Articles from the May 21, 2014 edition
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Happy Memorial Day to one and all
GETTING BETTER--Our weekend saw us getting pretty soaked from time to time but during the afternoon hours, we had some pretty decent dry spells, so it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. The same goes for the work week as we had off and...
Sheriff's Report, May 22, 2014
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 5 – 11:30 a.m. The sheriff’s office was notified that a motor vehicle accident would be simulated in S...
Larry T. O'Neal
Larry O’Neal, of Cathlamet, WA died May 10, 2014 in Olympia, WA from lung cancer. Larry was born in Ashland, Kentucky on March 27, 1928. His family moved to the Northwest when he was a child and eventually settled in the Seattle area. He graduated f...
Dorothy E. Tawater
Dorothy Elaine Tawater, 87, of Longview, died May 18 at the Canterbury Gardens. She was born to Lloyd and Clara Gilbertson on April 21, 1927 in Otranto, Iowa. She was one of three children. Her sister Shirley and brother Don preceded her in death. Af...
Refuge road opening limited days for fishing
The US Army Corps of Engineers and their contractor on the Steamboat Slough/Refuge Dike Construction Project have agreed on a plan to open the road for limited weekend fishing access through June. Steamboat Slough Road is currently closed to public a...
PUD considering Western Wahkiakum maintenance costs
At Tuesday morning’s Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioner’s meeting, Customer Service Representative Lia Sealund brought the commissioners up to date on the lighting rebate program, General Man...
Musician turns programmer for KMUN
Ray Prestegard is a busy man. He’s devoted most of his life to music, and he’s found more than one way to interact with it. Along with performing, he decided to give radio broadcasting a try at KMUN,...
Home energy assistance funds still available
Lower Columbia Community Action Program (CAP) has energy assistance funds available for eligible households in Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties. Since December, 967 households have been served, with an average assistance of $370 per household,...
Elochoman residents to work on fish restoration plan
A group of Elochoman Valley residents are in the infant stages of developing a long range plan to restore fisheries in the Elochoman River. They'll host a meeting open to anyone interested in the river, according to spokesperson Dianne Froode. The...
Declining enrollment creates concern for school sports teams, two class sizes
Several community members showed up to support the high school golf team at last Thursday’s Wahkiakum School District Board of Director’s meeting after hearing that the school sponsored sport was up...
Council joins DOE suit, hears salmon report, awards Propane bid
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council discussed biosolids, salmon rearing issues, and awarded a Propane supply bid and acted on other issues at their monthly meeting on Monday. The council voted 5-0 to file a friend of the court brief in the...
Farmers market to reopen this Friday
Puget Island Farmers Market, formerly Two Islands Farm Market, will begin their ninth season this Friday, May 23 at Stockhouse’s Farm, 59 W. Birnie Slough Road on Puget Island. Farmers Market hours are Fridays from 3 to 6 p.m. through October. F...
Commissioners address varied issues
Wahkiakum County commissioners addressed issues ranging from health care alliances to the forgotten comprehensive plan at their meeting Tuesday. Health and Human Services Administrator Sue Cameron told commissioners that coming re-alignments for...
Can you text 9-1-1 in Wahkiakum County?
May 15 marked the deadline for mobile carriers to be ready to allow consumers to text 9-1-1 for emergencies. Government-owned 9-1-1 infrastructure must also be prepared to take SMS messages and be able to process them in a way that gives agencies the...
Candidates file for office
The regular filing period for this year's elections ended Friday with no contested local races. However races for US House of Representatives, the state legislature, and state courts all have contested elections. Here's the lineup: 3RD CONGRESS...
A big senior project
Austin Burns established a monument for his senior class project at Wahkiakum High School--he found a boulder, got it placed at the school property boundary, and painted it so that his classmates...
All breeds welcome at lure coursing event
The hounds will be running this weekend at Misty Rivers Plantation, 117 Cross Dike Road on Puget Island. These lure coursing or racing events are usually confined to AKC registered sight hounds, but this weekend will be open to all comers including...
Grandson recovering from hit and run
Last week, on Friday I believe, there was a top story on KATU news about a boy who was hit by a drunk driver after saving his friend. Kameron Howell-Meeker was walking down River Rd. in Milwaukie, Ore., when he heard some screeching and saw that a pi...
School events, Legion breakfast this week
News from Naselle: The Naselle Comet track team will compete in the Track District Meet at Raymond today (Thursday) at 3 p.m. Go Comets! The state track meet is next weekend. The final drama production of this school year will take place on Friday...
Thanks from the Community Garden
The next year of the Community Garden was well supported by the outstanding response of the community at two recent plant sales. Winnie Lowsma (center) and the Master Gardeners of Wahkiakum County appreciate the support of the community at the...
