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Wahkiakum Golf
Last Wednesday, the Adna Pirates hosted Wahkiakum’s golf team at Riverside Golf Course in Chehalis in their last regular season match. Adna’s boys outscored Wahkiakum 184 - 224. The Wahkiakum boys were led by Sebastian Britt, 43, followed by Zak...
Wahkiakum Golf
Last Wednesday, Wahkiakum hosted Ilwaco and Winlock at Skyline Golf Course. The Wahkiakum boys had the lowest team score of the day and the season, 167, and were seven strokes away from the team's all-time lowest regular season score. Brodie Avalon...
Council votes to support community center staff
The Cathlamet Town Council on Aug. 16 voted to approve to fund 40% of the cost of a part time coordinator position at the community center, subject to the county agreeing to both hire and fund the remaining 60% of the position. The town currently...
Town council seeks community center staffing
On Monday, the Cathlamet Town Council had a lengthy discussion about the future of the community center located on Main St. including a disparity between the parties currently operating the center and the original lease agreement with the county....
Council, developer reach agreement for sewer, water lines
On Friday, the Cathlamet Town Council held a special meeting to consider possible action on an agreement between the Town and Sunnyfield LLC for a 32 parcel development on Greenwood Road. After much p...
Planned development travels bumpy road
Bill Coons is Wahkiakum County assessor, but he has recently worn a new hat which is that of property developer. More specifically, Coons is spearheading a proposed project called the East Cathlamet Housing Opportunity (ECHO) where he intends to deve...
Town council acts on waterfront, Greenwood development issues
On Tuesday, the Cathlamet Town Council held its first hybrid meeting with all council members attending in-person since before the pandemic. Furthermore, the council approved a resolution to accept remote attendance and voting of council members for...
Town council covers priorities, street plan
On Monday the Cathlamet Town Council held a short meeting to discuss a few agenda items including a brief follow up on the council’s priority list for development. Council Member Bill Wainwright announced that he received lists from all but one c...
Town council debates development priorities
On Monday the Cathlamet Town Council had a contentious discussion about the overall vision for the town’s development, including which projects to prioritize. However, after the council agreed at the last meeting to individually list their p...
Skyline Golf Course gets simulator; youth clinics planned
Nick and Martie Vavoudis have donated a SkyTrak Golf Simulator projection studio system with full cage at Skyline Golf Course. The donation is made in the spirit of providing a free of charge teaching tool for children learning to play golf or are...
Dollars for Scholars holding online auction
Starting today (Thursday), Wahkiakum Dollars for Scholars will host an online auction to help support the Wahkiakum High School (WHS) class of 2022. In their 20 years of fundraising, the local Dollars for Scholars chapter has raised over $513,825.00...
Council votes to proceed with EV charging
On Monday, the Cathlamet Town Council announced that the town was awarded a grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce to fund the installation of an electric vehicle (EV) charging station at the Butler St. parking lot. Other items...
Town planning work on water main
On Monday, the Cathlamet Town Council passed a motion to enter into contract with ARC Architects to perform on call work in 2021 for a variety of projects. “I’m very supportive of this. We have a number of projects that this is vitaly necessary for s...
PUD OK's wi-fi pact, considers other issues
On Tuesday, the Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners held their bi-monthly meeting. General Manager Dave Tramblie gave an update about engineering for the Deep River water project. Tramblie concluded that by performing the engineering in...
Klassic Kuts offers hair styling services
Last week, Klassic Kutz, a hair styling salon and barbershop in Cathlamet, celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony led by the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce. Owner, hairstylist and...
Skyline Men's Club
Last Wednesday, Skyline Golf Course hosted its season opener for Men’s Club where two teams of five golfers dueled it out in a scramble format round. The winning team squeaked by with seven under (-7) to their opponents six under (-6). Last week's w...
Council supports tribal recognition; OK's feasibility study for sewer expansion
On Monday, The Cathlamet Town Council passed a resolution in support of recognizing the Chinook Indian Nation after decades of “neglect” by the United States, in order to encourage Congress to do the same at the federal level. The town’s resol...
Golf club course is a hidden gem
Wahkiakum County is home to many cultural and geographical gems hidden in plain sight; unknown to many who routinely pass through on their way to the ocean or live in the area but are unaware. One of...
Female brewers take over River Mile 38
On Saturday, River Mile 38 Brewing Co.'s female staff members brewed their own beer to celebrate women in the industry as a part of the Pink Books Collaboration Brew Day. For Amanda Doolin and her...
Council discusses animal ordinance enforcement
The Cathlamet Town Council met on Monday to discuss and vote on three updated ordinances reviewed by Code Publishing which has been performing an external review of outdated municipal codes. Mayor Dale Jacobson was in attendance after missing...
Town council updates several town ordinances
On Monday, the Cathlamet Town Council swiftly passed several ordinances during a short council meeting. The meeting was delayed once again by technical issues related to Zoom and the idea of safely having in-person council meetings was proposed but...
Council names Raglin to fill vacancy
On Feb. 11, the Cathlamet Town Council held a special meeting to fill a vacant council member position. Five year resident CeCelia Raglin was appointed to Town Council Position No. 3 for the unexpired term. One other candidate was considered, Jeanne...
Council okays street dining; debates wastewater covid testing
On Monday, the Cathlamet Town Council voted to approve The Spar restaurant’s right-of-way permit which enables the owner to begin construction of a temporary outdoor dining space in two adjoined parking spots on Main St. On Wednesday, C...
Town council declines approval for restaurant's outdoor dining permit
On Tuesday, the Cathlamet Town Council declined to pass a motion to "approve The Spar restaurant's right-of-way permit subject to agreed upon terms" in a 3 to 1 vote, which gives outdoor dining on Mai...
Restaurants work to serve meals outdoors
Local restaurant owners are eager to reopen and are developing outdoor solutions, but the question remains whether outdoor dining will happen in Wahkiakum County. Abiding by state and local...
