2025
Cowlitz County Police Blotter 12/5/25 – 12/11/25
Weirdest Alleged Crime of the week-Glue Sniffing; Highest Bail of the week-$50,000 ; 44 arrests, and lots of crazy calls.
Superior Court Judge Hints at Litigation Over Proposed Budget Cuts
Deep cuts looming as the Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners negotiate budget deficits
Castle Rock – Public Works Director Dave Vorse Retires After 44 Years
Mayor Helenberg spoke about Mr. Vorse and his 44 year career. “There’s not a thing in this town that Dave hasn’t touched”, said Mayor Helenberg, “he’s brought more to this town than anyone”.
Paper or Plastic? By Ed Orcutt
36-year forester & 24-year legislator explains how overzealousness threatens to remove 200,000 acres of land from working forests – a few acres at a time, and at a very high cost to our rural communities.
Police Blotter 11/27/2025 – 12/4/2025
Bowlby & Rogers transferred to prisons; 51 arrests; $75,000 bail; and more.