Chuck Thompson

5 days ago | columbiainsight.org | Chuck Thompson

By Chuck Thompson. June 2, 2025. Few experiences are more tragic or terrifying for children than losing a parent. That goes for wildlife as much as it does for people. On May 18, two orphaned bobcat kittens were found alone at a rest stop near Tygh Valley in Wasco County, Ore., with no sign of their mother, who is suspected to have been killed by a vehicle.

1 month ago | columbiainsight.org | Chuck Thompson

By Chuck Thompson. April 23, 2025. Keep on truckin’ isn’t a phrase you hear much these days, but it’s one that applies to the April 12 efforts of Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Planning Department employees, volunteer divers and others who pulled three vehicles from Johnley Pond near the Cayuse community. The cleanup team had expected to recover just one vehicle in the 30-foot-deep pond located north of the Umatilla River in northeastern Oregon.

1 month ago | columbiainsight.org | Chuck Thompson

By Chuck Thompson. April 10, 2025. Last week, while doing research for a story Columbia Insight published on the environmental impacts of the recent federal government layoffs, I came across the photo at the top of this story. Looking at those Youth Conservation Corps eager beavers in Mount Rainier National Park, I wondered if their summer jobs, too, had been axed.

1 month ago | clintonnc.com | Chuck Thompson

Longview Lake Road added to water project Due to less than expected numbers of residents signing up for water connection for the Ivanhoe water project, Longview Lake Road was added to the list of roads that will now benefit from the water system construction currently underway in Sampson.

1 month ago | clintonnc.com | Chuck Thompson

County, fire departments work toward new contracts Sampson County Commissioner Chip Crumpler, Dist. 3, talks with interim county manager Jeffrey Hudson prior to Monday night’s board meeting.