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

Masks for all are still not indicated, Wahkiakum Health and Human Services Director Chris Bischoff said in a meeting on Monday. Masks are considered personal protective equipment, and right now, PPE is in short supply. “The highest priority for...

The Wahkiakum County Health Department would like to better understand the effects that the Coronavirus might have on Wahkiakum County Residents. The Health Department is asking people with COVID like symptoms to call our call center and answer a...

Wahkiakum County Health & Human Services has announced the first positive test for covid-19 in an individual in the county. The person is in self-quarantine and currently does not require medical care. H&HS is working with the individual to...

It’s been nearly three weeks since Washington State Governor Jay Inslee announced statewide school closures, and Wahkiakum School District and Naselle Grays River Valley School District are continuing to make adjustments, especially in finding...

A last minute understanding about US Census data collection has drawn concern from Cathlamet Town Council Member David Olson. Census day was yesterday (Wednesday) when people were to have responded to census questionnaires. Olson learned this week...

Editor's note: After this story was written, we received word from Wahkiakum County Treasurer Tammy Peterson that the Wahkiakum officials have extended the tax payment deadline to May 31. Please see separate article on this website for that...

Commissioners Lee Tischer and Austin Burkhalter of Port District 2 met by the online program Zoom on Tuesday and charged through their agenda in a seven minute meeting. Action items included: --Commissioners adopted a resolution formally passing...

The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners met briefly on Wednesday to adopt a resolution that delegates authority to General Manager Dave Tramblie during the public health emergency brought on by the novel coronavirus, covid-19. The...

WET ONE--This past weekend was fairly soggy and not exactly the kind of weather one wants in order to get out and take a walk to get a bit of fresh air. Hopefully the forecast of nicer days will come true and we'll all be able to get out in our...

Greetings from the fair office! Hope everyone is staying safe. At this time the fair board is canceling the Easter Bingo and the April Flea Market. We have not canceled the "Cruzin to the Fair" yet. We are still looking for Fair Royalty and some...

From P. Michael Drake, CFRE Executive Director, SW Washington Chapter American Red Cross The outbreak of COVID 19 in our SW WA community and the restrictions adopted to help control its spread has caused a severe shortage in our blood supply. We...

The Wahkiakum Food Bank has made changes in their operations to stay within the Coronavirus guidelines, protecting clients and volunteer staff. These changes were recommended by Wahkiakum Health and Human Services to protect everyone on the campus....

This county is so impressive- from the helpers to the farmers, to the workers, the volunteers, the parents and the kiddos: Just in case nobody has called to tell you today- You are doing a great job. You matter. You are appreciated. You are loved....

The Wahkiakum Fair Foundation made the difficult decision to cancel the Challenge of Champions pro bull riding event scheduled for July 17, 2020. This decision was made due to the impact covid-19 restrictions on public functions will have on...

The Wahkiakum Lions Club has organized many volunteers to provide a free grocery delivery service to residents of Wahkiakum County. They’ve created Wahkiakum Lions Club Helping Hands to support and protect the county residents for whom this novel...

So, we're in Week 2 of the covid-19 virus quarantine. School was out and is now back in session, but no students are at school. Non-essential businesses have closed; the governor's office issued a 14-page document for guidelines on deciding who is...

To The Eagle: Hmm, right to life? For who? A small cluster of cells that may at some point become a person unless the mother has a miscarriage, or a living breathing senior citizen? The low watt governor of Texas is willing to throw seniors under...

To The Eagle: No response from the challenger in the Climate Change Calamity debate, so we’ll give it a rest for awhile, after pointing out that the people producing pandemic panic are using the same tactics that the enviro crowd uses to produce...

To The Eagle: Many of us have used credit cards to spend thousands to make our homes beautiful and our many appliances easy to use. We spent many hours working away from home to pay for our “stuff.” Now we have a chance to stay home and delight...

To The Eagle: Many of our local businesses and their employees are facing a significant financial impact dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. While several local businesses have been required to close under new restrictions, others have been able...

To The Eagle: The biggest slush fund in history is now at the disposal of the Treasury and Grifter-In-Chief, Trump. Our rapaciously greedy Chief Executive will unleash unprecedented fraud and abuse upon the new $2.2 trillion law — the Coronavirus...

To The Eagle: We have been ‘contained’ to home now for three weeks. Fortunately we didn’t need TP before fanatics bought it all up, plus, I have many issues of The Eagle in case. We are so blessed to live with space around us. I can hardly...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: March 23 — 5:43 a.m. A caller reported that an individual had passed away at a Skamokawa residence. A deputy...