- Kelso may use eminent domain to acquire old Office Max building December 15, 2019Kelso may begin the eminent domain process to acquire the old Office Max building on Washington Way and Catlin Street after property owners declined the city’s offer of $700,000 and counteroffered with $1.65 million.Rose Lundy rose.lundy@tdn.com
- Kelso contractor submits letter of intent to develop at Spencer Creek December 15, 2019The Port of Kalama is considering a letter of intent from a Kelso contractor to develop a 7-acre portion of the Spencer Creek Business Park.Katie Fairbanks kfairbanks@tdn.com
- Kelso School Board will vote on donation, swear in new members Monday December 15, 2019The Kelso School Board will swear in new board members and vote on a $6,000 donation at its Monday night board meeting.Marissa Heffernan marissa.heffernan@tdn.com
- Woodland 'Shop with a Cop' Walmart program biggest in Northwest December 15, 2019Six-year-old Faith Stanchfield curiously scanned the toy aisles of Woodland’s Walmart Saturday morning before letting out an excited squeal when she found the perfect present: A pink, winged unicorn nearly twice the size of her.Courtney Talak courtney.talak@tdn.com
- Mark Morris alum seeking student submissions for a memorial to his mother December 15, 2019During the summer of 1975, Mark Morris graduate Ted Selker spent more than 1,000 hours carving an old oak stump into a memorial sculpture to his late mother. Lisa Selker had escaped the Nazi Holocaust and then dedicated her life…Marissa Heffernan marissa.heffernan@tdn.com
- 'You can call us a Hallmark movie:' Festival of Lights returns to Castle Rock December 15, 2019The gentle chorus of first-grade carolers and the smell of warm caramel corn filled the air Saturday afternoon as people of all ages drifted into downtown Castle Rock to experience the annual Festival of Lights.Rose Lundy rose.lundy@tdn.com
- Steelscape employee accuses company of not paying bonuses in lawsuit December 15, 2019A former employee of the Steelscape steel coating plant in Kalama has sued the company for allegedly failing to pay bonuses that were promised to plant employees in two recent fiscal years, when the company apparently was posting robust profits.Alex Bruell alex.bruell@tdn.com
- Some CenturyLink customers have troubling calling 911 December 15, 2019Some CenturyLink customers Friday night had difficulty calling 911, according to the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office.The Daily News
- Police Blotter: Dec. 15 December 15, 2019Recent reports of criminal activity from our local law enforcement agencies.The Daily News
- Herrera Beutler to vote against impeachment articles December 14, 2019Southwest Washington Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler announced Friday that she plans to vote against both articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.Rose Lundy rose.lundy@tdn.com