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

Highway construction projects on SR 4 and the Puget Island bridge will impact traffic next week. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) contractors plan to finish work at the slide at Stella very soon, and a new slide stabilization...

The body of a man found in the Columbia River last month has been identified as Puget Island resident Joe Abeyta. Clatsop County Medical Examiner Dr. JoAnn Giuliani said late Friday afternoon that fingerprints confirmed the identity. Abeyta lived...

A joint effort between Wahkiakum County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Bigelow, the defender, and law enforcement resulted in an exceptional sentence that they believe will be in the best interests of the community and Puget Island resident Lee Wages,...

Wahkiakum County officials covered a lot of issues when the board of county commissioners met Tuesday, but most of it revolved around erosion. County officials have been working for two years to set up a 10-year program with the US Army Corps of...

By Diana Zimmerman The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners listened to reports, and went over the preliminary budget for 2019 on October 2. Jim Jespersen of the water crew was in attendance to share what he had learned at a recent...

THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. AA Meeting, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 7 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple,...

Two students at Naselle High School were taken into custody on Tuesday, October 2, and transported to Junction City Juvenile Detention Facility after specific threats were made against staff members and law enforcement. Investigation is ongoing and...

James R. McMahon, Jr., 77, of Cathlamet, died October 4, 2018 while on a sales trip for Dandy Digger & Supply, Inc., in Reno, Nev. A complete obituary will be published at a later date. Donations may be made in James’s memory to Wahkiakum High...

Marie Fauver, of Grays River, died in the hospital on October 4, 2018. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, October 20 at 1 p.m., at Grays River Cemetery followed by refreshments at Grays River Methodist Church. Viewing will be at...

LAST WEEK--At the end of last week, it sure poured, as by bedtime on Friday night, we were just shy of an inch and a half of rain that day, so it was a real soaker. Luckily, even though the skies were black in the morning, the rain let up for...

Greetings from the fair office. Hope everyone is enjoying the start of October. This is a busy month at the fairgrounds. This Saturday is the monthly Flea Market. We have several vendors. So come out to the fairgrounds and find yourself a treasure....

News from Naselle: Sports calendar for this week: Today (Thursday), high school volleyball in Naselle with WSD at 6 p.m.; Friday, high school football at Darrington at 6 p.m.; Saturday, high school volleyball JV Tournament in Naselle at 8:30 a.m.;...

Wahkiakum High School student Beau Carlson, who sustained a head injury while making a tackle in a football game a little over a month ago, was back in the hospital three days after being released from Seattle’s Children’s hospital on September...

Hotel Cathlamet will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on Thursday, October 25 from 1-6 p.m., 69 Main St, Cathlamet. Check in will be in the Lobby and donations will be in the Blood Mobile. More than 13,000 blood donations...

Lower Columbia College has announced that Robert Michael Pyle will be featured at the October 24 Northwest Voices event in Longview. First, the author will conduct a writing workshop from 3:30-5:00 p.m., in Main 146 on the Lower Columbia College...

The Meet & Greet event for auditor candidate Matt Kuhl, which was scheduled for Friday, Oct. 12, has been postponed until a new venue can be...

The Charlotte House, a program of St. James Family Center, will host a free legal clinic on Friday October 12 from 1-2:30 p.m., in Cathlamet and from 3-4:30 p.m., in Grays River. Jeffrey Keddie, an Attorney with Northwest Justice Project, will...

For weeks, I've been waiting for the edition when we didn't have a letter to the editor regarding the election for county assessor. I've wanted to write an opinion column about the race, but I've wanted to avoid giving the impression that I'm...

To The Eagle: Nicci Bergseng has done a commendable job as our county auditor, overseeing a multi-million dollar budget for Wahkiakum County. Nicci assists the county commissioners and department heads in balancing the budget and reporting...

To The Eagle: Every vote is needed and counts. I have bragged about our county’s voters for years with our high turn outs. I hope to continue doing so. Your party affiliation or how you vote pales to the importance of registering and voting in...

To The Eagle: I have lived in Wahkiakum County for 50 years. I worked in the assessor’s office for almost 10 years appraising timber and real property. I am now a board member on the Board of Equalization and have been for 10 years. The Board of...

To The Eagle: It’s not surprising that Bill Coons is conducting a negative campaign when it was he who insisted it should be clean. It’s not out of character for him to take another person’s comments out of context to design an attack ad. And...

To The Eagle: It's time to Tidy the Town again! The Pioneer Center Association will be holding the biannual event Saturday, October 27, and are hoping to have a good turnout of people looking to improve the town's appearance. Meet at the Community...

To The Eagle: After speaking with Matt Kuhl and asking many questions of him, we feel that Matt is fully qualified to fill the position as Wahkiakum County Auditor. His education, accounting degree, experience as well as his ability to listen to...

To The Eagle: Recent letters to the editor have been great reading. I have a concern, though. In Wahkiakum County, rarely do we have great voter turnout! In our current political races, I fervently wish for all who can vote, to vote! Remember when...

To The Eagle: A few of last week’s letters to the editor about my candidacy deserve a response. Mary Gustafson questioned my integrity due to a structure on my wife’s property. She should get her facts straight. My wife owns the property where...

To The Eagle: We are voting for Matt Kuhl because he is truly the wise choice to fill the position of Wahkiakum County Auditor. Matt grew up in Cathlamet and graduated from Wahkiakum High School. Matt served in the military after high school and...

The Wahkiakum Mules picked up a Central League/River Divison win with a 42-6 win over the host Toutle Lake Ducks last Friday. The Mules had no trouble with the Duck defense; they rushed for 310 yards and gained another 138 in the air as quarterback...

The only John C. Thomas Middle School student competing in cross country this year got a win as Wahkiakum runners competed in two events this week. Last Thursday, eighth grader Kaiden Ray took first place in the 1.5 mile JW Black Lake XC race for...

Central League Last week's scores Wahkiakum 42, Toutle 6 Napavine 46, Morton/White Pass 0 Onalaska 34, Rainier 28 Kalama 32, Toledo 13 Winlock 36, Mossyrock 7 Adna 59, Life Christian 0 This week's games Toledo at Wahkiakum Rainier at Adna, Life...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: October 1 — 8:56 a.m. A cow appeared to be injured in a Skamokawa field. The owner was notified. 9:03 a.m....