Salmon hang outside the Pacific Salmon Charter office following a successful opening day of the ocean recreational season on Saturday, June 20, at the Port of Ilwaco.

The Trump administration is backing off from its plans to remove a decade-old ocean monitoring system Oregonians rely on for fishing, recreation, science and emergency services. The National Science ...

ILWACO — Local organizations, businesses and individuals came together earlier this month to assist the newest Ilwaco High School graduates in continuing their education. Some $154,000 in community ...

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 ...

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 ...

YAKIMA — Henry Hill was in his element. The Ilwaco senior concluded his high school sports career at the WIAA 2B state track meet. He was racing and racing and racing for all he was worth in a stadium ...

Federal cannabis policy changes, market consolidation and difficulties with illicit-market enforcement remain among the biggest challenges facing Washington’s legal marijuana industry, according to ...

“Millions of acres of tree-cloaked wealth where the sun’s direct rays never reached the ground,” wrote Sam Churchill, author of “Big Sam,” about the tremendous stands of Northwest timber in the 1800s ...

Highways close to Willapa Bay are among the highest in Western Washington for wildlife/vehicle collision rates, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. High numbers of wildlife ...

YAKIMA — Senior Chris Banker earned a second-place medal for his Raymond-South Bend team in the state 2B high jump, clearing 6-feet-4. The winner cleared 6-10 for a 2B record. His was the lone medal ...

YAKIMA — Members of the Wahkiakum High School track team qualified for the WIAA 1B state meet late last month. Several came home with medals. WHS junior Robby Chandler placed second in the javelin ...

CHINOOK — State parks are beginning to see their first significant surge in visitation ahead of the popular summer season. Fort Columbia State Park held an open house on Saturday, June 6, offering ...