Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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On August 7, the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with National Night Out, sponsored an event at Johnson Park. National Night Out is designed to engage neighbors in local crime and drug abuse prevention activities. The event was planned and presented my Volunteers In Police Services (VIPS). A variety of food was served while people were able to meet their neighbors, get resource information, and meet the men and women of our county emergency services. District 4 Fire, Search and Rescue, Grays River Fire/EMS, DEM, and the W...
In response to last year’s shooting of WSP Trooper-turned-Pacific County Sheriff, Scott Johnson, and the tragic murder of Rainier Police Chief Ralph Painter, Cowlitz County, Washington Sheriff Mark Nelson and Columbia County, Oregon Sheriff, Jeff Dickerson, discovered that no written mutual aid agreement for non-emergent situations, existed between their counties. Sheriff Nelson began contacting other lower Columbia sheriffs, on both sides of the river, but found that no agreement between these county law enforcement agencies existed. A...
Editor's Note: This is a continuation of a series of articles submitted by Undersheriff Jon Dearmore, who is currently a candidate for the office of Wahkiakum County Sheriff. On June 10, 2010, we were involved in a Regional Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) drill. The fictitious scenario included a suspect who had shot and killed a person and wounded several others at a residence in Cathlamet. The suspect then fled towards Cowlitz County, where he continued his rampage. The MCI drill then continued throughout the region. The focus of the drill was...
I had another column written and ready to go, but I felt it necessary to write about the December storm we just endured. It was absolutely mind-boggling with the high winds and high water. The winds felt like they went on forever, they were constant. However, I just want to give a reminder of why we live in such a great county. I live in Grays River, and yes, I knew how it flooded and my family and I were still willing to take the chance by living there due to the beauty of the Grays River Valley. That being said, I was completely cut off, but...
I recently approached Sheriff Bardsley with the idea of doing a monthly article to educate and inform our Citizens about what is happening with Law and Justice in Wahkiakum County. He has always had an open-door policy in our office and is a great supporter of crime prevention and volunteerism, so it was no surprise when he approved my idea. “On scene," or “10-97” in 10 code is the terminology we use when arriving on scene of any call. I want you to be on scene with us. I plan on writing this article once a month because I want you know what...
