Columbia Hills Retirement Center has risen from the ashes, welcoming back residents of the facility with a ceremony just over 18 months after a deadly fire claimed the life of
The emergency services community of Columbia County has been in mourning following the loss of Westport Fire and Rescue Division Chief Dave Coombs, who passed away earlier this month.
David Russell Coombs, age 53, of Warren, Oregon, died unexpectedly at his home on April 2, 2024. Dave was born on Nov. 11, 1970 to Linda Lee Brailsford Hurd and