L-r, Alberto Guerrero, Marissa Washington, and Christopher Salazar performed a skit in which Guerrero pretended he was Washington with $100 burning a hole in her pocket in Friday’s “Mad About Money” performance by The National Theatre for Child...

Wahkiakum High School will hold a commencement ceremony for the Class of 2008 this Friday, 7:30 p.m., in the high school gym. Valedictorian is Valle Ledtke. She is the daughter of Jerry and Becky Ledtke of Skamokawa. With a 3.82 grade point average,...

The Wahkiakum County Fair Board in collaboration with the Skamokawa Grange will be celebrating the County Fair’s 100th birthday with a 1908 vaudeville show at 7:30 p.m. on June 20 and 21, and a matinee at 2 p.m. on June 22. Additionally, the Fair B...

One hundred Washington state students who have multiple sclerosis or whose parents have the disease, including a 2008 Wahkiakum High School graduate, have been awarded scholarships from the National MS Society, the Greater Washington Chapter has...

The Washington Small Business Development Center (SBDC), currently located at Lower Columbia College in Longview, is opening a satellite office in Cathlamet, beginning June 17, with help from the Lower Columbia EDC and donated space provided by the...

Naselle High School held graduation ceremonies for its 21 seniors last Saturday. Valedictorian was Sylvia Herrold. Awards which she received included Washington State Honors, Principal's Leadership, Wendy's National High School Heisman, and US Army...

Last week, Horizons group members Wayne and Sarah Flohr and Bill Coons returned from a three day conference in Bloomington, Minn., concentrating on the economic situations of residents of small rural towns. Horizons is a group that is a part of the...

Should Wahkiakum County accept state funding to make a part-time employee full-time? That's the question county officials have been debating the past two weeks. Prosecuting Attorney Dan Bigelow reported that the state is offering fulltime salary and...

The anticipated SR 4 project at the Cowlitz County line is scheduled to begin in late June. The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the contract and will have a pre-construction meeting next week, Devin Reck, Chief Inspect...

At the June meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, Jerry Pedersen of the Kiwanis club told the board about the upcoming golf tournament July 12 at the Skyline Golf Course in Cathlamet. He said it is their biggest fundraiser of the year. “All proceeds g...

With three candidates filing for District 1 Wahkiakum County Commissioner, voters in that district will have a primary election. Candidates for public offices on this fall's election ballots filed for office last week. District 1 incumbent George...

Cathlamet’s annual festival, Bald Eagle Days is fast approaching. Festival organizers say with gas prices at an all time high, there will be festivities to keep folks engaged all day Saturday. Tanja Winebrenner, executive director of the Wahkiakum Ch...