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County works on biosolids ordinance
The Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners started Tuesday’s meeting by approving their minutes and invoices. The board accepted the resignation of Wahkiakum Fair Board Manager Bill Coons and moved on to new business. The board recertified the l...
State of bridges among items discussed by county commissioners
In their regular meeting Tuesday, Wahkiakum county commissioners moved to cancel a previously scheduled June 17 forum to discuss what was to be the Columbia Pacific National Heritage Area after ShoreBank Enterprise Cascadia (SBEC) announced Friday...
Seal Slough dike failing
Wahkiakum County Commissioners held a special work session Monday to discuss the ongoing controversy over the damage to Seal Slough and Kandoll Road caused by the Columbia Land Trust and Ducks Unlimited project in 2005. The commissioners asked all...
SBEC moves in different direction with NHA plans
ShoreBank Enterprise Cascadia (SBEC) announced Friday it will no longer seek congressional designation for the proposed Columbia Pacific National Heritage Area (NHA). SBEC said they were withdrawing the proposal to create a new NHA region due to the...
Noxious weed board takes on hemlock
For thousand of years, the juice of the hemlock plant has been used to kill people. The Greeks offered the plant’s poison as an option to kill their political prisoners. The most renowned prisoner t...
Mass Casualty Exercise tests first responders
The Mass Casualty exercise last Thursday went off like clock work. Sponsored by Southwest Washington’s Region 6, Homeland Security Coordinating Council, the multi-county exercise included Clark, C...
Biosolid proposal now under review
The Department of Ecology issued a statement Tuesday to say the proposal by Evergreen Septic to apply biosolids to the Zerr property in Wahkiakum County is under review following a May 3 public meeting and hearing in the town of Rosburg. Peter Lyon...
Three Grays River sites being considered for CREST rehabilitation
The Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST) is working on a design concept for three new projects on the upper Grays River. CREST has received a $40 thousand research grant through an operating agreement between NOAA and the Ecotrust “Whole W...
Artist captures quieter side of life
Artist in residence John Paul (Jack) Braman lives quietly in Naselle, near the Covered Bridge. Like the man himself, his house is a reflection of the quiet solitude his life needs to capture nature in paints. Jack’s house sits in the shade. His d...
Trooper on hand to honor his heroes
The Long Beach police and civilians who helped save Washington State Patrol trooper Scott Johnson after he was shot in the line of duty were honored at a ceremony last Wednesday. In February, Trooper...
New name, new look at Redmen Hall's gift shop
What’s got into those Redman Hall volunteers? They’ve been re-energized. The downstairs portion of the Hall has been reorganized to give the merchandise a pleasant and inviting look. “Heck! Even...
Mass casualty exercise to test regional emergency response
Wahkiakum County is slated to take part in a simulated mass casualty exercise scheduled for next Thursday, June 10, from 9a.m. until 3p.m.. The event is sponsored by Southwest Washington’s Region 4 H...
Davis resigning as WHS principal
The Wahkiakum School District board of directors struggled with several decisions at their monthly meeting last week. After approving the minutes of their last meeting and their agenda, the board...
A question from an artist
It's how those English eyes see the world that makes Rachel Wolford the artist she is. Wolford’s new art exhibit is now installed at Redman Hall. The exhibit includes 40 paintings Rachel painted durin...
WSU president visits Island farms
Washington State University President Elson E. Floyd visited the Stockhouse Farm and Two Island Market on Puget Island Monday afternoon to learn about the challenges facing small family farms as they...
State's counseling law is changing
Wahkiakum County’s registered counselors must be re-credentialed by July 1 or stop practicing; that’s the word from the Washington State Department of Health. The DOE said a new state law will abolish all previous Registered Counselor categories and...
Rosburg Store is closed
The Rosburg Store closed and locked its doors for the last time on Monday. Absentee owners Keith and Selene Hillsbery from Kansas City, Missouri, called the store manager, Cathy Hillsbery (Keith’s s...
Port 2 settles water bill, OK's roofing bids
Commissioners of Wahkiakum County Port District 2 held a special meeting last Friday to consider two items: 1. To settle a claim by West Side Water Works for two years of unpaid water usage at Skamokawa Vista Park, and 2. To consider new...
Golf course grows, expands over the years
One doesn’t normally think of taking younger children to the golf course but Mary Remer would like that to change. She, along with husband Mike, own Skyline Golf Course in Cathlamet. “We want gol...
Electric car electrifies class
It went zipping around the Wahkiakum High School running track at 10-15 miles per hour. The Tri-Magnum three wheeled electric vehicle made its first shake-down run last Friday to determine stability a...
Public has its say on Grays River biosolids
A public hearing on the proposed dumping of Biosolids on a Grays River ranch drew nearly 100 concerned residents to the Rosburg Hall Monday night. The hearing to consider using biosolids was in response to an application made by Evergreen Septic of S...
Lore Twiet named fair manager
The Wahkiakum County Fair Board has found a gem of a new manager right in their midst. Lore Twiet was hired the first of April to manage the fair, and she’s perfect for the job. Twiet said she has been involved with the fair since 1988, and for the p...
New owners for auto parts
Joel Moore, 42, and wife Pamela are the new owners of Larry’s Auto and Marine, next to the Shell station on State Route 4. The Moores take final possession of the auto parts store this Friday after six months of learning the business from previous o...
Retirement allows old interest to develop
Artist Mitzi Christensen isn’t a Northwest native. Moving to Cathlamet in 2001 from Hawaii, she said she was drawn to the area after a friend recommended she and her husband explore the area. Mitzi g...
Port 2 board nixes Svensen Park restroom
Wahkiakum Port District 2 commissioners held their first meeting with the new Port Manager Bob Robinson Tuesday night. Robinson has been at Vista Park two weeks analyzing and putting together a plan and direction for the park’s future. C...
