Sheriff's gather at Wahkiakum County Courthouse

Sheriffs from five counties gathered Monday morning at the Wahkiakum County courthouse to sign a mutual aid pact. L-r are Sheriffs Brian E. Pixley, Columbia County, Ore., Mark Howie, Wahkiakum County, Brad Thurman, Cowlitz County, Tom Bergin, Clatsop County, Ore., and Robin Souvenir, Pacific County. The pact was created in 2011 after the shooting of Rainier, Ore., Chief of Police Ralph Painter; Bergin is the only signatory of the original pact. Photo by Rick Nelson.