Articles from the October 15, 2020 edition
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Downriver Dispatches
Rights of a Photographer We live in a society today where there are cameras everywhere. Cameras are so prolific that we take them for granted. While teaching a political science class at a mid-west college I gave an assignment to the class that was...
Sheriff's Report, October 15, 2020
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: October 5 – 9:49 a.m. A panic alarm was activated at a Cathlamet bank. 11:01 a.m. A salmon counter from the S...
Pacific County officials urge covid caution
Pacific County officials are urging county residents to use recommended precautions to slow the spread of covid-19 cases in the county. "Pacific County is seeing an increased number of COVID-19 cases within the community," county Emergency Services D...
LCC announces appointment to board of trustees
Lower Columbia College (LCC) has announced the appointment of Michael (Mike) Karnofski to the LCC Board of Trustees. LCC Trustees are appointed by the governor. Karnofski has been actively involved in a variety of community organizations including...
Marie Schwarze
Marie Elizabeth Schwarze, 84, of Cathlamet, died October 10, 2020 at Somerset Retirement Home in Longview. She was born June 26, 1936 in Schenectady, New York to William and Marie VanValkenburg. She married William (Bill) Schwarze in August 1960....
PCA sponsoring clean-up-the-town
“If your eyes can see a problem and your mouth can talk about it, then it’s time to get your head, heart, and hands busy working to solve it.” Don’t bother googling to see who said this, it was by my grandmother, and my guess is that we all have he...
LCC Speech & Debate opens virtual conference season
The Lower Columbia College Fighting Smelt Speech & Debate Team began the Northwest Forensics Conference (NFC) season last weekend at the Steve Hunt Classic tournament, hosted by Lewis & Clark and Whitman Colleges. In light of campus and travel...
Halloween festivities announced
The River of Life Assembly of God Church invites the public to their Trunk or Treat Family Fall Celebration on October 31 from 5-7 p.m., in their parking lot at 45 Main Street, Cathlamet. Organizers report there will be food available and the...
In Their Footsteps – Virtual
A convenient situation to make salt After a break of seven months, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop has announced a virtual “In Their Footsteps” guest speaker series event. Tom Wilson will present “a convenient situati...
Lea takes over county weed supervisor duties
When the Wahkiakum County Noxious Weed Control Board realized mid-season that they were without a coordinator, they found Andy Lea. Luckily for them, he grew into the job. Ironically, it has been a...
Election 2020:
The Wahkiakum County Republican and Democratic Team continue to present candidate forums, viewable on YouTube. On October 6, they hosted candidates for the 19th Legislative District's Senate...
Port 1 commission talks maintenance issues
Commissioners for Wahkiakum County Port District 1 held a budget and rate hearing last Thursday, discussed some maintenance issues, and adopted an amended reservation policy. All the lights at the...
Wahkiakum has 10th covid-19 case
On Friday, Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services received another positive test result notification for covid-19 in a Wahkiakum County resident, bringing the county’s total to 10. The individual is symptomatic and in self-quarantine. The t...
