Articles from the March 7, 2024 edition
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Initiative to prohibit state income taxes has its day in Olympia
In a packed hearing room on Tuesday, Washington lawmakers heard loud and clear from members of the public that many do not want an income tax in their state, county, or city. 6,000 signed in either for or against a citizen backed initiative that...
Mules basketball season ends at state tournament
The season came to an end on Saturday at the State 2B tournament in Spokane for the Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team, and despite the disappointment of those last two games, this team brought...
Car Crashes into Naselle High School
The Naselle-Grays River School District is assessing damage to Naselle High School after a vehicle crashed into the building on Saturday, March 3 at around 8:22 p.m. The district is still determining how much repairs will cost. Emergency responders...
Longview Masonic Lodge #263 continues bikes for books program
To The Eagle: The Longview Lodge of Masons, like most fraternal organizations today, is shrinking in numbers. Despite being down to about forty members they continue to finance a bikes for books program that promotes literacy throughout the Longview...
Let's spill the dirt!
Some think that the holidays are the highlight of the year. If you are a gardener, you know that your favorite day is when the nurseries start stocking up with garden goodies. Who doesn’t love the f...
Swamp Opera plays Clatskanie
Clatskanie Arts Commission continues its performance series this weekend with a perennial Wahkiakum County favorite, Skamokawa's own Swamp Opera. Leader Andrew Emlen composes songs for the group as...
State Senate pitches new spending
Elementary school children, unhoused residents, electric vehicle owners and soccer fans are all covered in the Washington Senate’s capital budget proposal. Budget writers on Thursday released their $1.3 billion plan, which funds construction and infr...
Sheriff's Report
February 25 12:40 p.m. A Cathlamet resident complained that his neighbor had a surveillance camera pointed at their kitchen window and that they were concerned about their privacy. 1:05 p.m. An East County resident said that their ex-spouse had made...
READY TO SPRING AHEAD?
DOUBLE HOLIDAY MONTH. I always think of March as being St. Patrick’s Day month and April as being Easter month, but that’s not how it is this year. We’ve got St. Patty’s Day on March 17, which is a Sunday this year, but Easter is on the last day of...
Undocumented Individuals Seeking Professional Licensing
Undocumented individuals are now a small step away from pursuing careers in nursing, dentistry, architecture, psychology, among others. Careers monitored by the Department of Licensing were...
Student of the Month
The Lions Club honors Sem Hoogendoorn as the February Student of The Month. Sem has come a long way after experiencing debilitating problems associated with the pandemic. He is now getting good...
