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

The Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team took a small step in the right direction this past week following back-to-back home upsets the week prior as the team buckled down to pick up a pair of league victories on the road. Last Wednesday, the Mules...

Submitted by Coach Matt Stacey For the regular season grand finale, the Wahkiakum Mule wrestlers were poised to head to Kalama for the famous Rubber Chicken. However the weekend at Hoquiam had a negative side effect, and coming off a week of illness,...

BITTER COLD--This past week has been an extremely cold one around our area with temperatures in the low 20's and slick roads and icy ponds everywhere. We had folks in the ditch or doing a dance on the highways, so it was definitely a challenging...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: January 14—11:45 a.m. A caller reported a truant juvenile. The teen was located at a Cathlamet apartment....

Howies' Corner Coffeehouse now the Tall Tree Cafe This week marks the closure of Howies Corner Shop. After three years on Main Street, Mark and Deb Howie have sold their business. The coffeehouse was purchased by Nathan McBride, a local law...

The Energy Department has chosen Bill Drummond to be the new administrator for the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). As BPA’s administrator, Drummond will be responsible for managing the non-profit federal agency, which markets carbon-free power...

Tsuga Gallery is hosting two upcoming classes. Art Spark is a mixed-media class that will encourage exploration in art while learning about the elements of design. It is intended for children ages 6-10 and will be held Tuesdays in February from 3:30...

The Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board this week released the 2012 biennial State of the Salmon in Watersheds report and with it launched a new, interactive Web site that allows people to see how salmon are doing in their community’s s...

William V. Wuorinen, a life-long resident of Naselle, will be awarded the Silver Star by Congresswoman Jaime Herrera-Beutler on January 30, 1:30 p.m., in the Naselle school gymnasium. The award is being presented to Mr. Wuorinen for his action on Mar...

Local and federal agencies will meet Friday afternoon in Cathlamet in an effort to agree on a plan to address the eroding Steamboat Slough Dike. Neither the local nor the federal agencies have fuuds to address the erosion along the shoreline, a...

Wahkiakum County residents working in most food related industries are required to possess a Washington State Department of Health (DOH) food handler card. The Wahkiakum County Health & Human Service (HHS) Department announced January 16 that...

Wahkiakum County should receive around $1.2 million this year from the harvest of state-managed county trust timberland. The figure is in line with the $1.26 million the board of commissioners listed in their 2013 county budget. Eric Wisch, regional...

The Cathlamet Town Council discussed but didn't act upon a proposal to lease a town-owned lot to the Helping Hands Food Bank. In other action, the council awarded a bid for remodeling the old town hall and library; the council upheld a variance...

To The Eagle: "For the government to permit banks to issue money, borrow that money, and pay interest on it is idiotic!" --Bill Hixon. Requiring commercial gillnet fishermen to try to fish in a little puddle is idiotic! It would be something akin to...

NOTICE OF EXISTENCE OF SMALL WORKS ROSTER AND SOLICITATION FOR CONTRACTORS FOR INCLUSION ON SUCH ROSTER Port District No. 2 of Wahkiakum County, Washington  NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Commissioners of Port District No. 2 of Wahkiakum...

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WAHKIAKUM Estate of: No. 13-4-00003-9 DORIS R. HICKS, PROBATE NOTICE Deceased. TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) The Executor named below has been appointed as Executor of this...

NOTICE TO GRAVEL, ROCK AND CRUSHED AGGREGATE SUPPLIERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed quotes will be received by the Wahkiakum County Public Works Department, in the County Courthouse at 64 Main Street, P.O. Box 97, Cathlamet, WA 98612 until the...

NOTICE TO ASPHALT PRODUCT SUPPLIERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed quotes will be accepted by the Wahkiakum County Public Works Department, in the County Courthouse at 64 Main Street, P.O. Box 97, Cathlamet, WA 98612 until the hour of 10:00 A.M....

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington Chapter 61.24, et seq. T.S. No: D538059 WA Unit Code: D Loan No: 115203997-1/CASLAR Min No: 100186300000111078 AP #1: 121008-410001 THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE...

Loan No: 21505701 APN: 120806-120011 TS No: 2012-2453WA NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will on 2/22/2013, at 1:00 PM at At the main e...

The Wahkiakum County Fair is only seven months away! Fair Board committees are starting to meet and discuss new ideas to help promote, fundraise for and advertise our Fair. The Royalty Program committee met last week to look over a new program. The...

Following the shooting deaths of first graders in Newton, Connecticut, the nation has started talking about ways to curb such violence. Last week, President Obama announced recommendations of a taskforce, headed by Vice-president Biden, that asked...

News from Naselle: Naselle-Grays River Valley sports calendar for the coming week includes: Thursday-high school girls basketball at Raymond at seven p.m.; Friday, high school boys basketball with Ocosta in Westport at 5:45 p.m.; Saturday, home high...

Cowlitz Extention offers opportunity for free raised garden bed If you would like a free 4 x 8 foot raised bed for gardening to be placed at your home, then consider this opportunity. Those interested should submit an application. Started in 2012,...