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

The Mule Wrestling team took eight wrestlers in to the regional wrestling tournament last weekend at Chief Leschi, and four earned the right to continue their season to the state tournament. Only the top three wrestlers in each weight class from the...

The Wahkiakum Mules came up just short last Thursday night against the Toutle Lake Ducks in Castle Rock, suffering a 50-49 defeat. The last second finish didn’t come without much controversy though, as an apparent blown call on an offensive r...

The Naselle Comette defense was too much for the Wahkiakum Lady Mules as Naselle won a 49-29 2B Girls District Tournament basketball team Tuesday in Rochester. The Mules had a tough time advancing the ball down the court against the Comets...

WILD ONE--Last Saturday was a wild one fr awhile, as the wind came up and was just wreaking havoc in several places. Some cars in the Costco parking lot were not overly impressed with the windy weather when a culvert from a neighboring construction s...

Longtime Cathlamet resident Polly Britton passed away at the Hospice Care Center February 7, 2011 at the age of 73. She was born November 10, 1937 in Los Angeles to Alan and Jane (Hart) Macrae. Polly grew up in California and graduated from...

Brush Prairie resident, Cathy A. Seaberg, 67, passed away peacefully, February 13, 2011 at Kaiser Sunnyside Hospital in Clackamas, Ore. She was born July 15, 1943 in Longview to Robert and Virginia Bacon. She grew up in Cathlamet, participated in...

Rosburg resident Alma E. Wirkkala, 88, a 76 year resident of Wahkiakum county, died in Cathlamet on February 13, 2011. Born of Finnish/Swedish parents on January 12, 1923 in Ewen, Michigan, Alma moved with her family to Rosburg in 1935 where she...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to open a chum salmon rearing project this summer at the now closed Elochoman Salmon Hatchery. The department is working with Wahkiakum County on the project. County commissioners urged the...

Wahkiakum Public Utility District Commissioners Dennis Reid and Bob Jungers voted Tuesday to broaden the search for a Position One commissioner to fill the position vacated by Larry Reese, who was not present at the meeting. Commissioners accepted...

Cowlitz County musicians are sponsoring a swing band dance concert this Saturday to raise funds for the American Red Cross of Southwest Washington. The Linda Lee Michelet Big Band of Portland will provide the entertainment. "Linda is a wonderfully...

Last week Wahkiakum County officials announced the award of grants from their Capital Projects Fund for local government entities. This week, county commissioners announced they had mistakenly awarded one project. They rescinded the award from the...

Following a meeting last week with representatives of Lewis County and the state Department of Ecology, Wahkiakum County commissioners are planning further study of ways to control application of biosolids in the county. Biosolids are processed...

Puget Island taxpayers may get a break in their property taxes under a proposal from newly elected county Assessor Bill Coons. Coons has asked the county board of commissioners to approve a resolution calling for a special session of the county...

To The Eagle: Will Rogers pointed out that it isn't so much what you don't know that will hurt you but rather the things you're absolutely sure of that just ain't so. That's being aptly demonstrated in California, where the voters ignored the...

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 97...

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

NOTICE OF MEMBERSHIP MEETING    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Friends of Skamokawa Board will hold their annual membership meeting on Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 3 p.m. The meeting will be held at Redmen Hall, 1394 SR 4, Skamokawa, WA...

Daffodils are coming up and they’re beginning to bloom but still the weather doesn’t seem to be pointing to nicer weather in the near future. Lots of robins pulling worms out of the dirt and enjoying a meaty feast. Frogs singing every night, so the...

Call For Bids    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids for body repair and painting of (1) AM General 6x6 Chassis, as more particularly described in the District's detailed specifications, will be received by the Board of Commissioners...