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One grant application, and two real estate transactions approved by the Kelso City Council and now they’re the proud owners of the contaminated Cliff Koppe Metals site

The City of Kelso’s Dilemma: Partner with Love Overwhelming, Leave the Contaminated Land, or Wait Love Overwhelming Out in Hopes they’ll Sign it Over to the City.

Kelso, Wash – Love Overwhelming, Low Income Housing, and S River Road. Many residents are speaking out against the proposed low-income housing project.

Water & Sewer aren’t glamorous conversations, but they are incredibly important because they affect our pocketbooks every time we write a check.

Even if we still had Hope Village, the dwelling wouldn’t be good enough for this new law – that was the sentiment as the Longview City Council cast their unanimous support in opposition to Olympia’s HB 2489.

RECLAIM & HOPE Village – what’s the reality! A first hand perspective from those on the ground doing the work.

January 5, 2026, marks the 15th anniversary of one of the darkest days in our community as we remember Rainier Chief of Police Ralph Painter.

As we head into 2026, Cowlitz County has four cold cases where the victims have yet to be identified:

In Loving Memory – Cowlitz County Obituaries 1/31/2026

The same people who helped Governor Inslee change the makeup of the Board at the Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission, now sit on its board, and they are actively working to pass SB 5974 into law.