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Stay well back from the water's edge and be alert for exceptionally high waves. Keep away from large logs on the beach. Water running up on the beach can easily lift or roll logs which can injure or kill someone caught in their path. &&. ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
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The completed report contains four specific findings, including the sale of $656,438 worth of goods and services. But auditors were only able to identify $312,463 that had been collected, perhaps in part because the port transitioned from formal billing statements to handwritten receipts at some point in 2022.
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ILWACO — Black Lake was brimming last weekend, as dozens of witches, wizards and warlocks descended for the third annual Witches Paddle fundraiser last Saturday in Ilwaco, kicking off a week of Halloween festivities along the Long Beach Peninsula.. Organizer Natasha Beals was pleased with the turnout and participation of the event, aimed at raising funds for the Ilwaco Fire Department and ...
Observer honored with General Excellence award | Business ...
Oct 7, 2024 · Press contest judge's remarks. Press contest judge’s remarks. The Chinook Observer offers a very well-rounded read for local residents and is very deserving of the first-place award. From the overall quality of the writing handled by a very small group of reporters and good headlines (the red ink was a nice touch on the inferno headline) to the excellent photography in news, entertainment ...
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The number of licensed gilnetters in Washington has fallen roughly 75% since 2020, from 240 to 67, spurred by a license buy-back program. In 2021, the Washington State Legislature approved a $14.4 million program to reduce the number of non-treaty commercial gillnet licenses on the Columbia River and Willapa Bay.
Plane lands after scary emergency | South County News
Oct 3, 2024 · The pilot of a small plane had a close call Thursday, Oct. 3 but was ultimately able to land safely at Willapa Harbor Airport. JEFF CLEMENS. RAYMOND — A pilot made an emergency landing at the Willapa Harbor Airport on Thursday, Oct. 3, after experiencing engine trouble. The Pacific County 911 Dispatch Center (PacCom) received a report at 12: ...
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LONG BEACH — Crimson berries bobbed in a bog below a bluebird sky last Saturday at Cranguyma Farm, the culmination of a fall harvest celebration centered on Pacific County’s most prolific native fruit. The 200-acre, fifth-generation family farm along Sandridge Road, owned and operated by the Glenn family since 1940, was among a ...
Gangway reopens on Youngs Bay | South County News
Oct 14, 2024 · A new gangway is ready for use at Youngs Bay. Nearly two years after a winter storm caused damage across Astoria, local leaders and fishermen from both sides of the Columbia River celebrate the long-awaited reopening of the Youngs Bay Gangway. The gangway, which extends into Youngs Bay from near the Astoria Recreation Center, has long been used ...
Climatologists downgrade chances La Niña will form
Oct 10, 2024 · Welcome to the discussion. The National Weather Service on Thursday lowered the chances that a La Nina will form this fall to 60%, down from 71% a month ago. If a La Nina takes shape, it's expected to be weak and could lack the snowpack-building, drought-busting punch of a stronger La Nina, according to the weather's service Climate Prediction ...
Sports Roundup: Naselle, PWV football extend winning streak
Oct 14, 2024 · Ilwaco and Naselle cross country. Three Mountaineer runners enjoyed “home course advantage” at the Rainier Invitational Thursday, coming home 1-2-3. But Ilwaco’s speedy freshman, Elsa Linquist, was right behind them in fourth with a personal best of 21:30.7. Junior teammates Sophia Bittner and Nora Soule placed 13th and 14th, just nine ...