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

Central League Meet October 24 at Mossyrock Mule Results Boys: 28. Luke Stacey 21.50; 32. Elliott Haney 22:20; 37. Nevan Bingham 22:51. Girls: 13, Mya Kirzy 24:51; 20. Trynity Mendez 27:27; 22. Kyra Scuito 34:10. District Meet: Nov. 2, 12 noon, at...

NOT BAD--If it weren't for the heavy fog in the early morning hours and some of the evening hours, the days have been pretty decent lately. We had a dash of rain in the night on Saturday, so things were pretty damp Sunday morning, but with the sun...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: October 21 – 10:41 a.m. A Rosedale resident reported the theft of blank checks. 12:16 p.m. The Cathlamet...

Marcella B. Norris, 71, of Longview, died October 27, 2013, in Longview, while in hospice care. She had been battling a variety of medical issues for some time. Marcy was born in Bantry, ND on October 29, 1941. She moved to Puyallup when she was 11,...

Retired Naselle teacher, principal and coach Lyle R. Patterson passed away Oct. 19, 2013, after a long illness. He was the son of Joseph and Florence Patterson, born Jan. 11, 1929, in a log cabin north of Spokane. Both of his parents died while he...

Kathleen Hogan, of Cathlamet, died October 28, 2013 in Longview. A funeral service will be held Saturday, November 2, 12-noon at the LDS church, 35 Messinger Hill Drive, Cathlamet, with interment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery. A full obituary will...

Longtime Cathlamet resident Gerald Knowles, 85, died October 26 at St. John Medical Center in Longview. A funeral service will be held Friday, November 1 at Dowling Chapel in Cathlamet at 1 p.m. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery with military...

Town of Cathlamet moved their 2014 budgets closer to balance at a workshop meeting Monday morning. The council had passed the budget October 21 for the first of three readings with the general fund in a $54,000 deficit. Mayor George Wehrfritz opened...

Cathlamet resident Sheila Mace worked in schools for most of her adult life. It was while working at Three Rivers Christian in Longview that she first met members from Americorps. They spent time with kids who were struggling with reading and...

The ferry "Wahkiakum" is undergoing repair to a cracked hull and may be back in operation late this week. Crewmen discovered a leaking crack in the hull on October 23, and the ferry was taken out of service for repair. Wahkiakum County Public Works...

Wahkiakum County officials have completed their first round of meetings to go over preliminary request for the 2014 budgets. After their last meeting with a department head on Tuesday, Commissioners Dan Cothren, Blair Brady and Mike Backman said...

To The Eagle: My name is George Cameron and I have visited County Line Park for several years with my wife and family. I am an avid salmon fisherman and have a 28’ motorhome. County Line Park is very unique in the fact that one can park and relax i...

Wahkiakum 4-H exhibitors who qualified for competition at the Washington State 4-H Fair have received the results for their efforts. Abigail Moten: Creative Arts-2 Blue, 1 Award of Special Merit; Food Preservation-2 Blue, 2 Red and 1 White; Cavie-...

To The Eagle: Flattering as it is to be considered as a “write-in” candidate for a town council position, I have no interest in running for office. I am no eleventh hour candidate, and did not ask for any endorsements. No one asked for my per...

To The Eagle: Having recently returned from a 44-day RV trip involving six states and three provinces, what a thrill it was to open a faucet and draw a glass of water that was fit to drink. Paul Vik, Puget Island...

To The Eagle: Our community, far and wide, always helps us and is why we can distribute the food to those that need it the most. The need is growing and we want to help as much as possible, with your help. The Lions are having a food drive Saturday,...

My husband, son and I made an impromptu visit to our kids in Oregon this past weekend for a short visit and enjoyed some delicious pub food with some of their own brews at Smith Rock Brewing Company in Redmond. Our daughter, son-in-law, son and...

On Tuesday, WordFest will feature three very different books by area authors. In a departure from her usual non-fiction, Irene Martin will be reading from her first published book of poetry, "The Family that Never Threw Anything Away." Author of...

On November 5 at 6 p.m., Chris Bischoff of the Cowlitz County Environmental Health Department will discuss how to maintain and inspect your septic system. Discussion will include learning how a septic system works, how to inspect your system to be...

The historic US Quarantine Station Museum at Knappton Cove will hold an open house November 9, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors may experience a program, "November on the North Shore," which will commemorate the Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery passage...

The annual Neewollah Daze poster contest entries have been gathered and judged. Following are the winner’s names: Kindergarten: Camren, Gage and Jayden Schoddard. First Grade: Bella, Maddisen and Rylan. Second Grade: Reagen Hoogendoorn, Nyomie M...