Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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In the small city of Clatskanie, east of Astoria, there are four open positions for the City Council and only one candidate going into the November election. The one name on the ballot is incumbent City Councilor Jeff Horness. He is running unopposed to retain his seat — a seat he is all but assured to win. Across from the three other City Council positions on the ballot, including the mayor, there are just blank spaces where voters can write in a name. If they want to. As far as City Manager Greg Hinkelman knows, this situation is a first f...
The Town of Cathlamet and the Wahkiakum County Public Utility District are contemplating consolidating the town's sewer and water systems under the PUD, a proposal that has left people with questions and concerns about the rates they would pay-and what the loss of revenue could mean for Cathlamet. At a meeting on Tuesday, the two entities discussed a draft study that looked at a possible consolidation. Residents and town leaders expressed a range of emotions, from dread over the possibility of r...
I was an attorney in state government for over 37 years. Because of my experience I am closely watching the campaign for Washington State Attorney General. There is no question in my mind that Nick Brown is by far the best candidate. In addition to his experience as an attorney in the JAG Corps, and as the U.S. Attorney for Western Washington, where he was the administrator of that prestigious office, he also served as legal advisor to Governor Inslee. This broad experience provides the best possible background for leading an Attorney...
Tensions between Cathlamet leaders bubbled up again last week as a majority of town councilors expressed frustration with Mayor David Olson through a signed “censure” letter. The letter, written by Councilor Robert Stowe and provided to the mayor at the March 18 council meeting, does not carry legal weight or entail direct consequences for the mayor. But it does spell out dissatisfaction with Olson’s actions and behavior. The letter followed several months of marked tension between Olson and several councilors. The letter accuses Olson of cr...
At Ron Thielen’s house near the end of Oneida Road in Wahkiakum County, Wash., an engineered rainwater collection system is his source of water. He is not alone. There are no water facilities along this stretch of State Route 4, from the Wahkiakum County-Pacific County line to the Deep River Bridge just past Oneida Road. All of Thielen’s neighbors rely on wells, collection systems and storage tanks — or some combination. Thielen feels confident in his collection system. He has thousands of gallons of water on hand and the system includes sever...
