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

The Wahkiakum Mule golf team started the 2013 season March 14 with a record setting four ball total of 159, eclipsing last year's record of 164 by five strokes. Three Rivers Christian finished second at 199, and Adna incomplete because they only had...

The Wahkiakum Mule baseball team split a double-header with Mossyrock this past week, losing the opener 11-1 in six innings on Friday and winning game two 4-2, with four innings played Friday night and the remaining 2 ½ innings Monday...

SPRING?--As this week began and we had some sunshine to enjoy. It was a sharp contrast to last week when Spring officially began and we were looking at snowflakes falling; that was a shocker! I'm so glad it was brief and we got into some nicer...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: March 18—12:24 p.m. The District 4 fire department responded to an equipment fire in the 100 Acres Forest....

Richard (Rich) Eugene Wilkins was born April 15, 1965 and passed away January 7, 2013 in Belgrade, Montana. He met Kelley Hudson in January 1988 in Babenhausen, Germany while he was serving in the U.S. Army for eight years. They married October 15,...

Lifelong Cathlamet resident Jonathan Lewis Balch, 25, passed away on March 22 at a Vancouver Hospital. Jonathan was born on October 1, 1987 in Longview to Michael and Darlene (Hagedorn) Balch. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 2006. In 2012...

The deadline for mail-in or online voter registration passed on March 25, but people not yet registered to vote have until April 15 to register in person at the county elections department. In Wahkiakum County, voters can register in person at the...

Wahkiakum County commissioners met with Columbia Land Trust (CLT) staff Tuesday afternoon for an update on CLT’s local land stewardship work. The workshop focused on four projects: Gorley Farm/Upper Grays River, Kandoll Farm, Upper Elochoman, and I...

Columbia River Kayaking in Skamokawa is moving this month to a new location, a few hundred yards away from the shop where they have been leading kayak trips and teaching kayaking and canoeing classes since 1998. Columbia River Kayaking was founded...

A 12-person jury found that a former Cathlamet man is a violent sexual predator who should be detained despite having completed sentences for his crime. The State of Washington brought the detention action against Darrell Kent, 60, who had been...

Olympia this week became the battleground in commercial fishermen's efforts to stop a plan to move gillnetters off the lower Columbia River's mainstem. Last fall, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber proposed the plan that also, among other things, gives...

Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday authorized county officials to begin the process of acquiring property from the defunct Skamokawa Park and Recreation District. The district commission ceased functioning several years ago. The district has t...

To The Eagle: To say that I have been overwhelmed by the positive response I have received about naming the new ferry the “Oscar B.” would be an understatement. Those who knew my father know that his name and the ferry were synonymous. For those tha...

Happy Spring, everyone! It seems that all the flowers are beginning to bloom at once. Daffodils are everywhere. I actually found my first trillium yesterday. News from Naselle: The sports lineup for the week for the Naselle Comets is as follows:...

On April 13 at 10 a.m. Tom Welch, Washington State University Master Gardener, will discuss the advantages of vermincomposting which uses worms to break down food into compost. Learn how to manage worms to produce great compost while getting rid of...

Mike Sullivan, judge March 18, 2013 State versus Nicholas Scates Snizik: The defendant had pled guilty to a charge of possession of a controlled substance. He was sentenced to three months in jail, ordered to complete a drug use and evaluation...

The Chinook Tribal Council will meet Saturday, April 13, 11 a.m., at the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria. Tribal members are encouraged to attend. This will be a brief meeting and no lunch will be served. For further information call...

Eli George Doumit of Cathlamet graduated from Washington State University in Pullman at the completion of the Fall 2012 semester. Doumit earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology....

The Willapa Hills Audubon Society will sponsor two events on April 13. Birders can begin the morning at the Second Saturday Bird Walk around Lake Sacajawea. Meet at 8 a.m. at the Hemlock Square off Kessler Blvd and Hemlock in Longview. Dress for the...

Army Pvt. Collan C. Riley has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received...

There is still time to register for AARP’s Driver Safety Program sponsored by Wahkiakum County Health & Human Services on April 8 and 9. This is an 8 hour program and classes will be held at 42 Elochoman Valley Rd, the Health and Human Services B...

Air Force Airman Tylor C. Nortrup has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force...