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Thu, Oct 7, 2010
The 2010 general election is bearing down on the voters of Wahkiakum County; the county auditors office will mail the vote-by-mail ballots to votes on October 15.
Thu, Sep 30, 2010
Commissioners OK disposal of bridge boards
Wahkiakum County commissioners settled disposal of old boards from the Grays River Covered Bridge and acted on other items of business in a short meeting Monday.
Port District 2 looks for budget savings
Wahkiakum Port District 2 officials looked for savings and considered additions to their 2010 budget in a special meeting workshop on Tuesday.
Brady, Scott seek commission seat
Wahkiakum County voters have a choice of two candidates for election to the District 3 position on the county board of commissioners.
Cowlitz officers investigating jail incident
Wahkiakum County officials have called in officers from Cowlitz County's sheriff's office to investigate an alleged case of abuse of a prisoner in the Wahkiakum County Jail
Historic barn moving to new location
The historic eight-sided barn that overlooks Cathlamet will move to a new location today (Thursday).
Alan Rose launches new novel at WordFest
Naselle school board goes to iPads
Beginning their transition to “paperless” board meetings, the Naselle-Grays River Valley School Board Directors used their iPads for the first time to conduct the meeting on September 21.
Wed, Sep 29, 2010
Wahkiakum Community Network (WCN) youth board members who attended the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America National Leadership Conference presented their logic model framework for combating and preventing youth marijuana use in local communities at the Wahkiakum School Board meeting on September 27.
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
Council wrestles with budget crunch
Cathlamet Mayor George Wehrfritz has ordered a selective spending freeze in response to an anticipated budget shortfall for 2010, and some department heads aren't happy.
PUD discusses disconnect policy
Wahkiakum PUD commissioners reviewed water rights applications, talks with the town, and their disconnect policy at their meeting on September 21.
Nelson Creek project generates debate
Local officials and landowners will closely monitor water levels and flood drainage this winter on land lying along SR 4 and across the road from the Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge for the Columbia White-tailed Deer.
County sharing capital improvement funds
Wahkiakum County officials are on track to approve as much as $200,000 in capital improvements to infrastructure in Wahkiakum County in 2011.
Port 2 plans budget workshop on Tuesday
Commissioners of Port District No. 2 will begin work on their 2011 budget next week.
Commissioners table biosolids ordinance
With the arrival of the rainy season--today (Thursday) is the first day of autumn--Wahkiakuam County commissioners decided there is no hurry to develop a controversial biosolids ordinance.
Thu, Sep 16, 2010
Cancer claims jazz man Caliman 
Former Cathlamet resident and Jazz Legend Hadley Caliman died September 8 after a two-year battle with liver cancer; he was 78.
Commissioners delay biosolids vote
Wahkiakum County commissioners delayed action of a proposed ordinance to regulate application of biosolids in the county and took a variety of input at their meeting Tuesday.
Commissioners hear flood concerns about Nelson Creek project
Not so fast, Wahkiakum County officials are telling Columbia Land Trust.
Council, planners agree to new start on zoning
After spending three hours discussing the latest draft of an update to the Cathlamet zoning ordinance, members of the town council and planning commission agreed Tuesday that a new start is needed.
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