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

High water may have prevented Wahkiakum PUD commissioners from meeting in Rosburg on November 20, but it did not prevent them from discussing possible expansion of the Western Wahkiakum Water System. Meeting at the PUD’s Cathlamet headquarters, M...

Port District No. 1 commissioners addressed a full agenda of planning for 2013 during their November 8 meeting. The commissioners adopted a budget totaling $915,039, passed a resolution authorizing increases to the port’s rate schedule, and a...

Wahkiakum PUD commissioners learned Tuesday that a Department of Revenue (DOR) audit has determined that the utility owes the state $56,000 in underpaid taxes. Auditor Erin Wilson announced that the audit had determined the PUD underpaid state...

Mule hoof prints will soon decorate the road to Wahkiakum High School thanks to student Cody Hauff’s senior project. Hauff plans to paint hoof prints from the school access road’s junction with State Route 4 up to the high school’s front door. Hanco...

Potential water customers have until the end of 2012 to take advantage of a fee waiver to encourage new water customers, Wahkiakum PUD commissions decided October 16. The commissioners voted not to extend the $3500 system development fee waiver...

Port District No. 1 commissioners discussed increasing some fees and revisiting their cancellation policy during their October 4 meeting. The commissioners reviewed the proposed 2013 budget and rate schedule. Some rates have increased, including...

Thomas Middle School eighth graders have toured the Body Worlds exhibit in Portland, visited Astoria’s Clatsop Community College, and most recently, journeyed to Seattle on September 25 to visit the King Tut exhibit at the Pacific Science Center, a...

A fallen tree and financial matters occupied Wahkiakum PUD commissioners at their October 2 meeting. A hemlock tree fell and blocked both lanes of traffic at Milepost 28 of SR 4 near Skamokawa on Monday afternoon. “It didn’t break the wires, jus...

Elk displaying symptoms of hoof disease are becoming more common in southwest Washington, and wildlife managers are seeking information from the public in order to understand why. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) held a public...

Wahkiakum PUD commissioners approved amendments to the Western Wahkiakum Water System comprehensive plan at their Tuesday meeting. The state Department of Health requires water systems to update their comprehensive plan every six years.The...

Fewer students are attending Wahkiakum schools this fall compared to last school year, school board members heard at a Tuesday night meeting. Wahkiakum School District Superintendent Bob Garrett explained that he had based this year’s budget on an e...

Wahkiakum PUD commissioners met September 5 to approve preliminary budgets for next year and to talk with Cathlamet council members about exploring a proposal to contract water meter reading, billing, and collections to the PUD. The board approved...

Wahkiakum PUD commissioners have invited the Cathlamet town council to attend their September 5 meeting in order to discuss a possible billing and meter reading contract between the two entities. In July, Cathlamet Mayor George Wehrfritz sent a...

Wahkiakum School District faculty and staff are readying to begin the new school year on September 4, school board members heard Tuesday. Monday was move-in day for Wahkiakum High School, said Principal Stephanie Leitz. Over the summer, the building...

Wahkiakum PUD customers have responded to the call for donations to help eligible low-income customers keep the power on in their homes, Wahkiakum PUD commissioners heard Tuesday. A recent wave of donations to the Residential Energy Assistance...

Wahkiakum School District board members approved the budget and discussed teacher qualifications and school accreditation at a July 24 meeting. After District Superintendent Bob Garrett presented the draft 2012-2013 fiscal year budget to the board, t...

Wahkiakum PUD managers and commissioners are exploring a possible billing and meter reading contract with the town. Recently, Cathlamet Mayor George Wehrfritz sent a letter to each PUD commissioner expressing an interest in contracting water meter...

Wahkiakum PUD customers are taking advantage of funding Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) provides to foster energy conservation in homes and businesses, PUD commissioners heard at a July 3 meeting. Twenty customers have received rebates for...

“I don’t think there are any magic bullets out there,” commented engineer Mike Johnson in response to a query from PUD commissioner Bob Jungers about developments in water pipe technology aimed at preventing leaks. Johnson, representing PUD engineer...

Elochoman Slough Marina is ready for increased summer visitors, Wahkiakum Port District Commissioners heard at their June 14 meeting. In order to accommodate the larger vessels that visit during summer months, Port Manager Jackie Lea reported that...

“I think I enjoyed grade school too much, because I love show and tell,” joked PUD Manager Dave Tramblie as he passed around a two foot long section of water pipe to PUD commissioners during their Tuesday morning meeting. Tramblie brought in the pip...

The Wahkiakum PUD water crew is working to lessen and prevent ongoing water losses in both the Western Wahkiakum and Puget Island Water Systems, PUD commissioners heard at Tuesday’s meeting. PUD Manager Dave Tramblie displayed a section of pipe w...

Olivia Stahn wanted to see the countryside while she traveled the United States, so she spent a week volunteering at Carol Carver and George Exum’s Island’s End Farm on Puget Island. Stahn, a resident of Berlin, Germany, explained that she had grown...

Reports about a water leak, a planned power outage, and a construction project occupied Wahkiakum PUD commissioners at their April 18 meeting. Manager Dave Tramblie reported that a leak in the Western Wahkiakum Water System had been repaired last...

The timeline is growing shorter for Wahkiakum County residents to have access to broadband data services, Wahkiakum PUD commissioners learned at Tuesday’s meeting. Longview internet service provider (ISP) Cascade Networks President Brian Magnuson a...