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

April 29 at Ilwaco Boys: Kalama 109, Ilwaco 70, Montesano 62, Wahkiakum 19 Mule results: 200m--5. Bryce McClain 27.51; 6. Adam Vasion 28.79. 800m--4. Connar Riley 2:17.33. 3200m--6. Chris Hokkanen 11:44.6. 4x100m relay--3. Mules (Shay Bingham,...

May 4 at Three Rivers, Kelso Assistant Coach Nick Vavoudis reports: The sun broke out just long enough for the Mules to post wins over Columbia Adventist 249 and Three Rivers Christian 217 in Kelso at Three Rivers Golf Course. The Mules posted a...

Class 2B SW District Fastpitch At Ft. Borst Park, Centralia May 19 1. Central 5 vs. Central 1, 12:00 2. Central 3 vs. Pacific 2, 2:00 3. Pacific 3 vs. Central 2, 2:00 4. Central 4 vs. Pacific 1, 2:00 5. Losers of Games 1 and 2, 6:00 6. Losers of...

SPOTTY--Our sunshine has been sort of hit and miss lately, and the days that had been forecast for sunny last week, were pretty spotty. Wound up being more clouds and rain showers than sun I think. Of course, it all depended on where you were, as I...

Michael Sullivan, judge May 3, 2010 State versus Tonya D. Jastrow, 34, Longview: The defendant entered a plea of not guilty to charges of possession of a controlled substance and driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. A Washington State Pat...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 26--10:24 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a Cathlamet woman who was very ill. 11:08 a.m. The...

Lifelong Longview resident Bartley Devlin Stanley, 26, passed away April 25, 2010 at his home. He was born December 2, 1983 in Longview to Lori Rose and Rick Stanley. He attended school in Longview. Bart was a member of the Blue Clan of the Cherokee...

It’s time for our next Fair and 4-H Rummage Sale! The date of the rummage sale is May 15 (Saturday) and we will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you didn’t get a chance to donate items to our first sale, here’s another chance. We already have table...

Wahkiakum PUD commissioners and staff discussed system maintenance and upgrades at their meeting on May 4. PUD Manager Dave Tramblie reported a contractor had completed an infrared survey of the electrical system and found the connector that serves...

Wahkiakum County Commissioners Dan Cothren and Blair Brady on Tuesday expressed their opposition to the plan to spread biosolids on the Grays River ranch of Phil and Sulema Zerr. At the board's weekly meeting Tuesday, Health and Human Services Direct...

A public hearing on the proposed dumping of Biosolids on a Grays River ranch drew nearly 100 concerned residents to the Rosburg Hall Monday night. The hearing to consider using biosolids was in response to an application made by Evergreen Septic of S...

NorthernStar Natural Gas, LLC, announced Tuesday afternoon it is suspending its attempt to site a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Bradwood, Ore. “The extended delays in the processing of state and federal permits for Bradwood Landing and the...

The Two Islands Farm Market will begin it's 2010 season this Friday at Stockhouse's Farm, 59 W. Birnie Slough Road, on Puget Island. Farmer's Market hours have been extended and the market will run Fridays from 3-6:30 p.m. through October. Fresh, Wah...

The Wahkiakum County Fair Board has found a gem of a new manager right in their midst. Lore Twiet was hired the first of April to manage the fair, and she’s perfect for the job. Twiet said she has been involved with the fair since 1988, and for the p...

Wahkiakum County commissioners addressed issues ranging from habitat conservation to speed limits at their meeting Tuesday. With Commissioner Lisa Marsyla out of town, colleagues Dan Cothren and Blair Brady gave initial support for Columbia Land...

To The Eagle: Our community was stellar last night at the DOE hearing. Though most people would rather have a tooth pulled without pain killer than speak publicly, everyone had valid, well thought out statements and questions. I’d like to thank a...

To The Eagle: Our once peaceful and "remote" over the hill valley seems to have become overrun by outside interests. We now have NGOs voting (40 votes) on local flood control issues, when they are in the business of taking out dikes. To top that, it...

To The Eagle: I read the Naselle school board article in The Eagle last week and noted my comments were not reported correctly, practically regarding Board Policy 1440-Minutes. I have talked to several people who attended the meeting, and they said t...

To The Eagle: What is a National Heritage Area? Is it a historical area? Is it a specific zoning area? What does it hope to accomplish and by what means? Who will administer it? What is the time frame to opt out and how? Most of the areas that fall...

To The Eagle: I stopped my work day to attend the county commissioners meeting regarding ShoreBank Cascadia's proposed National Heritage Project. My first question was "Who owns ShoreBank?" Not one single person could answer. None of the people...

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF MEETING DATE FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the May 11, 2010, Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners for Wahkiakum County shall be cancelled. DATED...

Death by 1,000 cuts was the way one opponent of NorthernStar's proposed Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant described his group's strategy. It seems to have worked, for NorthernStar announced Tuesday afternoon it is suspending the...

The Honor Roll as announced by Wahkiakum High School this week includes full time students grades 9-12 (3.25) or above for the third quarter ending April 12, 2010. The following students earned 4.00: Erin Turner, Jordyn Wirkkala, Ryan Helms, Ashley...

The Wahkiakum County Department of Health and Human Services has partnered with WSU Extension, 4-H, and the Town of Cathlamet to create a youth and community oriented garden. The garden is in Erickson Park and is roughly 100ft square. There will be...