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

The Wahkiakum Lady Mule basketball team ended the 2011-12 regular season with two losses that left them in a sixth place finish in Central League standings. Last Friday, the visiting Pe Ell Trojans handed the Mules a 59-36 loss. The Trojans jumped...

The Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team travelled to Pe Ell last Thursday night and capped off the regular season with a 75-51 victory over the Trojans. For the second time this season, the Mules faced the Trojans without leading scorer Wyatt...

The Wahkiakum Mules wrestling team has begun post season performances with a powerful presentation at the sub-regional tournament. At tournament time the competition is divided by gender, with the men’s and women’s competitions taking place in sep...

The Lady Mule junior varsity won two of their three games this past week, losing to Morton/White Pass 59-40 and Pe Ell 37-18 and Adna 44-42 in overtime on Tuesday. "With Adna up 38-35, Hailey Quigley drained a 3-point shot with 3.8 seconds left on...

BEEN NICE--I think the last part of last week and the weekend were definitely mood boosters, as the sun was shining and the birds were chirping and some flowers, like my snowdrops were blooming and it was just great to see the sunshine for more than...

Deputies and the Wahkiakum County coroner are investigating the death of Jaime Cooley, 33, who drowned in a hot tub on February 4 in an alcohol related incident. Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a...

May 26, 1937 ~ February 2, 2012 Michael Ferrell Fisher passed to be with his beloved wife Darlene Dawn Fisher on February 2, 2012 at 5 p.m. in Payson, Ariz. He lived his life with integrity and authenticity and was a class act that touched many...

Wahkiakum PUD commissioners discussed a coming increase in utility taxes at their February 7 meeting but took no action on the matter. The Cathlamet Town Council passed a resolution in December to increase their utility tax from 3 to 6 percent, and...

Wanted: A temporary home for Cathlamet's Bradley Memorial Library. Town officials plan to have the town hall building remodeled this year, and they want to move the library to temporary quarters while the work goes on. "We want to keep the library op...

Wahkiakum County Treasurer Paula Holloway resigned her position effective the end of February. Holloway has been county treasurer for 22 years. In a Tuesday interview, she said she is ready to move on with her life. "I'm ready to retire," she said....

Matt Beaulaurier has resigned from the Cathlamet Fire Department's First Aid Division, leaving local ambulance service without a paramedic. Beaulaurier told The Eagle on Tuesday that he is resigning for personal reasons. He works full-time as a...

Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday adopted an ordinance setting tax levies for 2012 and worked on other items business with Assessor Bill Coons. Coons said that because of several factors, the chief of which is a reduction in the state levy,...

To The Eagle: I'm writing this letter to publicly express my gratitude to the four FFA boys from Wahkiakum High School and their teacher, Kyle Hurley, for the much needed help I received from them last weekend. They loaded 75 concrete blocks, each...

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 11:10 A.M....

CALL FOR BIDS ROADSIDE MOWING OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY ROADS WAHKIAKUM COUNTY CATHLAMET, WASHINGTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the Wahkiakum County Public Works Dept. in the County Courthouse at 64 Main Street, P.O. Box...

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, Washington 98612...

CALL FOR BIDS  Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of Wahkiakum School District No. 200, Wahkiakum County, Cathlamet, WA is calling for bids for T-Grid ceiling replacement in Cathlamet, WA.  All bids must be submitted by 4:00...

NOTICE OF ELECTION Announcement of Vacancy: The Wahkiakum Conservation District is pleased to announce an opportunity to contribute to conservation and your community by serving on the Board of Supervisors. Supervisors are public officials who...

We had one day of sunshine and the grass started growing at the Fairgrounds. Thanks to Larry Hendrickson and Dean Seaberg the grass will be mowed, as they brought our equipment back last week. As soon as the tractors arrived projects started getting...

This week, we bid adieu to Reporter Ruby Murray. She joined our staff a little over a year ago and has produced some outstanding work. Reporting was to be a part-time job for her, allowing her to work on her creative writing endeavors. She's enjoyed...

Spring will surely be here in the not too distant future. The frogs are singing every night now, a sure sign. It seems like they are a little early this year. The daffodil plants are poking their stalks above the ground and eagles are perched in the...