On August 7, the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with National Night Out, sponsored an event at Johnson Park. National Night Out is designed to engage neighbors in local crime and drug abuse prevention activities. The event was p...

In response to last year’s shooting of WSP Trooper-turned-Pacific County Sheriff, Scott Johnson, and the tragic murder of Rainier Police Chief Ralph Painter, Cowlitz County, Washington Sheriff Mark Nelson and Columbia County, Oregon Sheriff, Jeff D...

Editor's Note: This is a continuation of a series of articles submitted by Undersheriff Jon Dearmore, who is currently a candidate for the office of Wahkiakum County Sheriff. On June 10, 2010, we were involved in a Regional Mass Casualty Incident...

I had another column written and ready to go, but I felt it necessary to write about the December storm we just endured. It was absolutely mind-boggling with the high winds and high water. The winds felt like they went on forever, they were constant....

I recently approached Sheriff Bardsley with the idea of doing a monthly article to educate and inform our Citizens about what is happening with Law and Justice in Wahkiakum County. He has always had an open-door policy in our office and is a great...