Wahkiakum County officials are nearing the end of the development of their 2023 budgets. On Tuesday, the board of commissioners met as the supervisors of the county's four flood control zone districts and set assessments and budget amounts for 2023....

Election results are in and certified. Wahkiakum County Prosecutor Dan Bigelow held on to his seat, winning a close race against challenger Holly McKeen by a 75 vote margin, 1,278 to 1,203. In the Wahkiakum County Commissioner Distict 3 race,...

“Never settle” seemed to be the big message of the Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors meeting on November 22. Superintendent Brent Freeman said that security updates were progressing at the district, and while he’d given so much...

THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, work night, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department,...

The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce will hold their annual Tree Lighting Celebration this Saturday in front of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse. Sheriff Mark Howie will start the festivities at 4:30 p.m. The crowd will sing carols until the arrival of...

I don’t know why I was so distracted that day. I’ve gotten into this bad habit of popping up the toaster to check the toast. I did it again that day, and pushed it back down before wandering off into another room, puttering, my mind on a million...

THURSDAY Happy Thanksgiving! FRIDAY River City Strippers, St. Catherine Catholic Church, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. AA Meeting, Hope Center, 7 p.m. SATURDAY Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-7 p.m. SUNDAY AA Meeting, The Hope Center,...

More than 12 people attended the November 15 school board meeting held in the school library to make hearing the meeting better for all present. Early in the meeting, as the agenda changes were discussed, board member Tyson Vogeler, commented that...

Two Cowlitz County men were duck hunting in a small boat in the Elochoman Slough on Sunday morning around 9:45 a.m., according to a press release from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, when one of their shotguns accidentally fired,...

If you haven’t heard, Piroshky Piroshky is coming to Cathlamet as part of a Pre-Order Pop-Up tour. The Seattle bakery, which specializes in traditional eastern European baked goods, is celebrating their 30th anniversary by driving to every corner...

The election race for the position of Wahkiakum County prosecuting attorney became tighter Thursday with the second count of mail-in ballots. Incumbent Democrat Dan Bigelow led Independent challenger Holly McKeen 1,093 to 963 on Tuesday, a lead of...

It may be mid-November, but Wahkiakum County officials are making plans for 2023 budgets and activities. The 2023 Preliminary County Budget will be available to the public next Monday. On Tuesday, the board of commissioners will hold public hearings...

Pilot Brian Fleming approached the Wahkiakum County Port 1 Board of Commissioners, wanting to restart a conversation about bringing a hangar to the Elochoman Slough Marina for personal and commercial activity, and talked about the potential the...

THURSDAY Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Fire Protection District No. 1 Commissioners, Fire Hall, 5:30 p.m. Fire District No. 4, 7 p.m. Cathlamet First Aid Division, Fire Hall, 7 p.m....

Scott Corwin of Northwest Public Power Association spoke to the Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners at their meeting on Tuesday before they listened to reports and voted to adopt a resolution on the 2023 budget. Corwin spoke to the...

Commissioners of Port District 2 on Tuesday approved their 2023 budget and waived their authority to increase the district's property tax levy. All three commissioners voted to keep the levy at the current level; in their October meeting,...

Following recent updated vote tallies, Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is the projected winner of the race for the 3rd District seat in the US House of Representatives. A Seattle Times analysis said it appears that, at current rates, Republican Joe...

Skamokawa resident Steve Carson seems to have a knack for getting things done. First he needed better internet service, and he ended up providing it for his neighbors and an even wider community. Now he’s applied for and been awarded a grant that w...