Guest Article

Cowlitz County’s $1.4 Million Scam

On November 7, 2024, a $1.4 million judgment was lodged against her and the other Noble Foundation LLC directors. Noble paid herself hundreds of thousands of dollars, bought vehicles for herself and her mother, and directed the foundation to buy her father’s house, then resell it to her at a deep discount, grossing $224,000 in profit.

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Sediment Retention Structure (SRS)

The proposed spillway raise, currently scheduled for July 2026, relies on 2019 data, which may no longer accurately reflect current river conditions, sediment loads, flood behavior, or environmental and economic considerations. Given the scale of public investment and the long-term implications of this project, it is both reasonable and prudent to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study to obtain updated and current data first.

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Cowlitz County Police Blotter 12/19/2025 – 12/25/2025

The police were extra busy this Christmas week: 48 people were booked into jail, and Longview had multiple calls, including a food delivery driver chased around 3:30 AM on Christmas Eve. Woodland had a suspicious abduction; witnesses reported a woman being pushed into a car near exit 21. We had a fugitive detained in downtown Kalama, and Yacolt even chimed in with a non-injury airplane crash too.

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