In December, The Eagle invited local poets to submit poems for our Annual Poetry Corner to start the new year. Thanks, poets, and enjoy! Upside Down When you think of sitting in a chair You think of sitting on your derriere. Maybe putting up your...

The 2022 session of the Washington State Legislature opened Jan. 10 with legislators saying they want to help strengthen economic well being, manage COVID-19 risks, provide help with childcare, housing, and mental health support and mitigate the...

Wahkiakum County commissioners gave tentative approval of adding an epidemiologist to the county health department staff and discussed hunting seasons and wildlife herd issues with regional state fish and wildlife officials when they met Tuesday....

To The Eagle: I attended school at George Washington Elementary in White Plains, New York from 1940 through 1944. The school was only about five blocks from my house, but it was on the other side of the Mamaroneck Parkway, a four lane divided...

To The Eagle: On a positive note, I would like to echo other comments of appreciation for our local PUD and our county road department. Compared to other areas on both sides of “the river,” they shine when the going gets dicey. Thank you again. Sha...

To The Eagle: A contributor’s recent new batch of nonsense makes it clear that some opinions definitely do not bear repeating, yet keep popping up from the muck like poisonous mushrooms. We are being trolled again with “masks do not work,” “peop...

MELTING--As I begin this column, we still have plenty of snow on the ground in West Valley, with a layer of ice on top, but we are also seeing some raindrops, so the hope is that we see green grass soon. Of course, we are also hoping for some rather...

THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, work night, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire...

Naselle/Grays River Valley School District’s Mission Statement says: “Our mission is to create a caring educational environment where relevant life-long learning is promoted, citizenship is honored, and each student is inspired to excel.” In the d...

Patricia “Trish” Shroyer, 65, died December 13, 2021 at her home in Cathlamet, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Long Beach, California on March 7,1956, Trish graduated from Hudson’s Bay High School in Vancouver Wa in 1974, where her f...

Marilyn Kay Wilt, former Cathlamet resident, died December 17, 2021 in Longview. She was born December 20, 1951. She was raised in Skamokawa and attended school in Skamokawa and Cathlamet. She married Ron Wilt in 1974. She commercial fished with her...

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) now has COVID-19 vaccine information available online in 40 languages. The new webpages include information on getting a COVID-19 vaccine, safety and effectiveness, vaccine requirements, school and...

After nearly eight weeks of playing Christmas Music, 101.5 has officially become “Solid Rock, The All New 101.5 The Blitz.” The Blitz General Manager/Program Director John Paul said, “We’ve been hearing from people who are unhappy with all the com...

Cathlamet Public Library is just finishing Beanstack reading challenges for 2021, and winners of the adult challenge prizes will be notified soon. "New Horizons" is the theme of the new Winter challenges being launched for the new year, from January...

Wahkiakum Lions Club reports that with the sports activities and other scholastic challenges that students are involved in, it is difficult to find a time to be able to meet with them. Kassandra Hongel is the Lions Club October Student of The Month....

Bigleaf maple syrup is delicious with a unique flavor that is arguably better than the syrup produced from sugar maples in the northeast. Hobbyists have been producing bigleaf maple syrup for years for personal enjoyment, and this high-value syrup...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 26 — 8:30 a.m. A power outage was reported in the Skamokawa area. The Cathlamet Fire Department r...