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Clamming, springer openings set; steelhead closed along the coast
The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced seven days of clamming starting Saturday, Feb. 26, the opening of the Columbia River spring chinook fishing season on March 1 and the closure of steelhead fishing along the Pacific...
Three local high school teams advance to regional basketball competition
District Tournament Summary Class 1B The Naselle Comet girls basketball team beat Willapa Valley 33-24 in the District 4 1B championship last Saturday. They'll play Evergreen Lutheran at 10 a.m. on...
Two more covid-19 cases reported
Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services (WHHS) on Monday received positive test result notifications for 2 additional COVID-19 cases in Wahkiakum County residents. This brings Wahkiakum to a cumulative total of 303 cases with 9 of those...
WSDOT reduces passing zones along SR 4
Motorists frequently traveling SR 4 between Skamokawa and Longview will likely have noticed changes in zones where passing other vehicles is allowed. Eagle reporters contacted Washington Department of Transportation officials to learn about the...
Encumbered lands transfer will benefit counties, wildlife
The Washington Board of Natural Resources on Tuesday voted move 230 acres of county trust timberland into permanent conservation status and compensate counties for loss of the revenue producing timberland. The Washington State Department of Natural...
Sheriff's Report
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: November 28 — 1:29 a.m. An alarm was activated at a Puget Island address, but was quickly canceled by the alarm...
The Eagle Calendar
December 9, 2021 through December 16, 2021 The Eagle urges all organizations to inform us of any changes in your schedule since the covid restrictions. THURSDAY Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Food Addicts, Hope Center, 3rd &...
High School Sports
NHS Boys Basketball Subject to change December 9 Firm Foundation 6:00 11 MM Knight 6:00 13 at Mossyrock 16 Col. Adventist 18 at Toledo 5:45 20 Yakama Nation 4:00 22 Ilwaco 29 Oakville at Willapa Valley 3:30 30 at Winlock 3:30 January 4 at Willapa Val...
Age-Adjusted Rates of COVID-19-Associated Hospitalizations by Vaccine Status
Following are US Center for Disease Control and Prevention summaries of study results comparing the correlation between vaccination and non-vaccination for covid-19 patients in hospitalizations and...
Saturday ceremony will honor Chinook heritage
Two permanent signs erected in Cathlamet to honor the Chinook tribes who once occupied this area will be dedicated on November 6, at noon, at the Elochoman Slough Marina. The signs tell the stories of...
Covid-19 update: 2 more cases Friday
There were four new cases of covid-19 reported in Wahkiakum County this week, with three on Thursday and one on Tuesday, for a cumulative total of 249 cases since the pandemic began. On Friday, Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services WHHS)...
Senior night will be busy next Monday at WHS
It will be a busier than usual Senior Night next Monday at the Wahkiakum High School football stadium starting around 6:30 p.m. Game time is 7 p.m. The school normally honors senior athletes and their...
Adna football game postponed because of covid-19
The Adna Pirate/Wahkiakum Mule football game scheduled for Friday, Oct. 15, in Cathlamet has been postponed. According to Wahkiakum High School Athletic Director Rob Garrett, Adna has an issue with covid-19 among personnel and the game will be...
Covid-19 update: More cases reported Thursday
Thursday morning update: Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services (WHHS) has received positive test result notifications for three additional COVID-19 cases in Wahkiakum County residents. This brings Wahkiakum to a cumulative total of 224 cases...
Five new covid cases reported; Pfzier boosters becoming available
On Monday, Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services (WHHS) reported positive test result notifications for five additional covid-19 cases in Wahkiakum County residents. This brings Wahkiakum to a cumulative total of 214 cases with 17 of those...
Aquatic weed spraying planned mid-August
The Wahkiakum County Noxious Weed Program plans to start treating local waters for invasive weeds in the next few weeks. Weed Control Manager Andy Lea reported last week that he has submitted the program's Aquatic Plant and Algae Management (APAM)...
Covid update
The Wahkiakum County Department of Health and Human Services (WHHS) on Wednesday reported an additional case of covid-19 in a county resident. That brings the county total to a cumulative total of 158 cases with nine of those potentially active. The...
Local officials urge caution with fireworks
Wahkiakum County officials are asking people to refrain from using fireworks in un-incorporated parts of the county this Independence Day holiday weekend. Record setting temperatures and resulting dry conditions have created a fire danger throughout...
County bans outdoor burning effective Friday
Late Wednesday morning, Wahkiakum County Public Works Director Chuck Beyer announced that the county was imposing a ban on all outdoor burning effective 12:01 a.m. this Friday. All land clearing, residential and silvicultural burning is banned until...
Health department schedules vaccination clinics Tuesday and Wednesday
Wahkiakum County Health Department will hold covid-19 vaccination clinics in Cathlamet this Tuesday and Wednesday mornings starting at 9 a.m. Any Washington resident age 18 or above is eligible to receive their first dose of the Moderna vaccine at...
Family Health Center has a new director
Jim Coffee was recently announced as the next Chief Executive Officer for the Cowlitz Family Health Center, which operates the clinic in Cathlamet. He has been the deputy director and chief operations officer at CFHC and will replace CEO Dian Cooper...
Robert Michael Pyle nominated for award
Gray's River author Robert Michael Pyle has been nominated to receive a $15,000 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay. Pyle's work Nature Matrix: New and Selected Essays is one of 10 being considered for the award. Judges are...
County offering covid-19 vaccinations for seniors, health care providers
Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services (WCHHS) has received a limited initial allotment of Moderna brand COVID-19 vaccine and is scheduling appointments for vaccinations. In Monday news release, WCHHS Director Chris Bischoff said department staff...
New book highlights Corps of Discovery
The Columbia River Reader (CRR) of Longview has compiled into a book a 33-episode series chronicling the Lewis and Clark Expedition’s journey of discovery. Author Michael Perry wrote the columns for the reader in time for the 200th anniversary of...
New covid-19 case reported on Sunday; total rises to 53
Another Wahkiakum County resident has tested positive for covid-19, according to a press release on Sunday from Wahkiakum Health and Human Services, bringing the total to 53. The individual is symptomatic and in self-quarantine. There is no...
