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Gun access revoked for ex-Kalama city councilman after reported death threats
Cowlitz County Superior Court is barring a former Kalama city councilmember from having guns after telling his therapist he wants to shoot the local leaders who wronged him, court records show. The court granted the protection order against Matthew Michael Merz, 45, of Kalama earlier this month, preventing him from...
Expect long traffic delays on I-5 in southern Washington state
Delays should be expected on Interstate 5 in southern Washington state as lanes will be reduced to complete a bridge rehabilitation project at the North Fork Lewis River Bridge near Woodland. The project to repair the bridge deck, modify expansion joints and install a polyester concrete overlay on both directions...
Lumber mill fined $145,000 for stormwater violations
LONGVIEW, Wash. – The Washington Department of Ecology issued two penalties totaling $145,000 to Weyerhaeuser for stormwater violations at the company’s Longview lumber mill. The penalties include 36 storm water discharge violations, 15 monitoring requirements violations, and 16 reporting requirement violations, all of which occurred between July 2022...
Ridgefield City Council member Jennifer Lindsay resigns
RIDGEFIELD Wash. (KPTV) - Ridgefield City Council member Jennifer Lindsay resigned from Position 6 on City Council effective Aug. 23, the city announced on Thursday. Lindsay was appointed to the city council during a mid-term vacancy in Oct. 2018 and remained in her seat after being elected by the people in Nov. 2019 and 2021.
Visit the Columbia City Celebration, buy a book and support the community library
The Columbia City Celebration allows for community members to mingle on a summer day, enjoy entertainment and buy used books that will benefit the Columbia City Community Library. Jazzmin Love, who is helping plan the annual free event at Columbia City Elementary School, said the purpose behind the celebration is to help fund the library, which offers free services to residents of Columbia County. “They do that for free, so...
Wallis suit settled after councilmembers question why city covered her defense
The city of Longview has settled a lawsuit filed against city councilmember and former mayor MaryAlice Wallis and two Longview police officers by a woman arrested for taking the mayor’s phone in 2022. A settlement agreement signed last month provides Kelso resident Tiffany Traufler with $37,500, paid for by...
Port of Columbia County gives OK to an agricultural lease at Port Westward
The Port of Columbia County is announcing that it has wrapped up an agricultural lease agreement with Craig F. Coleman for 118 acres at the Port Westward Industrial Park. The property near Clatskanie, once encumbered by timber rights by the Lower Columbia Tree Farm, will now be cleaned up and readied for grass and crops. The Port states that over the first year of the lease, Coleman will focus on...
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