🌱 Will Longview’s new billion‑dollar port plan really be “palatable”?

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In today's newsletter:

• Will Longview’s new billion‑dollar port plan really be “palatable”?
• What’s changed since Kaiser workers picketed outside Longview’s facilities?
• How Longview’s senator is weighing in on mental health funding

Also on today's calendar: Longview Downtowners meeting and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Becoming windier with rain, with a high of 57 and low of 44 degrees.
• Wednesday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 49, low: 42.
• Thursday: Rain; breezy in the morning, with a high of 52 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cowlitz County environmentalists 'cautiously optimistic' about Nutrien (chronline.com) — A massive $500 million to $1 billion potash export terminal is being proposed for the Port of Longview, potentially bringing billions in product through local rail lines and ships each year. Longview residents and regional environmental and tribal leaders are cautiously optimistic but worried about air quality, rail and ship traffic, worker safety, and how thoroughly local officials will regulate the project.
   

• 6 weeks after Longview picket, still no Kaiser contract (columbian.com) — Kaiser Permanente workers who picketed outside Longview facilities about six weeks ago still don’t have a contract, but union leaders say national talks this week show a small but real shift in tone. A regional union president representing thousands of healthcare workers remains cautiously hopeful that bargaining sessions in San Diego could finally move negotiations forward.
   

• Local officials discuss behavioral health response at Cascade Community Health forum in Centralia ahead of legislative session (chronline.com) — Longview residents are represented in a growing regional push to protect funding for behavioral health and addiction services, as Sen. Jeff Wilson of Longview joined other Southwest Washington leaders at a Centralia forum. Providers argued that jail-based treatment, rural mental health clinics, and the Recovery Navigator program save money and improve stability, urging lawmakers to prioritize these services in the 2026 state budget.
   

📸 Around Longview

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Longview

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• KSD Middle School Holiday Extravaganza
  Kelso High School, 1904 Allen St, Kelso
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Longview Downtowners meeting
  1339 Commerce Ave , Longview
  4:00 pm
• Glo Light Experience
  Cowlitz County Fair , 1900 7th Ave , Longview
  5:00 pm
• R A Long Lumberjacks vs Hudson'S Bay Eagles
  R.A. Long High School , 2903 Nichols Blvd , Longview
  5:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Ukulele Club
  Longview Public Library , 1600 Louisiana Street , Longview
  1:30 pm
• MT ST HELENS SECTION - HOLIDAY PARTY
  Lexi's Pizza Pub , 1613 Westside Hwy , Kelso
  5:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Kelso vs. HUMVE
  Gaither Pool , High School , 1904 Allen St , Kelso
  9:00 am
• Gingerbread House Making Activity at the Columbia
  Columbia Theatre Association for the Performing Arts , 1231 Vandercook Way , Longview
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• A Weekly Hangout for Homeschool Families — Learn, Play & Connect at The Nook.
  The Nook Castle Rock , 160 Huntington Ave N # E , Castle Rock
  1:00 pm
• Kelso vs. Skyview / Battleground, Prairie Swim meet
  Gaither Pool , High School , 1904 Allen St , Kelso
  4:00 pm
• La Center vs Castle Rock
  Castle Rock High School , 5180 Westside Hwy , Castle Rock
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• This is the interior of a little shop we are doing.
  Mud, texture, and paint. We added concrete paint but Sherwin Williams apparently carries two different programs that have the same product number lol… (Nextdoor Mt.. Solo)
• Made a work friend.
  I was told I was allergic but honestly honey bees work harm you if you stay calm and gentle. (Nextdoor Mt.. Solo)

• Boot Barn posted a job opening for Inventory Control Associate (Seasonal) in Longview. Apply here.
• Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Longview. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Longview here.

🗞 Nearby News

Woodland

• Woodland girls basketball wins physical affair over the Spuds, 43-31 (thereflector.com)
• Dispute over Woodland councilor's unexcused absence escalates into heated argument (thereflector.com)
• Woodland Chamber announces closure of Visitor Center (thereflector.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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