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Southwest Washington woman pleads guilty to faking dog trauma to get wage-replacement payments
A Wahkiakum County judge sentenced a former meter reader to 30 days of electronic home monitoring for fraudulently taking workers' compensation benefits. Linda Lashell Jordan, 56-year-old Grays River resident, pleaded guilty on Aug. 19 to second-degree theft of state workers' compensation benefits, a gross misdemeanor offense, according to Wahkiakum Superior Court records.
Washington woman pleads guilty in workers’ compensation fraud case
WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, Wash. — A 56-year-old woman who claimed to be traumatized from a workplace dog attack pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted theft of state worker’s compensation on Monday, August 19. A Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) investigation found that Linda Lashell Jordan, a former Pacific County...
Update on Dogs Dumped in Skamokawa
Wahkiakum Animal Advocates Group (WAAG) would like to provide a heart warming update. The dogs and puppies rescued from a logging site in Skamokawa have found their forever homes after three months in foster care. In May, WAAG received an urgent call from a logger working miles off West Valley...
Coroner uses DNA to identify Yakima woman after 26 years
The Wahkiakum County Coroner’s Office used DNA and genealogy to identify a Jane Doe whose body was discovered on the shore of Puget Island 26 years ago. Ramona Lorene Hughes, a Yakima woman born on July 6, 1956, had not been seen since late 1997 or early 1998. Last...
Town weighs utilities consolidation with PUD
CATHLAMET, Wash. — 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.
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