Bucoda News

BUCODA Mayor Kathy Martin is scheduled to make an announcement next week as rumors swirl around this small south Thurston County town that she will resign.

Three young adults and a 16-year-old driver from Thurston County were injured in a Lewis County crash around 10 p.m. Saturday night, according to the Washington State Patrol.

OLYMPIA The Washington State Archives building might be the safest place in Thurston County.

Centralia City Council members were given a crash course in what the Skookumchuck Dam is, and by default what it isn't, this week.

Tony Briggs, an official from TransAlta who works on permitting and long-range planning for the Canadian power company, will give a presentation tonight to Centralia City Council members about the Skookumchuck Dam.

Investigators are trying to figure out if the deaths of two pitbulls, found within days and miles of each other, might be related.

The Thurston County Human Society is offering a $2,500 reward for any information leading to the arrest of the person who strangled a dog and tied it to a tree near Bucoda.

Drivers might be affected by road work The following projects are expected to affect traffic in the coming week, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Here's what city councils and other governing bodies plan in coming days: Bucoda The Town Council meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Town Hall, 110 Main St.

Help 4 Hard Times, which emerged as a local flood relief organization following the Chehalis River flooding of 2007, is asking for local residents and businesses to help them help others.

Comment on flood response at two meetings Residents in flood-affected areas of Bucoda and Rochester can attend one of two community meetings set for today and Thursday.

The governor has signed a request for a disaster declaration from the president, a move that may trigger emergency funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, following the flooding and mudslides two ...

Lessons learned from the December 2007 flooding in Thurston and Lewis counties proved valuable as rivers spilled out of their banks again this month, residents and officials say.

Herb Rogers was outside checking out his downed fencing on property near Bucoda where he lives and keeps 15 beef cows.

Thurston County is moving on several fronts to help flood victims. This includes help with disposal of flood debris, well testing, counseling, damage reporting and building inspection.

Residents in flood-affected areas in Thurston County are encouraged to discuss their experiences and needs at two upcoming community meetings.

River levels for the Skookumchuck near Centralia and Bucoda are not rising as fast or as high as the National Weather Service predicted earlier this week, but residents of the area are still not in the clear.

Up until last week, Bucoda resident Cathie Phelps had survived four strokes and three-and-a-half months on life support.

All of the region's rivers are forecast to be back below flood stage by today, allowing evacuated residents to return home to assess damage.

By Eric Schwartz eschwartz@chronline.com The town of Bucoda will soon be in the midst of a major flooding event.