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

Submitted by Coach Matt Stacey The Grizzly Invitational tournament last Saturday proved to be a great proving ground with some of the strongest competition of the year. Running a strong 12 man bracket, and round robin brackets for the lady...

Wahkiakum fans were left utterly stunned this week after the Mules were upset in back-to-back home games by Winlock and Naselle, falling 54-41 to the Cardinals on Friday and 51-47 to the Comets on Monday. The losses dropped the Mules to 6-3 in...

WINTER IS HERE-- When the temperatures start dipping into the 20s around here and the highs are in the 30s, you know that winter has arrived in earnest. Those of us on private water systems wind up being obsessed by the temperatures of the days and...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: January 7—5:25 a.m. A caller reported a tree was blocking one lane of West Birnie Slough Road. The county r...

Sharon Marie Turcotte, 69, of Grays River, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 in Portland. Mrs. Turcotte was born June 10, 1943 in Findlay, Ohio to Charles and Frederick Pugh. She moved from Camas, Washington to the Long Beach area in 2005 and then to...

J. Agnes Toste, 92, of Cathlamet, passed away on January 11th at her home. Agnes was born to Archie and Mary (McDougall) Campbell in Moosemin, Saskatchewan, Canada on November 25,1920. After her mother’s death when she was young her family moved t...

Einar Hendrickson passed away peacefully on November 15, 2012 in Seattle, WA. He has gone to be with our Lord and Savior. He was born June 6, 1923 on Puget Island, WA. He was a longtime Seattle resident, devoted husband, father, grandfather,...

Doris R. “Dory” Hicks passed away quietly, surrounded by family and friends, in the Hospice Care Center in Longview on Jan. 8th, 2013. She was 85 years old. Dory was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on September 19, 1927 to Donald and Martha (Ne...

PUD commissioners voted to discontinue evening meetings in western Wahkiakum County during their January 15 meeting. Hoping to ease travel and time constraints preventing Western Wahkiakum Water System (WWWS) customers from attending morning meetings...

Student poems published Poems of three students at Julius A. Wendt Elementary School have been published in a book, "Talented: 2012 Poetry Collection," published last fall by the America Library of Poetry. The students are Ellie Leitz, McKensi...

Commissioners of Port District No. 2 agreed to hire a consultant to update their comprehensive plan when they met Tuesday. Commissioners Lori Scott, Kayrene Gilbertsen and Brian O'Connor also voted to revise the price of sand they sell from...

Port District No. 1 commissioners approved raises for port management during their January 10 meeting. The commissioners approved resolutions authorizing 2.5 percent salary increases for Port Manager Jackie Lea and Assistant Port Manager Abe York....

A former King County police officer has become Wahkiakum County's new undersheriff. Sheriff Mark Howie appointed Steve Marshall to fill the vacant position effective January 1. "Steve brings a wealth of experience to the sheriff's department," Howie...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) will host public information workshops January 22 and January 23 to discuss emergency plans to relocate up to 50 Columbian white-tailed deer from the Julia Butler Hansen (JBH) Refuge for Columbian...

Wahkiakum County commissioners handled a variety of business Tuesday including taking steps to continue discussion over the Steamboat Slough Dike. Commissioners also passed resolutions setting property tax collection rates for the year and met with...

Bank of the Pacific offers Mobile App Bank of the Pacific is pleased to announce that it now offers a mobile phone App for both iPhone and Android phones. Whether you have a business or personal account, the new mobile banking service provides...

To The Eagle, With continuing increases of atmospheric oxidation product concentrations and hot winds (oxidation produced tri-atomic molecules and hot winds associated with bureaucratic society), increases in habitat will likely occur without the...

To The Eagle: The word "entitlements" is being turned into a dirty word, mostly by the conservatives. What are entitlements? Something you are entitled to! I have earned my entitlement of Social Security, through lifelong contributions to the trust...

To The Eagle: As of December 15, 2012, the Bradley House Inn closed its door for business. We have had 11 years of being an innkeeper and we greatly appreciate all the support from our community. Our dream was to offer something that the town so...

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR WAHKIAKUM COUNTY IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of: ) ) No. 13-4-00001-2 )  GARY J. GARR, ) PROBATE ) NOTICE Deceased. ) TO CREDITORS ) (RCW 11.40.030) PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS The...

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SHORELINE MANAGEMENT, SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT, CONDITIONAL USE, OR VARIANCE PERMIT Notice is hereby given that Washington State Fish and Wildlife, Who is applicant and owner of the below described property has filed an...

File No.: 7037.97937 Grantors: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, successor by merger to Chase Home Finance LLC, S/B/M to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation Grantee: Dwight Allen Finch and Paula June Finch,...

The volunteer positions for the Wahkiakum County Fair Board have been filled! We welcome to the board Kathy Durrah and Jason Rainey. We have a full board again and lots of fundraising to do this year! In February we host a Valentine Dinner, March is...