Chinook Observer

Rural Washington schools struggle with drop in logging dollars

Nestled in the foothills of the North Cascades, where logging has long fueled the economy, the Mount Baker School District is ...
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Vessels destroyed in big fire on Columbia River

On Sunday, April 5, at 12:06 p.m., Columbia River Fire & Rescue crews responded to a vessel fire involving two boats. Crews ...
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Algal researchers safeguard lives, coastal traditions

The fact that harvested razor clams are safe to consume and that digs haven’t been canceled as frequently as in previous ...
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OP man’s death pinned on mistake

Days after a man died in an Ocean Park fight over an alleged credit card theft, a woman was booked into Pacific County Jail ...
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Willapa Willy has died

Community members are sad to learn the lost wayward gray whale ‘Willapa Willy’ has been located deceased. Willapa Willy was ...
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Little lost whale ‘Willapa Willy’ gives searchers the slip

The Chinook Observer spent Friday, April 3, covering the efforts of officials from the Washington State Department of Fish ...
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Little lost whale must be left alone

The juvenile gray whale that strayed far from his or her family and wandered miles up the Willapa River in north Pacific ...
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Patient with ax injury evacuated from Fort Columbia hillside

South Pacific County Technical Rescue, along with responding and supporting agencies, was dispatched to Fort Columbia April 2 ...
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Wayward Willapa whale “not in imminent danger” — but keep your distance

Researchers/rescuers are asking citizens to refrain from going near the whale in the water so that it has as much room as ...