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St. Helens Declares Emergency, Names Interim Admin Amid Walsh Search

6/15/2026

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City Council declared an emergency by naming finance director Gloria Butsch interim administrator for two weeks.
John Walsh, St. Helens city administrator, went missing in the Columbia River near the city docks.
Local police and the U.S. Coast Guard searched, pausing at 3:30 a.m. Sunday and resuming at 11 a.m. with a drone and an underwater remotely operated vehicle.

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Story summary

City Council declared an emergency by naming finance director Gloria Butsch interim administrator for two weeks.
John Walsh, St. Helens city administrator, went missing in the Columbia River near the city docks.
Local police and the U.S. Coast Guard searched, pausing at 3:30 a.m. Sunday and resuming at 11 a.m. with a drone and an underwater remotely operated vehicle.