Chinook Observer

Late-night patrols in rural counties are usually the slower-paced, more peaceful shifts, especially after midnight. Graveyard-shift officers often face a quiet, repetitive routine, watching the clock tick down toward the end of shift.

In Pacific County, this typically means empty roads; it is not uncommon to go nearly an hour without seeing another pair of headlights. ...

ILWACO — Southwest Washington’s representative in the nation’s halls of power received an up-close look last week at the successes, challenges and opportunities facing south Pacific County’s lone hospital.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, on an Aug. 21 swing through the county while Congress is in the midst of its annual August recess, received a tour of Ocean Beach Hospi...

Highly anticipated new modeling that shows the effects a tsunami from an Alaskan megaquake would have on the Washington coast affirms what local emergency management officials have been saying for years: a wholesale evacuation of the Long Beach Peninsula is unwarranted, and could pose a greater risk to public safety than any waves that manage to reach our shores.

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LONG BEACH — Bouts of fog and stiff winds couldn’t ground the fun for the weeklong 45th annual Washington State International Kite Festival, held Aug. 17-23 last week.

Master kite fliers Mike Sterling and Ray Miller were among the talented professionals that dazzled crowds with musically choreographed kite flying demonstrations on Saturday, Aug. 22, the peak attendance...

OYSTERVILLE — Back in the 1980s and 90s when The Ark Restaurant of Nahcotta offered Sunday Brunch with music, David Crabtree (“Crabo”) was often one of the featured musicians along with Spud Siegel. And, in those days, they occasionally performed at Vespers in Oysterville, as well.

At this Sunday’s Music Vespers, David will be back playing guitar and banjo, this time ...