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

Two more covid-19 cases were reported in Wahkiakum County this week, bringing the cumulative total to 117. Nine are considered to be potentially active. “Overall we are doing much better as a country,” Wahkiakum Health and Human Services (WHHS) D...

Fire District 2 (Skamokawa) board of commissioners will hold a special meeting Saturday, May 15, 5 p.m., at the fire hall on East Valley Road, Skamokawa....

Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services (WHHS) has set aside time and staff to provide, no appointment necessary, walk-up vaccinations for covid-19. The vaccinations will be available from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday...

Wahkiakum County public health officials have set a goal of vaccinating 100 percent of the county's population against covid-19, and they've set a number of clinics to bring vaccinations to various parts of the county. The county Health & Human...

With filing for election coming up next week, Wahkiakum County officials have adopted formal administrative rules for creation of a county voters guide. Candidates for office and jurisdictions running ballot measures such as special levies are...

To The Eagle: I’d like to address some of the derogatory comments made by the fellow who mocked our country as having “adopted self-excoriation as a national pastime.” National retrospection is not a weakness, regardless of what Republican...

To The Eagle: We need to understand the propaganda of the “woke” Socialists/Communists for what it is. Their effort is to divide Americans, weaken our economy, release violent criminals back into the streets, demoralize good law enforcement...

To The Eagle: Republican Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin recently said distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine should have been "limited." That undermines the national push to end the pandemic. Johnson, who has no medical background, said "I see no rea...

To The Eagle: About three weeks ago I received a letter from Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler. To make it short, she stated that the talk in Olympia is surrounding new taxes, even a state income tax. She wrote to Inslee requesting to oppose all ne...

To The Eagle: One of our PUD commissioners has started a crusade to bring city water to the folks in Deep River, and wants to dig into the two million dollar reserve fund to get the project going. Manager Dave Tramblie valiantly dug in his heels,...

Wahkiakum County officials are just starting to understand how federal coronavirus relief aid funds could be used. Treasurer Tammy Peterson said Tuesday that she and county Auditor Nicci Bergseng had just received 150 pages of guidance. "It is very...

Wahkiakum County commissioners handled several items of business when they met Tuesday, including: --Commissioners approved changes to the labor contract with the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union to give ferry deckhands and unlicensed personnel a 3...

Rivermile 38 Brewery will hold a ground breaking ceremony to mark the start of its expansion at the Elochoman Slough Marina. The ceremony, open to the public, will be at 3:45 p.m. According to an announcement from Rivermile 38, "facility additions...

NOT BAD--It looks like this is going to be a pretty decent week for weather, with mostly sunny and mild temperatures, so I hope you've been enjoying it as it appears the rains will return in a few days, so we have to enjoy these nice days while we...

WSU Cowlitz County Master Gardeners will hold an online plant sale Sunday May 9-Thursday May 12 with order pickup on Saturday, May 15 at the Cowlitz County Fairgrounds. You’ll be able to browse and order from a selection of dozens of hard-to-find...

Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, meetings and events usually listed here have been canceled or changed to online participation until further notice. The Eagle was advised of the following events: Online Recovery Meeting, Lower Columbia...

Western Wahkiakum Telephone Company's board of directors has announced the appointment of Kenneth Johnson as its new Chief Executive Officer/General Manager effective June 2021. He succeeds Steve Appelo who is planning to retire and will remain an...

The GET program’s 2020-2021 enrollment period comes to a close on May 31. Washington families still have time to start saving for future college costs with the state’s 529 prepaid tuition program. The GET program is one of two college savings opt...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 2 — 2:28 p.m. A welfare check was requested after a medical alarm was activated at a Cathlamet residence....