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

The 30th annual Great White Tail Run, held on May 17 at the Julia Butler Hansen Wildlife Refuge results are as follows: 2 Mile Run/Walk: Top Female-Wendy Montgomery, 25:21; 70 and over-Barbara Olafson, 42:01. Top Male-Gabriel Kane, 15:45; 70 and...

Three athletes from Naselle High School qualified for the state Class 2B track and field meet at last week’s district meet. On the boys’ side, juniors Kyler Wulf finished second in the pole vault at 11’6” and Matt Carter placed third in the high ju...

SO SO--If you were one of those folks who went camping this Memorial holiday, I do hope you didn't get too soaked, as often times it was just a little bit on the wet side around here. Of course, while we were having rain, it was sunny and dry in Port...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 19 – 1:02 a.m. An emergency operations center in Klickitat County requested assistance in a search and...

The Heart and Sole Dance Show will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 1 in the Wahkiakum High School gym. According to Kathryn Brenner, dance instructor, 10 students in grades 1-5 will be performing. There is no admission fee, but free-will donations...

The last five years have seen remarkable strides toward the recovery of the Columbian white-tailed deer in our area. Evidence of this is the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s recent recommendation to downlist the Columbia River distinct population s...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) said Monday that it has launched a streamlined application system for state hydraulic approval permits, which have played a key role in protecting fish populations for the past 70 years. Program...

Lower Columbia Community Action Program (CAP) is looking for nine families to build their homes in Cathlamet through its Self-Help Housing Program. There will be an informational meeting this evening (Thursday) at the River Street Meeting room (in ba...

A group of Elochoman Valley residents are in the infant stages of developing a long range plan to restore fisheries in the Elochoman River. They'll host a meeting open to anyone interested in the river, according to spokesperson Dianne Froode. The...

Commissioners approved a request to waive the county's right of first refusal to purchase land adjacent to the Grays River Valley Center that is being sold. Under a lease agreement with Robert and Lois Burkhalter, the county holds first right to...

Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday agreed to lobby state and federal officials for action on three local issues. The board agreed to a request from Skamokawa resident Mike Linn to pressure the US Army Corps of Engineers for more public...

News from Naselle: Congratulations to an outstanding student, Chloe Zimmerman, who received a perfect math score on the SAT test. She had a total score of 2240 and is a potential National Merit Scholarship recipient. Chloe is the daughter of Tom and...

Hannah Wirkkala, a 6th grade student at the Naselle Grays River Middle School is the winner of the 30th annual Great White Tail Run Art Contest. She received shirts with her design plus $25 for her effort. Second place went to Bryanna Peek, a 10th...

April was the time for Naselle's Annual Art Show. The winners from 3rd, to 2nd, to 1st place were: Kindergarten: Royce Hoff, Capri Parrina, and Lukas Dalton; 1st Grade: Jacob Lindstrom, Landon Bradley, and Aliya Teinharra; 2nd Grade: Avalon...