Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday signed a letter to Governor Jay Inslee requesting Inslee's assistance in upgrading the county's trust timberlands. In the past, the county has derived substantial revenue from state managed timberland....

Difficulty in obtaining parts has resulted in a delay in the anticipated repair of the ferry Oscar B, Wahkiakum County Public Works Director Chuck Beyer announced last Thursday. On Jan. 5, Public Works officials said a shipyard had said that repairs...

To The Eagle: I have questions about the US Army Corps of Engineers. I understand that some homeowners that live along the Columbia River, especially in areas of Puget Island, Cathlamet and other locales I’m not aware of, are losing their homes f...

To The Eagle: Dear friends, I will not be seeking another term as the Pacific/Wahkiakum County Superior Court Judge. Therefore, in respect to those who are interested in filing for this position, I am announcing this decision well ahead of the...

To The Eagle: A huge thank you to all the people of Wahkiakum County who gave of their time and to those who gave cash donations. Thank you to all of the people who took stars from our trees and fulfilled the wishes of the children in the program....

To The Eagle: My views, opinions or motives have never been questioned, vetted nor suspected regarding my interests in volunteering with local community groups. I have asked to participate on some working committees and have been welcomed. I am...

CRISPY--As this week began, we were seeing sunshine along with very nippy temperatures as we're down in the 20's and it's white with frost which is sparkling in the sunshine, so while it's cool out, it's sure pretty. Of course, I talked to a few peop...

THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, noon. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Port District No. 1, 500 2nd St., 5 p.m. District No. 4...

News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the coming week includes: Friday, boys and girls basketball with Oakville in Naselle at 4:15 p.m.; Tuesday, middle school boys basketball at Willapa Valley at 5:45 p.m., high school girls basketball at Lake...

Writer and Director Aki Kaurismäki’s comedy-drama film Le Havre will be shown at the Appelo Archives Center on Saturday, January 16, at 11 a.m. Marcel Marx, a former bohemian and struggling author, has given up his literary ambitions and re...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: January 4 — 8:06 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Rosedale resident after a fall. 12:50 p.m. A Skamokawa r...

The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Crab & Oyster Feed at the Norse Hall on February 20. This will be the 31st year for this event. The Crab & Oyster Feed is a fundraising event for the Chamber. Funds raised at this dinner help to...

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive January 21, 1-6 p.m., at Hotel Cathlamet, and volunteers are invited to donate. Any healthy person age 18 (age 16 or 17 with signed parental consent) and weighing at least 110 pounds may be eligible to...

The next book club gathering will be held Friday, February 12 at 11 a.m. in the Wahkiakum Community Senior Center, 101 Main Street in Cathlamet. We each bring a brown bag lunch. This month’s book is The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Amazon.com books l...

John Jackson “Jack” Burdick was born to Donald and Claire (Jackson) Burdick in Longview on April 17, 1946. He died on January 4, 2016 at his home in Cathlamet. He grew up in Cathlamet, graduating from Wahkiakum High School in 1964. He began work imm...

Bettie Jane Venable, 69, died January 9, 2016 at her Cathlamet home. She was born March 16, 1946 in Houston, Ark., to George and Lucelle (Porter) Venable. She was a loving and caring homemaker who enjoyed baking, spending time with her grandchildren...

Wahkiakum County officials are working with residents of the Cape Horn/Flandersville area to form a political entity to address erosion issues. The parties met Tuesday at the end of the weekly meeting of the board of county commissioners to set...

State fish managers will hold a public meeting Jan. 21 in Cathlamet to discuss two options for establishing a wild steelhead gene bank in rivers and streams near the mouth of the Columbia River. Both options under consideration by the Washington...

Ever played Mario on Play-Doh or Piano on Bananas? You can do those things with Makey Makey, which is advertised as letting you “Alligator clip the Internet to Your World.“ “Thanks to Washington’s State Library, the Cathlamet Public Library has borro...

These classes will assist participants in writing their own simple forestry plan that may qualify them for property tax reductions or conservation cost-share grants. Classes will be held Tuesday evenings from 6-9 p.m., January 26 – March 8 with a S...

Live Music at River Mile 38 Brewing Company: Christine Darby will perform from 5 to 8 p.m., Saturday, January 16, on the Crow's Nest Stage during Live at Five. 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....

Zach Brown, a sophomore, from Wahkiakum High School, was nominated by a community member and selected by Washington Interscholastic Activities Association staff on Wednesday as one of the Athletes of the Week for achievements in basketball. Brown...