Happy New Year to all Chinook Observer readers. This is the annual column where I wax indulgently about all the fun people ...

The pots are loaded and hopes are high. After a month-long delay, the 2025-2026 Washington commercial Dungeness crab season ...

A photographical look back on the life, times and people of Pacific County in 2025, as seen by Chinook Observer photographer ...

Fish passage restoration is not just a treaty rights issue — it benefits the entire region. No matter the expense, culvert ...

Pacific County Jail Services is thriving, Director Jim Byrd said in a year-end report at the Board of Pacific County ...

Kudos for Peace of Mind Pacific County Peace of Mind Pacific County is a great nonprofit organization. As a volunteer for ...

I have an idea that the only thing which makes it possible to regard this world we live in without disgust is the beauty ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson hired an investigator in June, but they didn’t get started until the agency director requested an inquiry ...

At the turning of a season, a writer finds a sense of possibility As the days grow shorter and the nights longer, I find ...

Two employees who filed a lawsuit against Pacific County and Pacific County Prosecutor Michael Rothman have amended their ...

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers confirmed razor clam digging opportunities at Long Beach ...

Early observations of late strongly suggest that a significant snow owl irruption for the winter season 2025-2026 is ...