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

WET AND COLD--As the weekend ended, there was still plenty of rain falling and even some snow. A light layer of snow was visible on the hills towards East Valley. The work week began with a bit of a break and everyone was thoroughly enjoying that...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: March 26--6:42 a.m. A game agent requested assistance after being locked out of a vehicle. 12:13 p.m. A caller...

A Celebration of Life for Gail Reynolds will be held on April 9 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Cathlamet Fire Hall....

Friendship Circle holds 10th Spring Tea On May 6, the Grays River Friendship Circle will hold its 10th anniversary Spring Tea and Luncheon. It will be held at the Rosburg Community Hall off Highway 4 in Rosburg. The theme this year is, “Even Some C...

The fundamental need of humans to talk, to express themselves and try to make sense of their inner lives, is abundantly on display in a remarkable documentary film from Finland. “Steam of Life” goes deep into the inner sanctum of Finnish life, the...

The timeline is growing shorter for Wahkiakum County residents to have access to broadband data services, Wahkiakum PUD commissioners learned at Tuesday’s meeting. Longview internet service provider (ISP) Cascade Networks President Brian Magnuson a...

Cathlamet's new ordinance governing management of the Cathlamet Fire Department took effect last week, and on Wednesday, Mayor George Wehrfritz exercized his new authority to appoint officers. In a March 28 letter to council members, he announced...

Wahkiakum County commissioners handled a variety of business ranging from discussion of vaccinations to approving a request for extra help in the county treasurer's office. Meeting as the county board of health, commissioners approved a three-month...

The Friends of Skamokawa will open its new exhibit, Legacy of the Columbia River Fishery, April 14 at 1 p.m. at the River Life Interpretive Center. Funded by the Wahkiakum Marine Resources Committee, the exhibit examines the traditions of the...

Wahkiakum County officials hope to complete a major upgrade of the radio communications by mid-summer. For two years, law enforcement, emergency responders, and other governmental organizations have been upgrading radio facilities to prepare to...

Washington's small timber counties continue to press state and federal officials to allow harvest of timber from state managed, county trust timberlands. Commissioners from Pacific and Wahkiakum counties are contracting with the Washington State...

To The Eagle: About an hour ago I lost the satellite signal for television. When I called I was told to wait until we had no weather and they could send out a technician to look at the system. I told the representative that it rained about nine month...

To The Eagle: I just wanted to share a wonderful story that happened in our little village of Cathlamet. As the owner of the Villa at little Cape Horn B&B we try to send our guests to venture into town and shop, have lunch and dinner. On Sunday...

To The Eagle: Let's be honest, "it" is not an easy subject to talk about. Most of us are uncomfortable talking about sex. But let's take a moment and get past the blushing, because this conversation is so important. April is Sexual Assault...

To The Eagle: My friends suggested I apologize for my criticism of the port. I can't do that when I'm right; I never criticize unless I have a better solution. The shower floors were extremely slippery because of the type of high gloss paint they...

To The Eagle: On behalf of Grays River Grange #124 and personally as well, I am writing to congratulate Commissioner Dan Cothren on the successful passage of legislation providing compensation for timber-dependent counties that host threatened and...

PUBLIC NOTICE OF CHANGE OF MEETING TIME The scheduled time of the regular meeting of the Town of Cathlamet Finance Committee has been changed from 7:00 p.m. April 9, 2012 to 10:00 a.m. April 9, 2012. The meeting will be held in the regular location...

PUBLIC NOTICE OF CHANGE OF MEETING DATE Notice is hereby given that the regular school board meeting of the Board of Directors of Wahkiakum School District No. 200, for the month of April, 2012, will be held on Thursday, April 19, 2012; rather than...

NOTICE OF PUBLIC TIMBER SALE Department of Natural Resources will auction timber to the highest bidder. Contract terms and bidding information is available by calling Pacific Cascade Region at (360) 577-2025 or by visiting the Region Office at...

Wahkiakum County Fire Protection District No. 3 Project Metal Fire Station Building – Grays River Fire Station Invitation to Bid Wahkiakum County Fire Protection District No. 3 is seeking sealed bids to furnish all labor, materials, equipment...

The J. A. Wendt multi-purpose room will be filled with your friends and neighbors Friday night as they try to be the first to shout out Bingo! It’s time to support your Wahkiakum County Fair by attending the Wahkiakum County Fair Advisory B...

News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle-Grays River Valley School this week: Monday-baseball and fast pitch at Lake Quinalt at 4 p.m.; Wednesday-middle school track at Raymond at 3:30 p.m. Go Comets! On April 10, Naselle Schools will hold...