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Council adopts emergency interim zoning ordinance for Main Street
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council acted on Main Street zoning concerns when they met Monday night. At a previous meeting, council members had asked town attorney Fred Johnson to prepare an interim zoning control ordinance intended to pause...
Libby Whitney ready for retirement
After a 30 year career at the post office, Libby Whitney is ready for retirement to deliver its rewards. Tuesday was her last day on the job, which began in 1984 when she started working as a substitute postal carrier, filling in a few hours every...
Commissioners and department heads discuss pay raises
Wahkiakum County commissioners met with county department heads on Tuesday for a workshop to discuss possible pay raises for non-union employees. Other than elected officials, most county employees are on union contracts. However, most departments...
School special election ballots to be mailed January 24
Ballots for the Wahkiakum School District’s replacement maintenance and operation levy will be mailed to voters within the school district boundary on January 24. The district board of directors has asked voters to replace an expiring levy in...
Chamber plans office move
Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce is moving house. After several years of working out of the Julia Butler Hansen House at the intersection of Butler Street and Main Street, the chamber is moving its offices to the other end of Main Street and back into...
Commissioners approve request, hear updates on tax levies
Wahkiakum County commissioners heard an update on tax levies and approved a request to add additional security measures to county emergency communications infrastructure when they met January 7. Assessor Bill Coons updated the commissioners...
Port 1 discusses dredging needs
Wahkiakum Port District No. 1 commissioners and staff continue to discuss the need to dredge the entrance channel to Cathlamet’s Elochoman Marina. The commissioners and staff recapped the situation during a June 13 meeting. As it has in many areas...
Port 1 seeks bids on revised brewery building
It’s back to work on building a brewery at Cathlamet’s Elochoman Marina. After rejecting bids from an earlier round of bidding that were higher than expected, Wahkiakum Port District No. 1 commissioners have gone to bid again with a revised scope...
PUD updates equipment for improved response
Wahkiakum PUD’s electrical crew will soon have a new bucket truck to use when working on overhead power lines, the utility’s commissioners decided at their Tuesday morning meeting. The PUD received four bids for the replacement of its current...
Port 1 rejects bids for brewery building
The effort to construct a building to house a proposed brewery at Cathlamet’s Elochoman Marina has stalled for a few weeks. Wahkiakum Port District No. 1 commissioners met May 24 to open bids for construction of the building. Three were submitted;...
PUD board handles varied business
With no pressing business to act on, Wahkiakum PUD commissioners met briefly Tuesday morning to sign vouchers and to hear reports. PUD Attorney Tim Hanigan told the commissioners that he had been present on Friday at the opening of bids for a new...
