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Guest column: Museums matter
7+ hour, 45+ min ago (465+ words) Chinook Observer Guest column: Museums matter Published 7: 33 pm Sunday, May 17, 2026 By Donella Lucero/Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum The fact that museums matter is something I've believed in for most of my life. As a child, anytime we were able, we…...
Animal Shelter Report: Come meet Pets of the Week: Pearl (dog) and Fluff (cat)!
10+ hour, 10+ min ago (418+ words) Published 5: 08 pm Sunday, May 17, 2026 By Miranda Mars/For the Observer No better pooch than precious Pearl! Says late actress Grace Kelly: "The Pearl is the Queen of the gems and the gems of the Queens." This five-month-old, 30-pound gal is…...
A local hero: Remembering Jack Downer
9+ hour, 2+ min ago (236+ words) Published 6: 16 pm Sunday, May 17, 2026 By Dan Driscoll/For the Observer Jack and Lucille Downer purchased Henrichsen's Grocery (thought to be the oldest continuing retail business in the state of Washington) on Aug. 1, 1969 and renamed it Jack's Country Store. Jack and…...
Commentary: When you've lost Christine Gregoire, you've lost Washington
9+ hour, 24+ min ago (759+ words) Published 5: 54 pm Sunday, May 17, 2026 By Chris Cargill / Mountain States Policy Center 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 is…...
Count worth waiting for: Western snowy plovers top 3, 000
12+ hour, 38+ min ago (1342+ words) Published 2: 40 pm Sunday, May 17, 2026 By Rebecca Fabbri/For The Daily World Every year, biologists, volunteers and conservationists from Washington state to San Diego, California, come together for one purpose: to count a tiny bird the size of a sparrow, the…...
Fired fire chief's sex trial delayed again
14+ hour, 4+ min ago (303+ words) Published 1: 14 pm Sunday, May 17, 2026 By Jeff Clemens/For the Observer SOUTH BEND " Jeffrey S. Archer's trial has been pushed out several months following three separate filings over the past three months waiving speedy trial. Archer was arrested on Jan. 9 after an…...
New method could help Washington shellfish farmers control a pesky shrimp
13+ hour, 39+ min ago (507+ words) Published 1: 39 pm Sunday, May 17, 2026 WILLAPA BAY " There is a promising new way to control burrowing shrimp, small marine excavators native to Washington. They make their homes deep in the sediment by digging, turning the ground to Swiss cheese. This presents…...
Rain can't ruin the fun: Kids land lunkers at Loomis Lake fishing derby
13+ hour, 3+ min ago (247+ words) Published 2: 15 pm Sunday, May 17, 2026 OCEAN PARK " A mid-May morning sun had just begun to break through the clouds when the big one decided to bite. Eight-year-old Colton Masters braced himself on the bank, his fishing rod bent in a big…...
OBSD sizing up elementary school seismic solutions: District using new state funding
14+ hour, 26+ min ago (923+ words) Published 12: 52 pm Sunday, May 17, 2026 LONG BEACH PENINSULA " You lose some, you win some. Utilizing $300, 000 in funding awarded by the state, OBSD began more extensive work earlier this year to determine the viability of proposed solutions that would keep students and…...
Naselle clubs capture district championships, area teams advance to state
13+ hour, 13+ min ago (1016+ words) Published 2: 05 pm Sunday, May 17, 2026 The Raymond/South Bend boys soccer team (17-1-1) went 2-1 in the district tournament last week, finishing in second place overall and advancing to the upcoming WIAA 1 A state tournament. The #-1-seeded Ravens beat #4-seed La Center 5-2 in…...