The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891

BRIEFLY WARMER--As this week began, we'd warmed up a bit from the wet and windy spell we had at the end of last week, so that's been nice. But by Tuesday morning, all was soaking wet again. This is pretty typical Spring weather with it springing a le...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 5--9:55 a.m. A caller reported that it appeared that someone had broken into a 2nd Street house. 10:05 a.m....

Walter Jaspers, 78, of Puget Island, died June 8, 2012 at a local hospital. A full obituary will be published at a later date....

Naselle resident Joyce P. Magnuson, 85, died June 5, 2012 in Longview, WA. The daughter of Harry and Laura (Harris) Kimball, she was born in Badourn Township, Minnesota on December 26, 1926. Joyce resided in Minnesota until a teenager when she moved...

Brian S. Francis, 71, of Williams passed away June 10, 2012. He was born in Los Angeles, Calif. January 31, 1941 to James and Elizabeth Francis. Brian was an avid rail fan. His hobby was creating model railroad layouts HO scale. He was employed with...

Wahkiakum High School's Class of 2012 is on its way. The seniors came to their graduation ceremony last Friday; they gave thanks, received their diplomas and celebrated. High school Principal Dan Casler introduced the group of 31 seniors, saying...

Students and teachers at Wendt Elementary and Thomas Middle schools laced up their sneakers and hustled outside June 4 for a walk to cure diabetes. The event was a culmination of a weeklong fundraiser for JDRF, a global organization focused on type...

Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday came to agreement on temporary quarters for the Cathlamet municipal library. Commissioners also agreed to approve a franchise for Cascade Networks to use its road rights-of-way for installing of fiber optic...

Research indicates that students who read eight to 10 books over summer break achieve similar progression to students who participate in a structured summer school program. Continuing its efforts to promote student literacy and encourage reading over...

Should the Town of Cathlamet lease a site in Erickson Park for construction and operation of a community food bank? The Cathlamet Town Council will address that question when it meets next Monday. The council held a workshop meeting Tuesday to discus...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee reported Monday that he raised nearly $574,000 in cash contributions for the month of May, about half of what his Republican opponent, Attorney General Rob McKenna, raised during...

Wahkiakum County commissioners acted on several personnel issues when they met Tuesday. The board supported a recommendation from interim Health and Human Services Director Sherri McDonald to begin recruiting for a new full-time director. The...

To The Eagle: When we chose Bill Wilkins to be our realtor, it changed our life. We had been looking for property in the Naselle area where we lived, and put Bill in charge of finding us the perfect home. We looked at many different properties, and...

To The Eagle: Over 12 years ago, a much younger Dan Cothren elected to run as a county commissioner against the incumbent commissioner Ron Ozment. Commissioner Ozment's background was in agriculture while then candidate Cothren had spent most of his...

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Wahkiakum County Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on Thursday, June 28, 2012, at 6:00 p.m. in the Public Meeting Room on the 3rd floor of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse, 64 Main...

5 MRSC ROSTERS SMALL PUBLIC WORKS ROSTERS and CONSULTING SERVICES ROSTERS The Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington (MRSC) hereby advertises on behalf of local government agencies in Washington State, including - but not limited to...

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE SIX-YEAR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the Town of Cathlamet will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, June 18, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the River Street meeting room. The...

CALL FOR BIDS Rural Road Safety Project WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, WASHINGTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Wahkiakum County, Washington at the Public Works Department, 3rd Floor, Wahkiakum Co...

A reminder to all horse riders that use the fairgrounds arena that it will be closed June 15 and June 16 as we are setting up a horse event in the arena. We are calling the new event the Horsemanship Challenge. Shawn and Tina Merz put their ideas tog...

I hope the Cathlamet Town Council won't rush into a decision to locate a food bank building in Erickson Park. There is no doubt food banks are needed. With the decline on governmental spending on social services, volunteer organizations have a...

News from Naselle: Even though school is out for the summer break, it doesn’t mean that plans aren’t being made for classes and events for next year. The Naselle School Board members will meet on June 19 at 6:30 p.m. These meetings are public and com...

Antique sale at Redmen Hall The Friends of Skamokawa will hold an antique sale at Redmen Hall. The sales will run from noon to 4 p.m. on June 21-24 and June 28-July 1. Redmen Hall is located at 1394 SR 4 in Skamokawa. Comprehensive Plan meeting set...