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

Challenger Gene Strong took a six-vote lead over incumbent county Commissioner Blair Brady in the latest count of Wahkiakum County general election votes. After the Thursday morning count, Strong, the former county sheriff, led Brady 1,188 to...

Wahkiakum County commissioners will have a choice on how to fund improvements to the water and electric systems at County Line Park. The county owns the park but contracts with Port District 2 to operate and manage the park. On Tuesday, port...

Wahkiakum County Port 1 Commissioners made room for the Lions Club and approved several items at their meeting last Thursday. Brian McClain, a member of the local Lions Club, asked if the organization could relocate their paper recycling trailer...

THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-7:15 p.m. Girl Scouts, Community Center, Cathlamet, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Learn to knit, crochet and mend, Sandra Sews, Community Center,...

After last year’s winter weather that one meteorologist at a conference last weekend called boring, this upcoming winter for the Pacific Northwest will be largely the same – a little drier and warmer than normal. Four Portland weathermen spoke...

NOT BAD--While we woke up to some very chilly temperatures last week, the sunshine that showed up on Saturday after some foggy conditions was quite nice, even though it wasn't super warm out there, as it only got up to 45 that day. By bedtime it...

News from Naselle: Congratulations to the Lady Comet volleyball team on your seventh place finish in the state finals. Great accomplishment from a fantastic team. Go Comets! On Saturday, the Naselle football team will play Lyle at Wishram in a...

Kick off your Christmas shopping and get into the holiday spirit with St. James "A Country Christmas" annual bazaar, Saturday November 17, from 10-4. There will be wool items and spinning demonstrations, handmade arts and crafts, jewelry,...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will conduct a public meeting Monday, Nov. 19 in Ridgefield to discuss ways to avoid conflicts with cougars and help wildlife officers respond to reports of cougar sightings. A...

The public is invited to attend a free presentation by Dr. David Torkko, DC, to learn how to treat pain on Thursday, December 13, from 2:30-3:30 p.m., at the James Avery Center for Grief Support located at 1000 – 12th Avenue in Longview. Snacks...

Wahkiakum High School sophomore Beau Carlson continues to rest at home. Carlson suffered a head injury during a football game with Adna in September. He came home on October 31 after spending a month in a Portland hospital battling a life...

The Artisan Guild of Mt St Helens will hold its annual Artisan Holiday Faire on Thursday, November 29 and Friday, November 30, from 9 a.m., to 5 p.m., at Cassava's, corner of 14th and Broadway, Longview. Monetary donations, cat and kitten food, and...

“Research at the Abernathy Fish Technology Center” is the subject of a Wahkiakum Community Center program to be presented November 20 at 6:30 p.m., in the Hope Center in Cathlamet, 320 S. 3rd Street. The Wahkiakum Outdoors series started in...

Community Center 101 Main Street Cathlamet 360.795.7870 Monday through Wednesday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Friday 10:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. (2nd Friday book club) Brown Bag Lunch at 11 a.m. Wood Carving with Walt on Tuesday evenings...

To The Eagle: Initiative measure 1639, authored by the Attorney General of Washington and apparently approved by the voters, violates the United States Constitution in that it discriminates against a class of voters (18 but under 21 years of age)...

To The Eagle: I feel extremely fortunate to have attended two spectacular Veteran’s Day programs produced by Mike Thomas and the Wahkiakum High School Leadership Class. The November 7, 2018 assembly featured Vietnam Veterans Ron Kimmel, Brian...

To The Eagle: There have been 301 mass shootings in just a bit over 300 days. How can America continue to just let these horrific events happen nearly every day? Some say its because our mental health system is broken down. Others say that we just...

To The Eagle: I appreciated your reprint on the “Kitzhaber Plan” or Columbia River Policy C3620, that appeared originally in the Columbia Basin Bulletin. I attended the presentations by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Dept. staff to the Fish...

To The Eagle: I’m a student in twelfth grade, and being 18, I was privileged to vote in the election for the first time. I understand that not everyone will be pleased with the outcome of some of the elections, but I believe it is admirable if we...

To The Eagle: Wahkiakum Veterans were recognized at the Wahkiakum High School Veterans Day assembly. We want to thank the students and faculty for an outstanding program that touched our hearts. The students know what patriotism is! We were also...

To The Eagle: I am writing to express my gratitude to the voters of Wahkiakum County for returning me to the position of Wahkiakum County Assessor for the next four years. I am committed to improving the information available on the assessor’s...

Taylor Gudmundsen, Naselle, Volleyball (SR) is one of the athletes of the week honored this week by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA). Gudmundsen led her team to a seventh place finish at last week’s State Tournament in...

Class 1B State Volleyball Medal Matches 7/8: Naselle 3, Tacoma Baptist 0 5/6: Firm Foundation 3, Puget Sound Christian 0 3/4: Pomeroy 3, Selkirk 0 1/2: Oakesdale 3, Almira- Coulee-Hartline 1 Class 2B State Volleyball Medal Matches 7/8: NW Christian...

State 2B Football Playoffs Last week's scores Tri-Cities Prep 35, Wah- kiakum 28 (OT) Toledo 35, Reardan 3 NW Christian 35, Pe Ell/- Willapa Valley 26 Kalama 62, Liberty Chris- tian 6 Chewelah 34, Columbia 14 Napavine 57, Brewster 20 Onalaska 28,...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: November 5 — 8:27 a.m. A caller asked if a deputy would stop by a clothing bank in Cathlamet to see if he...