OCEAN PARK and LONG BEACH — Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shellfish managers have confirmed seven days of razor clam digs on coastal beaches beginning Saturday, Feb. 8.

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Jan. 21 — Church of the Nazarene on Pacific Avenue N. reported vandalism at the church the past two nights. Three crosses nailed to the outer wall were torn down and thrown onto the roof, and a planter was tipped over.

Jan. 21 — Church of the Nazarene on Pacific Avenue N. reported vandalism at the church the past two nights. Three crosses nailed to the outer wall were torn down and thrown onto the roof, and a planter was tipped over.

SURFSIDE — The January air was a crisp 43 degrees while the waves from a frigid Pacific Ocean rolled ashore in the low 50s as dozens assembled at the Oysterville Road beach approach for an annual tradition Wednesday morning, Jan. 1. “Okay swimmers, circle up!” shouted Steven Wallace, standing barefoot in star-spangled swim shorts. He was the organizer of …

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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 ...

WILLAPA BAY — For the first time in years, commercial gillnetters are filling their holds with Willapa Bay’s most prolific salmon. Over the past week, more than 60,000 pounds of chum salmon have been harvested by a handful of local gillnet fishermen based at the Port of Peninsula in Nahcotta, rekindling hope for a fishing culture reeling from …

Winners have emerged and the dust has mostly settled in this month’s general election in Pacific County. But beyond the topline results, it’s the release of the more detailed precinct-level figures that can show us how the communities within our county may be changing politically.