Naselle News

A proposed wind power project in Southwest Washington that the Clallam County Public Utility District financially supports will not have a significant impact on the small seabird known as the marbled murrelet, a scientific peer review concluded.

Gov. Chris Gregoire's proposed budget would downsize the Naselle Youth Camp, cutting 28 jobs and phasing out 38 beds at the juvenile facility that is a key part of that area's economy.

A consultant recommends that the state close its Maple Lane prison for youth criminal offenders near Grand Mound to save the state money, a move that would eliminate 111 jobs once workers and residents were transferred to other facilities.

Klickitat Elementary and High School was one of four schools statewide to be named one of this year's No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools.

The city of Washougal has plenty of transportation projects underfoot. Having recently finished a $6.5 million downtown revitalization with $14 million in private improvements, the city this month awarded the bid for a $3.2 million pedestrian and bike tunnel to Oregon City-based Coffman Excavation.