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

Now a chiropractor, former Naselle Youth Camp resident Adam Lopez was one of many to urge state officials to maintain funding for the camp at a community meeting last Wednesday in Naselle. Photo by Sunny Manary. Forty some years ago, the citizens of...

It’s been a cold and wet week but that hasn’t stopped us pushing forward with the fair clean up. This week we saw some dramatic changes as the remains of the Commercial Building and Horse Arena were cleared away. Not only has the Horse Barn roof bee...

Joel Fudge won the District 4 championship at 160 pounds. Photo by Keith Burns. The Wahkiakum Mule wrestling team placed third in the District 4 2B/1B Tournament this past weekend at Ocosta high school and came home with three individual championship...

The Eagle received the following announcement Friday afternoon from WHS Athletic Director Bob Garrett: "Hey, Everyone – it is a great privilege of mine =o announce that our Mule Wrestling Team has been named the State 2B Academic Champions!!!!...

Wahkiakum Mule senior Blake Anderson put up a jumpshot in the Mules win Tuesday over the Morton Huskies. Photo by Rick Nelson. The Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team rolled to a 66-34 win over the Morton Huskies but lost two other Central League...

Evelyn Clark converted a steal into a layin as the Wahkiakum Lady Mules crushed Morton 88-23. Photo by Rick Nelson. The Wahkiakum Lady Mule basketball team won two of three Central League games this past week. On Tuesday, the Mules hosted the Morton...

Emergency permits from state and federal agencies didn't come too soon for Pat and Bob Ohrberg. The Ohrbergs and their neighbors have been watching the Columbia River erode the shoreline in front of their property for years, and this winter's storms...

A brainstorming event that included area landowners, Conservation District supervisors and concerned citizens was held February 2 at Skamokawa Methodist Church. The concern of serious area flooding was the consensus of problems facing Wahkiakum Count...

Wahkiakum County discussed activities and acted on travel requests in a light meeting Tuesday. After meeting with department heads in the afternoon to discuss vouchers, travel requests, courthouse hours and postal boxes, the board agreed to end a...

On February 13, The Charlotte House Advisory Board is sponsoring the 11th Annual Chocolate Extravaganza from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Hotel Cathlamet. Each year, local bakers compete for the title of "Most Decadent Dessert." Last year, Kitty Speranza was...

Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce President Jennifer Hanigan said volunteers are still needed for the Crab and Oyster feed on March 14. Interested parties should contact Bob Garrett as soon as possible at 795-3971 or 795-6419. Tickets are still...

Author Lars Nordstrom will discuss his latest book, ‘Swedish Oregon’ and answer questions on February 20, 7 p.m. at Trillium Books. The event is jointly sponsored by Trillium and the Cathlamet Library. Nordstrom is the leading expert on the Swe...