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County unemployment back above 6% - Chinook Observer (opens the original)
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Published 4:24 pm Sunday, September 27, 2026 Pacific County’s jobless rate jumped north of 6% in August, according to new preliminary figures released by the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD). The state agency estimates that the county’s unemployment rate was 6.1% last month, up from 4.7% in July and also up from 5.8% over August 2025. ESD’s monthly figures are based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The county’s unemployment rate ranked 37th out of 39
Inflation outpaced local wage gains to begin 2026 - Chinook Observer (opens the original)
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Published 4:21 pm Sunday, September 27, 2026 Local workers got less bang for their buck to kick off 2026, data released earlier this month by the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) showed. According to preliminary figures from the state agency, the average weekly pay in the first three months of this year was up 2.3% over the same period in 2025 for people employed in Pacific County. That growth in wages is less than the 3% inflation rate that Washington and other Pacific Coas
Local political giving topped $50K to start year - Chinook Observer (opens the original)
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Published 4:06 pm Sunday, September 27, 2026 Local residents gave more than $50,000 to political campaigns, committees and causes over the first few months of this year, federal figures show. According to data compiled by the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Pacific County residents combined to donate about $52,225 to federal campaigns, political committees and PACs in the first quarter of 2026. That total comes on the heels of local donations hitting just shy of $250,000 in 2025 as a whole. T
Proposed Ilwaco-Seaview pedestrian trail steps ahead - Chinook Observer (opens the original)
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Published 12:33 pm Sunday, September 27, 2026 LONG BEACH PENINSULA — Substantial progress has been made in the long-standing push to link two peninsula communities by foot. The Pacific County Commission last month signed off on a handful of documents and agreements to move forward with the planning phase for the proposed Seaview to Ilwaco Connector Pathway. If constructed, the project would provide a 1.4-mile bike and pedestrian trail connecting Ilwaco and the rest of the peninsula along U.S. 10
School board OKs shuttering Hilltop - Chinook Observer (opens the original)
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Published 12:23 pm Sunday, September 27, 2026 It’s official: Hilltop Middle School will be shuttering its doors next year, for the time being. Ocean Beach School District (OBSD) board members at their Sept. 23 meeting formally and unanimously voted to consolidate grades 7-12 into the Ilwaco High School building — also referred to as the Black Lake Campus — for the 2027-28 school year. Administrators and board members previously acknowledged at a July budget workshop that the consolidation of Hil
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