Psssst...we're kind of awesome....

I know that sometimes Cowlitz County can seem like a backwoods, behind-the-times county. I know that we aren't the biggest, the brightest or the richest county in the state, but here's a little article that should make you feel at least a little safer and little more proud to live in Cow Co. The article, found here is from the Portland Oregonian on November 30th of this year. It details how the city of Portland administration is looking for an emergency notification system after the recent E.coli contamination problems. Many metropolitan areas have some form of landline notification system (Portland does not) but have no way to reach residents via cell phone, VOIP phone or email. You know who has all of that (and a bag of chips)? Cowlitz County! If you have not registered your cell phone with our Emergency Community Notification System (ECNS), I would encourage you to do so TODAY! Just click the "Alert Cowlitz County" icon on the blog home page (the icon just to your right) and follow the prompts. If you have a landline phone, no worries, you're automatically in the system. If you have questions about the ECNS system, please feel free to call or email us, we're happy to help. So, while we may not be able to boast a book store the size of a city block or even an Olive Garden, sleep soundly knowing that we are on the cutting edge of emergency notification technology. (Plus, we have a way cool blog and they don't)