On June 16, the Naselle-Grays River Valley School Board was treated to the musical styling of Wilho Saari playing his kantele, the national instrument of Finland. Saari, who started playing at age 50, is a fifth generation player. He has spent the...

Wahkiakum School Superintendent Bob Garrett last week opened and read the bids for building new football grandstands, which were damaged by arson last winter. The board received bids from three companies. The bids, ranging from $108,000 to $132,000,...

Wahkiakum PUD Manager Dave Tramblie this week told the board of commissioners the governmental entities in the county will receive funding for the damage sustained during last winter's flood event. “We have been approved for a total of $32,393.41,” h...

Recycling everyday household items sounds easy, however, has proven to be somewhat confusing. Cut out this handy guide for the refrigerator or garage to make the process a bit easier. Beginning July 1, clients taking their recyclables (and garbage) t...

Wahkiakum School District board of directors acted on a variety of issues at their May 20 meeting, including: --Wahkiakum High School Principal Loren Davis reported the April students of the month are Freshman Kyle Bergquist, Sophomore Phillip...

Money for college is available for low income and foster students, thanks to the Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board. The “College Bound Scholarship” promises to pay tuition at any Washington public college, university or career sch...

Jada Rupley, associate superintendent for the Educational Service District (ESD) 112, presented the Naselle-Grays River School Board an ECEAP update at the May 19 meeting. ECEAP is the acronym for Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program,...

For five months, the Wahkiakum School Board has been searching for ways to offset a half million budget shortfall. From implementing a four-day school week to pay to play, many ideas surfaced. On May 20, the board made a final decision. Beginning...

Wahkiakum homeowners may be able to obtain financial assistance to weatherize their house. The Lower Columbia Community Action Program (CAP) will receive nearly $900,000 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the US Department of...

Commissioners of Wahkiakum PUD authorized a transformer purchase and water system construction loan and handled a variety of other business at their meeting Tuesday of this week. Manager Dave Tramblie told the PUD board of commissioners that the two...

Wahkiakum PUD Manager Dave Tramblie told the board of directors this week that it doesn’t appear the $200,000 cap for the Bonneville Power Administration portion of the new Cathlamet substation will be needed for that project at this time. What he s...

A new trend in education is online learning. Students are able to “choice out” to different programs within the state. Predictions say in 10 years, 50 percent of education seeking students will be using online programs, or an alternate learning exper...

For the past five years, Doug and I have been very lucky to be a part of such a wonderful community, first in Cathlamet, then in Naselle. We had the absolute best of both worlds. We went from one awesome place to another and met some of the greatest...

Wahkiakum PUD Auditor Erin Wilson reported to the board of commissioners Tuesday that Mike Johnson, engineer for Gray & Osborne has still not received the permits for the SR 409 wetlands project, but he hopes they will come soon. The paperwork for...

The Naselle School Board met April 21 to discuss a variety of topics. Naselle-Grays River Valley High School Assistant Principal Jon Tienhaara told the board he would be taking a group of sophomores to the Seattle/Bellingham area May 1, 2 and 3 to...

The Wahkiakum School Board met April 22 to continue the discussion of the need to reduce expenditures for the school year 2009-10. Superintendent Bob Garrett said without the final budget from the governor, it makes it difficult to make the final...

A group of local men and women may soon be certified to help the public in case of emergency. The Wahkiakum County emergency medical technician (EMT) class had 17 students complete a course in EMT certification on April 11. From January until April,...

Wahkiakum PUD Manager Dave Tramblie told the board of commissioners this week he is searching for a back-up transformer for the Grays River/Westend system. Tramblie reported that over the last year he has explored options of connecting the...

January’s flood event was the second time in two years the Julia Butler Hansen Wildlife Refuge for the Columbian White Tailed Deer experienced a major flood event and the third since 1996. The high waters hit during the middle of the day, so many o...

The Taproot Theatre Company traveled from Seattle to perform for students at Naselle-Grays River Valley School Monday. The company travels to schools and churches all over the Pacific Northwest to teach students of all ages about respect and the powe...

Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce President Jennifer Hanigan said this week that last month’s crab feed was a huge success. After advertising fees, the chamber earned an estimated $8900. The total income is up approximately $2200 from last year, she s...

Wahkiakum County taxpayers last year flooded the county Board of Equalization with a record number of appeals of their property tax assessments in 2008. In the 2008, there were around 70 appeals, according to board Clerk Muriel Prestegard. The...

The uncertainty of the Naselle Youth Camp continues to be the main issue of discussion at the Naselle Grays River Valley School Board meetings. On March 17, the Department of Natural Resources announced they would be pulling forest work crews at the...

Fred Johnson wears many hats. He was Wahkiakum County’s Prosecuting Attorney for 30 years, he continues to practice law, he is the assistant fire chief, a deacon in the Catholic church, and now he is being honored as one of the instrumental links in...

Water, water everywhere, but when do we get ours? Grays River resident Bob Larson on Tuesday asked the Wahkiakum PUD if they would provide water for a new district residents are working on creating west of Deep River Bridge and roads connected to...