Cathlamet News

The Daily News By Leslie Slape Thursday, November 5, 2009 An off-duty Wahkiakum County sheriff's deputy was arrested Sunday morning in Longview on allegations of domestic assault.

The Coast Guard and Washington Department of Ecology are responding to a grounded boat on the Columbia River near Cathlamet, Wash., Saturday.

The Coast Guard and Washington Department of Ecology are responding to a grounded boat on the Columbia River near Cathlamet, Wash., Saturday.

Authorities suspended their search Monday for a person missing from a Washington State Ferry headed to Whidbey Island.

The Coast Guard tells Q13 FOX News that it is involved in an active search for a possible missing person near the ferry dock in Mukilteo.

Town of Cathlamet officials dealt with a number of issues relating to their wastewater treatment plant plans and a variety of other issues at the meeting Monday.

Low flows and clear water have made river fishing a real challenge this week. Nearly all rivers west of the Cascade Mountains are suffering from this affliction, which has resulted in spooky fish and a sporadic bite.

The former bassist for Nirvana says he has made his point and ended his protest candidacy for a county clerk position in Washington state.

Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic has filed election papers to run for clerk of tiny Wahkiakum County, one of the most sparsely populated counties in the state.

For the past five years, Doug and I have been very lucky to be a part of such a wonderful community, first in Cathlamet, then in Naselle.

In this Jan. 18, 2007 file photo, Krist Novoselic, the former bassist for the band Nirvana and a supporter of "instant-runoff voting," uses a camera to record a news conference held by Washington state's Senate Democratic Caucus, to discuss election reform at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash.

The last remaining ferry on the lower Columbia River will get a better terminal, thanks to $590,000 in federal economic stimulus funding announced Wednesday.