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Here is a statement from the Wahkiakum County board of commissioners, Wednesday afternoon, in regard to the slide closing SR 4: We understand that the closure of SR4 has caused significant inconvenience and considerable frustration to the residents and workers of Wahkiakum County. This road closure could not be avoided due to the hazardous conditions. Both the state and county have the public’s safety in mind when making these difficult decisions. SR4 was closed because of a major landslide near Germany Creek Road (MP 50). Wahkiakum County offi...
The commercial fleet’s first spring outing – four hours total on March 29 – on the mainstem Columbia River was marginally productive with a catch of less than 10 spring chinook salmon per boat. The states of Oregon and Washington, which co-manage mainstem fisheries, estimate that 1,263 chinook salmon and four sturgeon were sold in 150 deliveries to commercial buyers following the 7:30 to 11:30 pm. fishery. Approximately two-thirds of the fish sold were upriver spring stock bound for hatcheries and tributary spawning areas above B...