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

Wahkiakum County commissioners worked on a variety of personnel issues when they met Tuesday. At the end of the meeting, Commissioners Dan Cothren and Blair Brady--Commissioner Mike Backman is in Alaska--voted to increase the salaries of certain elec...

Arrgh! There's nothing like publishing to show your mistakes to the world. We made a whopper last week. While preparing the page honoring the Wahkiakum High School Class of 2016, I typed "2015." I finished the page, read it over "carefully," and...

Members of the Washington National Guard and the Washington State Guard who meet state residency and other requirements can qualify for free hunting licenses under a new law that took effect this week. A free license package to hunt big game, small...

BIG DIFFERENCE--Last Saturday was certainly a big change from the previous one, as instead of trying to keep out of the blazing sun and shading ourselves with our umbrellas, like we had to do at the car show, we were raising those umbrellas to keep...

Wow! Fair is coming quick. Hope everyone is working on their entries for the fair. Fair books should be out soon. The County Fair Board and the Wahkiakum Fair Foundation will be holding two separate yard sales at the fair grounds on Friday June 17...

THURSDAY Great Rivers BHO Governing Board, Special Session, 360 NW North St., Chehalis, 10 a.m. - Noon. Rosburg Community Club, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Cathlamet First...

News from Naselle: Early Tuesday morning, one of our local friends, Angela Gaines (from Okies) lost her husband. Donations are being accepted in an account set up at the Bank of the Pacific to help with Eric's service and any continuing needs of the...

Wahkiakum Interfaith Network's Vacation Bible School will be held this year at Heritage Bible Church, June 27–July 1, 9 a.m. – Noon with check-in beginning at 8:40 a.m. It is for children entering Kindergarten through 5th grade. At Deep Sea Dis...

Vacation Bible School for children ages 6-11, will be held at Shekinah Christian Center, 1015 3rd Ave., Longview, July 11-15, from 5-8 p.m. Call 360-423-1300 to register....

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 6 — 5:13 p.m. A water outage was reported at several Cathlamet residences. The Public Works department w...

Hunters who submitted applications for 2016 special hunt permits can now view the results of this year's drawing on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) website. The results of the random, computerized drawing were verified June 9...

Rep. JD Rossetti (D-Longview) says he’ll use his new position on a state board to create jobs in the 19th District and across Washington state. The Speaker of the House appointed Rossetti to the Community Economic Revitalization Board, which helps l...

Michael D. Seaberg 76, of Kelso, died on June 7, 2016. He was born to Edward and Helen (Lindwall) Seaberg on January 30, 1940. They lived on Puget Island and he graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1958 and attended LCC and University of...

Patricia Diane Schubert, age 73 of Cathlamet, passed away in her sleep at home on Tuesday, June 7, 2016. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Peter and June (Herrn) McShane on April 23, 1943. Patricia (Pat) graduated from high school in...

Readers of all ages will explore all things sports and fitness this summer as Cathlamet Public Library presents “On Your Mark, Get Set, Read” during their summer library program. Activities may include group games, physical challenges, art pro...

Children with disabilities will have a chance to reel in some big trout during a special fishing event July 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Merwin Fish Hatchery, east of Woodland. More than 100 young people and their families are expected to turn out...

Speaker of the Washington House of Representatives, Frank Chopp has appointed 19th District Rep. Brian Blake (D-Aberdeen) to the Pacific Fisheries Legislative Task Force, replacing former Rep. Dean Takko. The task force, composed of lawmakers from...

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park hosts the second of its trail run series on Saturday, July 2. The Lewis & Clark Trail Series includes several different events along trails through forest landscapes. All events are open to walkers and...

Live Music at Puget Island Farmers Market, 59 W. Birnie Slough Rd. On Friday, June 17, Christine Darby will perform from 3-6 p.m., on the Up-Beet Stage. For more information call 360-560-3785. On Saturday, June 18 at River Mile 38 Brewing Company...

Compiled by Diana Zimmerman Hannah Arn: Wahkiakum Dollars for Scholars Car Show - $2,500, Lions Club Sid Parker Memorial - $500, KLOG Student of the Month - $150; total $3,150. Tyra Elliott: Nutter Family Foundation Scholarship - $7,000 x 4 = $28,000...