The City of Rainier currently has vacancies on its Budget Committee. Applicants to the Budget Committee are required to be Rainier residents and will have the opportunity to help the city identify its budgetary priorities for the 2026-27 fiscal...
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ODOT Project Alert: Paving and ramp closures on U.S. 30 in Rainier
To preserve and improve the road, ODOT plans to: Remove and grind down the existing surface. Rebuild and install new pavement. Apply permanent striping and reflective markers. Install a concrete barrier along the center of some sections of the...
Ratkie Appointed to City Council
Longtime Rainier resident Charleen Ratkie was appointed to the vacant city council position on Monday, October 6. She replaces Connie Budge, who stepped down last month. Ratkie was born in Longview and attended the one-room school in Neer City...
View the 2023 Water Quality Report. Current and past water quality reports are available on the City Reports Page.
At its Monday, March 4 meeting, the Rainier City Council voted unanimously to appoint Russ Reigel as the city’s new interim public works director. Reigel, a longtime resident of the Rainier area, most recently worked as a maintenance supervisor...
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1851
1851
Year
Founded
4
4
.95 square
miles
51
51
feet above
sea level
0
1911