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  • Columbia County jail levy renewal passes

    May 22, 2025

    Columbia County voters have passed the jail levy renewal measure 5-304. The vote took place on Tuesday, May 20, with preliminary results showing 7,327 “yes” votes to 4,133 “no” votes. Ballots were still being counted at the time of press. Measure 5-304 was originally approved in 2014 and then renewed in 2017 and 2020. A levy increase was on the ballot twice in 2024 as a way to help cover rising jail operation costs, failing to pass both times. This latest ballot measure will not increase costs for residents but will maintain the existin...

  • Gluesenkamp Perez won in a Trump district. Now she faces an uprising from the left

    Gene Johnson|May 22, 2025

    Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez gave Democrats a rare win last fall when she defeated a MAGA diehard in a Republican district in southwestern Washington state. Hailed by some as a model for winning back blue-collar voters who abandoned the Democratic Party in last year's elections, the auto repair shop owner shunned partisanship, refused to engage in culture wars, and concentrated on helping people in her district — preserving VA clinics, for example, or backing funding for vocational shop classes. Whether the second-term congresswoman's s...

  • Wahkiakum excels at track & field qualifiers

    Kirk McKnight|May 22, 2025

    The Wahkiakum High School track and field team traveled to South Bend last Wednesday, May 14, and came away with a slew of top-four finishes. As the competition was a state qualifier, the top eight, according to Coach Tina Merz, go on to state. For the boys on the track, Jayden Stoddard took second in the Men’s 100M with a time of 11.95 but managed a first-place finish in the 200M with a personal-record time of 24.66. Noah Sandhu took second in both the Men’s 800M and 1600M with times of 2:22.65 and 5:18.02, and Cody Vicars took third in the...

  • Playoff matchups for Naselle and Wahkiakum

    Will Lohre|May 22, 2025

    Wahkiakum beat Ocosta in a nailbiter, while Naselle dominated Oakville on May 14, which set up a rivalry matchup between the Mules and the Comets for the 2025 District 4 1B Baseball championship. Naselle ended up walking away the winners, but both teams earned a state berth, cementing themselves as two of the top 12 teams in the state. District tournament The Mules and Comets could not have had more different state-clinching games. Both teams were in a "win or go home" situation when they lined...

  • Naselle cruising along

    May 22, 2025

  • No. 25-53

    May 22, 2025

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Meeting is open to the public. The Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington Bi-monthly Meeting of the Council of Governments Friday May 30, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. 201 NE 73rd Street, Vancouver WA 98665 Persons with a disability should call (360) 735-5721 three days before the meeting to discuss accommodation. For more information, please contact Karen Wolfe at 360-735-5721....

  • No. 25-63

    May 22, 2025

    NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF THE LANDOWNERS OF The Westland District Improvement Company Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting for the Landowners and Board Members of the Westland District Improvement Company, Columbia County, Oregon, will be held Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. at the Poplar Tree Nursery Office 91151 Old Mill Town Rd in Westport, OR. Zoom meeting information can be requested at columbiadistricts5@yahoo.com. Notice is further given that all proxies must be in writing and signed by the owner. The meeting is to...

  • No. 25-65

    May 22, 2025

    WAHKIAKUM COUNTY WAC 197-11-970 DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS) DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL: Place 15,000-15,500 cubic yards of clean dredged material (beneficial use beach nourishment) to achieve bank protection & stabilization, flood mitigation, and real property restoration for 6 lower East Sunny Sands Road properties. SEPA REVIEW: 2025-00002006 PROPONENT: NICOLA & BRUCE R SEILER PARCEL: 250806220001 LOCATION: 40 E SUNNY SANDS RD, CATHLAMET, WA 98612 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Geo ID#s 250806230005; 250806220004; 250806220001; 250806230004;...

  • No. 25-66

    May 22, 2025

    Clatskanie School District 6J PO Box 678 Clatskanie OR 97016 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to ORS 294.401, a public meeting of the Clatskanie School District 6J, Budget Committee will be held in person and virtually (information to attend virtually can be found at www.csd.k12.or.us) on June 2nd, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at the Clatskanie Elementary Library, 815 Nehalem, Columbia County, City of Clatskanie, State of Oregon. The purpose of the meeting is to allow the public to speak on items relevant to the CSD 2025-26 budget. PUBLIC...

  • No. 25-62

    May 22, 2025

    NOTICE OF STATE’S INTENT TO NEGOTIATE LEASE The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) intends to negotiate a TWENTY (20) year communication site lease for a tract of land containing 2,971 square feet or 0.07 acres, more or less, described as Portion of Section 17, Township 10 North, Range 07 West, W. M., Wahkiakum County, Annual Rent will be negotiated. KM SUMMIT 52-108227 For details, contact Aaron Nelson, at (360) 601-0296 OR email at dnrrecommsiteleases@dnr.wa.gov DAVE UPTHEGROVE, Commissioner of Public Lands Publish May 22, 2...

  • No. 25-62

    May 22, 2025

    NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF THE LANDOWNERS OF The Woodson Drainage Improvement District Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting for the Landowners and Board Members of the Woodson Drainage Improvement District, Columbia County, Oregon, will be held Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at the Poplar Tree Nursery Office at 91151 Old Mill Town Rd in Westport, OR. Zoom meeting information can be requested at columbiadistricts5@yahoo.com. Notice is further given that all proxies must be in writing and signed by the owner. The meeting is to...

  • No. 25-64

    May 22, 2025

  • No. 25-67

    May 22, 2025

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