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The first of four Ilwaco Art Walks will take place at selected galleries June 28. The theme for the first Artwalk is “Summer Color.” Participating galleries are Ilwaco Artworks, 109 First Ave. N and ...

Burrowing shrimp are a well-documented native pest species in Willapa Bay that have been a nuisance to bottom-culture shellfish farmers for over a century. Methods for controlling shrimp populations ...

Every winter, storms hit the coast near North Cove in north Pacific County. Residents watch nervously as waves creep closer to the only road that connects them to the rest of Pacific County. State ...

A small crowd of construction workers took a short break on Thursday afternoon, June 11, at the Columbia River Maritime Museum’s Mariners Hall. They gathered to watch a team of lighthouse ...

The Ilwaco-based Occident Lodge 48, Free and Accepted Masons of Washington, has awarded $3,500 in scholarships to students graduating in the class of 2026. • Jonathan E. Jacobo Contreras, South Bend ...

WILLAPA BAY — The Quinault Indian Nation’s initial effort to seize fishing rights from Willapa Bay to 60 miles east along the Lower Columbia River was shot down by a federal judge on June 2. The ...

PASCO — Naselle needed a large tent at the WIAA state cross country race Saturday. That’s because head coach Amber Frank qualified girls and boys squads to run as teams — a feat that was central to ...

Pacific County Fire District No. 1’s public education coordinator Lani Karvia saw the potential for AI to assist senior citizens living alone. Her foresight has inspired the Olympia Area Agency on ...

The gray whale drifted in with the tide, its massive body rolling in the surf as waves broke along the shore. By the time it settled onto Seaside Beach last Tuesday around Avenue K, the 40-foot animal ...

When former Gov. Christine Gregoire starts sounding the alarm about Washington state government, Olympia should pay attention. Gregoire is not a conservative activist. She is not anti-government. She ...

The couple on the bus with me traveling from Ilwaco to Astoria had returned from Europe recently and I joined them in lamenting the misinformation about public transportation in our area. We three ...