Coverage related to Cowlitz County, Washington, including local courts and law enforcement
Columbia Countercurrent is unable to verify that the Cowlitz Indian Tribe has officially assumed ownership of the NorthStar Clinic. The story remains pending until primary-source confirmation is available.
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HB 2531, sponsored by Rep. David Stuebe, continues progressing through the Washington Legislature, aiming to update Medicaid reimbursement methods for emergency ambulance services. The bill has cleared the Appropriations Committee but has not yet reached a full House vote.
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The Washington state Senate has approved a bill allowing wagering on in‑state collegiate teams at tribal casinos—excluding bets on individual athlete performance—to regulate a previously illicit market, while raising safety and harassment concerns from university officials.
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Wall Street steadied after a positive inflation update, but Cowlitz County’s jobless rate rose to 8%, highlighting continued local economic strain despite national signs of easing price pressure.
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A national backlash over electricity-hungry data centers is shaping Washington’s own legislative push to make tech companies bear their full power costs—an issue with future implications for the Longview–Kelso area.
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Todd Millar’s Pull Caffé in Yacolt has become a local culinary landmark after a pandemic project—a hand‑built wood‑fired oven—redefined the café’s identity and deepened its ties to Southwest Washington’s craft‑driven economy.
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Clark County Public Health released food service inspection scores for February 2–7, 2026. Here’s how to access the detailed results and what the scoring thresholds mean for closures.
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Clark County Superior Court has published a Notice to Creditors for the estate of Dorothy M. Hart, signaling the formal start of probate proceedings under case 26‑4‑00123‑06.
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Stratus, a national engineering‑architecture consulting firm, has acquired Vancouver‑based Kestrel Engineering Group. The move expands Stratus’s geographic reach to the Pacific Northwest and may offer new services to local industrial clients. Details remain limited.
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Clark County Manager Kathleen Otto has appointed April Furth as deputy county manager, with Furth set to begin February 23. Her appointment underscores ongoing administrative restructuring with potential regional significance for Cowlitz County.
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