The following individuals were booked into Pacific County Jail for the charges listed:
LONG BEACH PENINSULA — In next week’s issue of the Observer, readers will hear from the three candidates running for the peninsula-based seat on the Pacific County Commission ahead of the Aug. 4 primary election.
LONG BEACH — Help is on the way for city of Long Beach businesses and households that have had trouble paying bills due to the fallout of the covid-19 pandemic.
LONG BEACH PENINSULA — As local officials expected, communities on the peninsula were overflowing during the Fourth of July weekend, even as newly confirmed cases of covid-19 reached record highs in Washington and the cities of Long Beach and Ilwaco canceled popular Independence Day firework shows.
Pacific County is destined to pass its census response rate from 2010 in the coming weeks, but now ranks dead last in Washington state in responding to the 2020 Census.
OCEAN PARK — The 2020 Rod Run to the End of the World was officially canceled after the Beach Barons car club voted to cancel this year’s event at its July 6 meeting.
This was the scene at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 4, at Beards Hollow and Fishing Rocks at the south end of the Long Beach Peninsula’s main seashore. Sunny skies brought out a crowd, with heavy traffic on the beach and on Washington State Route 100 that loops through Cape Disappointment State Park…
ILWACO — Access to the historic Cape Disappointment Lighthouse site is off limits to the public due to safety concerns, the U.S. Coast Guard and Washington State Parks said July 2 in a press release.
CATHLAMET — Thanks to dental records, human remains found June 26 on Wahkiakum County’s Columbia River shoreline were identified on July 2 as those of Cory Martin, 26, of Portland, the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release.
ILWACO — Patrick Webb, master of the Masonic lodge in Ilwaco, has been given a one-year appointment with the Freemasons’ statewide organization.
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LONG BEACH — City crews installed 19 hand sanitizing stations throughout the city to help reduce the transmission of covid-19.
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LONG BEACH PENINSULA — Hazy from smoke and smelling of sulfur, the Long Beach Peninsula’s Independence Day celebrations were not dampened by fears of covid-19.
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CHINOOK — Rhett’s Ranch is a place Anne Mattson’s son would have never wanted to leave.
LONG BEACH PENINSULA — The Friends of Willapa National Wildlife Refuge on July 7 announced postponement of the third annual Wings Over Willapa Festival.
A Long Beach student who has his sights set on attending the U.S. Naval Academy is demonstrating his aptitude with youth military activities.
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OCEAN PARK — For Dawna Svaren, compassion is an active verb.
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On June 29 at 11:30 a.m. a car prowl was reported at a motel in Long Beach. There was no sign of forced entry. Battery packs, an emergency room kit, tire pump, eyeglasses and a set of New Test…
SOUTH BEND — The following individuals were booked into Pacific County Jail for the charges listed:
LONG BEACH PENINSULA — In next week’s issue of the Observer, readers will hear from the three candidates running for the peninsula-based seat on the Pacific County Commission ahead of the Aug.…
LONG BEACH — Help is on the way for city of Long Beach businesses and households that have had trouble paying bills due to the fallout of the covid-19 pandemic.
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LONG BEACH PENINSULA — As local officials expected, communities on the peninsula were overflowing during the Fourth of July weekend, even as newly confirmed cases of covid-19 reached record hi…
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Pacific County is destined to pass its census response rate from 2010 in the coming weeks, but now ranks dead last in Washington state in responding to the 2020 Census.
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OCEAN PARK — The 2020 Rod Run to the End of the World was officially canceled after the Beach Barons car club voted to cancel this year’s event at its July 6 meeting.
This was the scene at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 4, at Beards Hollow and Fishing Rocks at the south end of the Long Beach Peninsula’s main seashore. Sunny skies brought out a crowd, with heavy traf…
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ILWACO — Access to the historic Cape Disappointment Lighthouse site is off limits to the public due to safety concerns, the U.S. Coast Guard and Washington State Parks said July 2 in a press release.
CATHLAMET — Thanks to dental records, human remains found June 26 on Wahkiakum County’s Columbia River shoreline were identified on July 2 as those of Cory Martin, 26, of Portland, the Wahkiak…
ILWACO — Patrick Webb, master of the Masonic lodge in Ilwaco, has been given a one-year appointment with the Freemasons’ statewide organization.
South Pacific District Court as well as Ilwaco and Municipal Court hearings held at 7013 Sandridge Road. If you have questions, call 360-642-9417. The following cases were scheduled for action…
ASTORIA — Continuing a systematic effort to reunite salmon habitat in Columbia River estuary with the creeks that run into its northern reaches, a project later this summer will make a culvert…
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PACIFIC COUNTY — Beach approaches will be open for Independence Day after county and city elected officials determined an influx of visitors to the coast for the holiday weekend was inevitable.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Next to Ocean Beach Hospital and Clinic in Ilwaco, Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria is the primary healthcare choice for south Pacific County residents, so we are running t…
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PACIFIC COUNTY — Five more Pacific County residents contracted covid-19 bringing the county’s total number of cases to 18 as of Saturday, June 27.
PACIFIC COUNTY — People will not face criminal charges for not wearing masks, according to the Long Beach Police Department and the Pacific County Sheriff’s Office.
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― As the 2019 tax filing and payment deadline approaches, the IRS is reminding taxpayers and businesses that 2019 income tax liabilities as well as postponed April 15 and June…
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OLYMPIA — A new monthly unemployment report has shed more light on the persisting economic challenges Pacific County workers have faced because of the covid-19 pandemic.
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ILWACO — Headway was made last week in the city of Ilwaco’s quest to protect both its water source and the environment in the near — and far — future.
OLYMPIA — Long Beach City Councilor Tina McGuire was recognized by the Association of Washington Cities in June, receiving an Advanced Certificate of Municipal Leadership.
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LONG BEACH PENINSULA — As preparations for the 2020-21 school year continue to dominate the agenda at Ocean Beach School District, another expected change at OBSD was on the minds of the distr…
Gov. Jay Inslee announced Saturday that for now, no counties in Washington state will be allowed to progress to Phase 4 of his “Safe Start” coronavirus opening plan due to rising caseloads acr…
South Pacific District Court as well as Ilwaco and Municipal Court hearings held at 7013 Sandridge Road. If you have questions, call 360-642-9417. The following cases were scheduled for action…
On June 22 at 1:16 p.m., on Washington Avenue, an assault was reported. The incident involved money that was allegedly stolen. After an initial confrontation between the two men, Timothy R. Tu…
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Aidan Auttelet, 17, and Aiden Ashbridge, 16, try out their new form of transportation on Monday, June 29 in the parking lot of Culbertson Park, corner of Second Street South and Washington Ave…
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RAYMOND — The Friends of Willapa National Wildlife is pleased to announce that Luke Gerow has received its $1,500 annual scholarship, which is awarded to a local graduating senior who plans to…
CANNON BEACH — Cannon Beach Library’s annual Fourth of July book sale is canceled this year, due to the coronavirus.
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Lawyers for accused murderer Luke Anton Wirkkala, who is back in Deschutes County to be retried following a successful appeal of his 2014 conviction, hope to show jurors the alleged victim was…
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Some offices remain closed to the public due to the virus. Some offices are doing furlough days when staff are not at work due to the financial situation.
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MEGLER — Oregon used paintball guns to discourage nesting on the Astoria-Megler Bridge this spring ahead of an inspection of the massive structure. Loudspeakers still routinely blast eagle screams.
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LONG BEACH — About 70 people marched from Seaview to Long Beach Saturday, June 20, to show solidarity for the Black Lives Matter movement.
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OCEAN PARK — Hours before he was arrested for shooting another man in the groin, Delano Thomas, 51, called deputies to report the man had threatened to kill him.
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ILWACO — Ocean salmon season opened over the weekend with eager fishermen and fast and frequent limits.
LONG BEACH — Nancy Stambaugh is retiring from Crisis Support Network at the end of June after 24 years.
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SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON — For the past several months — and the past several years, in some cases — candidates have worked to raise money for the 2020 election in order to spread their name and m…
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ILWACO — Since March, hospitals large and small alike have been dealt significant financial blows in the United States due to the covid-19 pandemic, as elective surgeries and other core servic…
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OLYMPIA — Face masks? Required. Six feet between desks? Required. Daily health screening? Required. As school districts begin to plan the logistics of holding in-person classes for the upcomin…
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