Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Following a presentation by Minette Smith and Terrie Howell on a mentoring program through Wahkiakum Health and Human Services, the Cathlamet Town Council agreed to an increase for services provided by Forrest Mora, discussed a problematic parking spot on Main Street, and what to do with a recent windfall, thanks to a new cell tower contract. Mora requested a 20.3 percent increase for lawn maintenance which will now include roadside mowing previously completed by Freddy’s Mowing. He explained i...
Last week was a thrilling week for Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball and their fans, as the team won two games back to back, first beating Toledo in overtime on Thursday, and then defeating a fifth ranked Toutle Lake the following night. While the wins took an effort from every Mule, it was senior Kyler Sause's week to shine. He scored 26 points both nights, hitting the game winning three in overtime to beat Toledo by one with just seconds left on the clock on Thursday. On Friday in Toutle Lake...
A bid to protect and preserve the home and estate of Julia Butler Hansen is underway thanks to Washington State Representative Joel McEntire and 11 bipartisan cosponsors, who introduced House bill 2310 to legislators on Jan. 11, proposing the creation of a state park heritage center at her historic Cathlamet home. Washington State Senator Jeff Wilson issued a companion bill in the senate, SB 6262, six days later. HB 2310 recognizes Hansen’s historic contribution as the first woman to chair a con...
Many visitors to Mount Rainier National Park will need reservations this summer to enter some of the park's most popular areas. From May 24 through Labor Day, most visitors entering the Nisqually and Stevens Canyon entrances between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. will need to make an online or phone reservation ahead of time. Reservations will also be required at the White River entrance to the Sunrise corridor via State Route 410 from July 3 through Labor Day. The decision to test a new reservation system...
Two drivers were taken to regional hospitals following a head on collision on SR 4 at Bunker Hill between Cathlamet and Longview on Tuesday morning. According to the Washington State Patrol, Jeremy N. Douglas of Longview was westbound in a 2000 Toyota Camry when he crossed the center line and struck an eastbound Plymouth Voyager driven by Cathlamet resident Dale Costich. Both vehicles came to rest blocking the roadway. Douglas was transported by ambulance to St. John Medical Center in Longview. Costich was transferred by ambulance to Southwest...
WET. Well, once again we have come through quite the nasty little snow and ice storm and we are back to rain. The forecast is looking more wet than dry, but I'm hoping we get a break for Sunday and Monday, or else we'll be wading through water instead of snow and that's no fun either. Not to mention that after a freeze, we often have mudslides and we don't need those either. Let's hope we end January with no big issues. PREPPED? As the year—and winter—has just begun, it's imperative to take notes on what went smoothly or what went wrong dur...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the last week, including: January 15 2:32 a.m. A caller said he could hear a man screaming in the Skamokawa area, first near the Duck Inn and later around Redmen Hall. He couldn’t see the man and he couldn’t understand what he was saying. A deputy responded and spoke to an individual who was looking for his dog. The man was advised to keep his voice down as he had woken his neighbors, and advised to take care of himself and keep warm,...
Austin Tomlinson, the Natural Area Manager for Columbia Land Trust, spoke to about 40 people on Saturday at the Hope Center through the Wahkiakum Outdoors Program, about the history and the mission of the organization, and some of the projects they have been working on in the region and more locally. Columbia Land Trust’s work extends from the Pacific Ocean to just past the Dalles, and to Klickitat on the Washington side. Their headquarters are in Vancouver, where CLT began as a group of i...
Roger Grambo was born in August 1934 in Cathlamet, and transitioned Friday night, Jan. 12, 2024. Roger had three incredible brothers, he being the eldest. The family moved to Kelso in 1946 where his father, Bob, could get more work. He built his first car at the age of 15 (a combo of a few here-and-there cars he called a “‘41 Fordster”). He graduated in 1952 from Kelso High, then on to LCC for two years but was drafted into the army in 1954 and stationed in Germany for 2-and-a-half years. While in the Army, he talked his way into being allow...
Ryan Dale Torppa, 45, of Cathlamet, died in his sleep, at home, on Saturday, Jan. 6. He was born in Lonview in 1978 to Debra Rose and Thomas Torppa and grew up in the Rosburg-Naselle area. Ryan graduated from Naselle High School where he was active in football, basketball, and baseball. He attended Eastern Washington University briefly on a football scholarship before returning to Naselle and marrying Rebecka Fournier. Ryan and Becky had three children, Paige, Rylee, and Tommy. The family later settled in Shelton, where Ryan worked different...
Ilwaco residents were advised to stay indoors with doors and windows closed as possibly hazardous smoke boiled from an industrial fire on the waterfront. As the fire consumed the large wooden dock at the former Ilwaco Landing facility now owned by a Bellingham company, witnesses heard the tires on workers' vehicles explode in the flames. A forlorn car horn sounded for a while. All workers were safely evacuated. Triage responders on the scene were treating exhausted Ilwaco and Long Beach firefighters, as a fresher crew from Pacific County Fire...
Before the start of the weekly meeting of the Wahkiakum County Commissioners, at the courthouse on Main Street in Cathlamet, the room was buzzing with news of the fire at the docks in Ilwaco. The assembly of local officials speculated that the fire must have caused millions of dollars of damage. During public comments, Kay Walters informed the commissioners that the crab feed at the fairgrounds was a success, raising over $5000 with around 160 tickets sold. Mayor David Olson was back again before the commissioners to ask for their signatures...
To The Eagle: Washington State legislators could change the entire landscape of the election process for county sheriffs and the appointments of police chiefs. House Bill 2027 and Senate Bill 5905 would also allow the state to decertify a sheriff or police chief at any given time. H.B. 2027 would require sheriffs, police chiefs, marshals, and reserve officers to maintain officer certification and comply with background investigations before a sheriff can file for candidacy or a city appoints a police chief. It would include criminal history and...
This time of year is usually a slow time for news out this way. We are used to cancellations from storms and flooding, but today, there seems to be a lot happening. School There has been news at the Naselle-Grays River Valley School District almost every day. Since Lisa Nelson’s resignation, things are moving right along to find a new superintendent who we hope with be on board during the coming summer. Lisa will stay through the August. In her resignation letter, she set her last day as Aug. 30. Please make sure to read the article on the s...
In December the Naselle-Grays River Valley School Board made changes with new members coming aboard. Members voted to elect Robert Torppa as chair and Amy Hunt as vice-chair. At that meeting, the new chair announced he wanted to put into place two changes for board meetings: public comments would be held to three minutes; and minutes would be shortened to reflect the business decisions made by the board rather than records of everything said by audience as comments. The school board began moving in new directions with their first two meetings...
The Mecha Mules traveled to Olympia over the weekend to compete against 30 other regional teams in a First Tech Challenge, where, according to the website, students are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in head-to-head challenges. At the WA Watt Interleague Tournament at Capital High School, the Mecha Mules were in second place after qualifiers, and third after a finalist knockout tourney, according to team mentor Ron Wright. They ultimately won a Connect Award...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team continues to make the most of this growing season, working through losses, getting stronger, and picking up the skills that will benefit them in the future. In recent weeks, they’ve had to forfeit a game because they lacked players, and a game was canceled because of wintry weather. This week, they were back at it in Kalama on Tuesday, where they lost to the Chinooks, 55-14. “We had quite a bit of time off,” Coach Ross Lofstrom said, “so it was a chall...
The Wahkiakum Mules wrestling team brought home some hardware from the Lumberjack and Jill tournament hosted by R.A Long High School in Longview on Saturday. The Mule girls team snared a second place trophy after Lillian Hale and Zaya Ray placed first in their classes and Lilly Snead took third in hers. Isaiah Pena and Harley Popp represented the Mule boys with fourth place in their classes and according to Coach Kyliegh Harlin, Brody Ashe didn't place, but he fought hard. The Mules had a...
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The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District will provide an informational meeting regarding the District’s upcoming proposal for the renewal of its Educational Programs Levy. This meeting is open to the public and will take place in the school library on Monday, January 29, at 6 p.m....
