Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Even great parents can forget a child in the back seat, but caregivers who are unaccustomed to transporting children are especially prone to forgetting. Think about the last time your routine was interrupted. Maybe you forgot something, or were afraid you might forget something. Or maybe you decided to leave your child alone in the car, thinking "I'll just run into the store for a minute." In either case, it's important to know the risks and consequences associated with leaving kids in cars - especially hot cars. Risks In 10 minutes, a car can...
The sockeye salmon tally this year at the lower Columbia River's Bonneville Dam on July 8 set a record for any season since the construction of the dam was completed in 1938 and the counts began. Mid-summer sockeye spawners counted passing Bonneville through July 8 totaled 526,367, and counting. The record for an entire season was a 515,673 fish count in 2012. Another 12,858 sockeye were counted passing the dam July 9 to up the record to 539,225. Fishery officials as of July 7 estimated that...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: July 7 – 6:27 a.m. A missing dog was found and returned to its owner. 4:06 p.m. A caller reported seeing what appeared to be an unoccupied boat drifting on the Columbia River; while on the phone, the caller saw the driver sit up and take off after hitting pilings. 5:13 p.m. The deputy from Cowlitz County was on scene with the aforementioned boater at County Lin...
OLYMPIA – Washington’s average annual wage grew by 2 percent in 2013, to $52,635, according to the state Employment Security Department. The average weekly wage rose from $992 to $1,012. These figures are based on wages of employees who are covered for unemployment-insurance purposes, which includes around 96 percent of total wage and salary positions. Much of the increase was driven by a 6.5 percent increase in the number of insured workers earning more than $75,000. Overall, the average number of workers in Washington covered by une...
Secretary of State Kim Wyman and the Elections Division have received notice from the Attorney General’s Office that two advisory votes will appear on the 2014 General Election ballot this fall. According to a news release from the Secretary of State's office, advisory votes are nonbinding measures that let voters say whether they think the Legislature should repeal or maintain revenue-generating bills that the Legislature passed. Lawmakers used revenue generated from two bills to help balance the state operating budget this year. The first o...
