Port of Longview is one step closer to finalizing Nutrien’s Potash Export Terminal Project
PORT OF LONGVIEW – Nutrien Ltd., the world’s largest producer of potash fertilizer (a potassium-rich mineral essential for agriculture and animal feed), is expected to announce plans to build their new multi-billion-dollar export terminal in Longview. Nutrien’s shift from its expansion plans from Canada to the U.S. is in its early stages; final investment decisions…
Fish Recovery – Mt St Helens & the North Fork Toutle River, 45 years in the making
In January 2026, the USACE issued a new Nationwide Permit (NWP 60) specifically designed to streamline “Activities to Improve Passage of Fish and Other Aquatic Organisms,” which may aid future infrastructure modifications on the Toutle.
Longview Dine & Dash Ladies Caught on Camera
Dine & Dash, it ain’t just for kids anymore. On January 30, 2026, two older women, appearing to be in their 60s or 70s, came in for dinner at Fei’s Carriage Restaurant & Lounge and left without paying their $55.20 tab.
Castle Rock – Older Buildings Create Expensive Challenges for New Businesses
Castle Rock – Older Buildings Create Expensive Challenges for New Businesses
Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue – Shop Blaze a Total Loss
Firefighters from Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue responded to a shop on fire early Sunday morning in the 400 block of Moilanen Rd. at 4:21 am.
SB 5974 Gives Unelected Board Control of Local Elected Sheriffs
A massive confrontation unfolded in Olympia on Thursday, January 15, 2026, as Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank and several other sheriffs delivered blistering testimony against Senate Bill 5974. The controversial legislation, heard before the Senate Law and Justice Committee, would grant an unelected state commission the power to “decertify” and effectively remove constitutionally elected sheriffs from office.
State Senate Votes to lower the blood alcohol content limit from 0.08% to 0.05%.
The WA State Senate Votes to lower the blood alcohol content limit from 0.08% to 0.05%.
Kelso’s Coach Kreider Inducted into Hall of Fame
Coach Kreider has officially been inducted into the Washington State Track and Field Hall of Fame. Joe Krieder was a Longtime Kelso track-and-field coach and a Coweeman Middle School social studies teacher.
‘A License to Steal’ by Vincent
The term, “eminent domain,” infers a sense of nobility, honorability, and indicates an exercise for the public’s common good. Sadly, more often than not, it’s used as a bludgeoning tool to lawfully take property from legal landowners, under the guise of the “greater public good,” or in the “public’s best interest.”