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

The Wahkiakum Mule boys earned a trip to regionals this past weekend as they grinded the Pacific League’s #1 seeded Raymond Seagulls to a pulp, winning 82-53 Saturday night at Centralia High School. The victory secured the Central League’s dom...

The Wahkiakum Lady Mules trip to the SW 2B District basketball tournament came to an end February 15 with a 57-53 loss to South Bend. The Mules opened with an overtime win over the Willapa Valley Vikings on February 9. The Mules had an eight point...

PRETTY WET--As this calendar week began, Sunday was a nice dry day, but Monday was quite soggy. From the sounds of it, most of the week is due to be wet, so I hope you've kept the boots and umbrellas handy. We can only hope the forecasters are...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: February 13--5:05 p.m. A Fossil Creek Road resident reported his neighbors had informed him that people on his pr...

James F. Wishon, 68, of Cathlamet died February 22 at hospice. A funeral service will be held tomorrow (Friday) at 4 p.m. at the 30th Avenue Chapel of the LDS Church. Viewing will be held Friday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Dowling Funeral Home in...

Harriet Ann Danielsen Hayne, 89, of Dupuyer, Mont. died February 13, 2012. She was born on September 11, 1922 on Puget Island to Angeline and Albert Danielsen and graduated from Wahkiakum High School before moving to San Francisco. She enlisted in...

Gwenith Elaine Riat, age 73, formerly of Nemah, passed away at Frontier Care Facility in Longview on February 16, 2012 of long term health-related problems. Gwenith Elaine Nashif was born to George and Grenith Nashif in Raymond on September 2, 1938....

On February 24, 6 to 8 p.m., the Tsuga Gallery will host an open house and artists' reception. The gallery opened in late November during a total remodel of the 100-year-old building. Now work on the main gallery is complete, and the open house is...

Cathlamet will soon be a busy place with the start of three or four construction projects scheduled for this year. Town officials and engineers will meet with their contractor today (Thursday) to go over the plans for the start of the construction...

Wahkiakum PUD commissioners met February 21 at Rosburg Hall in fulfillment of their commitment to holding one meeting every quarter this year in the Westend of Wahkiakum County. Commissioner Bob Jungers asked PUD Manager Dave Tramblie to report on...

Commissioners of Port District No. 2 of Wahkiakum County adopted two resolutions and discussed other business when they met Tuesday in Skamokawa. One resolution amends the compensation paid to port commissioners. State law allows compensation other...

Crew of the ferry "Wahkiakum" went to the aid of a sailboat in distress last Saturday. According to county Public Works Director Pete Ringen, skipper Shawn Mace and deckhand Jon Arness noticed a sailboat was having trouble off Puget Island and they...

Members of the Cathlamet Town Council on Tuesday gave first approval to an ordinance to put the direction of the Cathlamet Fire Department under control of town officials. The department has been operating under an ordinance adopted in 1932 which...

Wahkiakum County commissioners grudgingly authorized Tuesday the payment of a $100 voucher for a representative of the county treasurer's office to attend a computer training program. Treasurer Paula Holloway had submitted the voucher claim for...

Wahkiakum County commissioners handled a variety of business when they met Tuesday. Issues ranged from repairing a slide on Loop Road to a recommendation to join a national program to check residency of employees. The board approved a request from...

To The Eagle: We travelled to Tacoma Monday evening, February 13, to hear and meet with Republican candidate for president Rick Santorum. We were very impressed with Rick's straight forward family values way of thinking and speaking. He was also...

To The Eagle: I would like to thank the residents of Wahkiakum County that have supported, trusted and encouraged me to serve them as Wahkiakum County commissioner over the past three years. I have thoroughly enjoyed my position on the commission...

To The Eagle: Work doesn't have to feel like work, even in the pouring rain, as long as you are doing something you believe in and so long as you have a good crew working with you. Last Saturday, a crew of 13 volunteers, plus a very efficient...

PUBLIC NOTICE JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PACIFIC COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLATSOP COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COLUMBIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Joint Special Meeting of the Wahkiakum County...

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...

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...

The first raffle ticket for the Valentine Diamond Dinner grand prize was drawn and set to the side to keep everyone in suspense! Blair Brady and I then drew and announced the winners of the other multiple raffle prizes we had for our guests . The...

News from Naselle: The winter break for students in the Naselle-Grays River Valley School District will be shortened due to snow make up days. Students will attend classes on February 28 and March 1, and be out of school on March 2. The batting cage...

Tsuga Gallery to hold open house, artist reception On February 24, 6 to 8 p.m., the Tsuga Gallery will host an open house and artists' reception. The gallery opened in late November during a total remodel of the 100-year-old building. Now work on...