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

Wahkiakum County commissioners handled on Tuesday a variety of business ranging from technology to the legislature. Commissioners approved a recommendation from the county computer technology committee to contract for social media archiving service....

Wahkiakum County will celebrate the start of service by the new ferry Oscar B., with a public ceremony this Saturday, 1 p.m., at the Puget Island ferry landing. Ferry service will be suspended after the 9:15 a.m. run from Westport and restart with...

To The Eagle: Greenwood residents are fully justified to be concerned about the odor being emitted from so-called Class A biosolids. Odor means that the material has destabilized and is still putrefying, emitting endotoxins and other harmful...

To The Eagle: I have a new hero. Her name is Michelle Collupy (even though she is a Husky). She has taken it upon herself to clean up the roadside for all of East Valley. This has taken her several days and sometimes working until dark. She has even...

In Washington, 160,732 consumers selected or were automatically re-enrolled in quality, affordable health insurance coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace as of Feb. 22, according to a report released recently by the U.S. Department of...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: March 2 — 9:07 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a Skamokawa resident who was having chest pain. 1...

GORGEOUS--Wow, has this past week been great or what? The days were full of sunshine and the temperatures were up in the mid-60's and even got to 70 one day, so it has been wonderful, except for the fact that it made us start our spring chores a...

THURSDAY Lecture Series, Cathlamet Community Center, 101 Main St., 10 a.m.-Noon. Preschool Story and Craft Time, Cathlamet Library, 4 p.m. TRSN Governing Board, TRSN office, Cathlamet, 1 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire...

It’s official, in my mind: Spring is here. I just found my first trillium blooming next to our driveway. Now it’s time to head into the woods and see if I can find the hundreds of trilliums that I was lucky enough to see last year. This year I wil...

Student exhibit at Redmen Hall set for March 28 The Wahkiakum Community, including the members of Friends of Skamokawa at Redmen Hall have become increasingly aware of a renewed energy in our school system. To celebrate this FOS will hold an exhibit...

The Second Annual Community In-Door Super Sale will be held as a fundraising event for the Grays River Valley Center at Johnson Park in Rosburg on March 28. This is the old Rosburg School. GRVC serves as a community center for learning and human deve...

Fishing prospects look promising for chinook in Washington’s ocean waters and the Columbia River, as well as for coho and pink salmon in areas of Puget Sound, according to state fisheries managers. The forecasts – developed by the Washington Dep...

St. Patrick's Day is March 17, next Tuesday. The annual parade consisting of dogs and owners, will start at the north end of Main Street at 11 a.m., near the Bradley House and parade down the east side of Main Street to the cross walk at the south...

On March 19 at noon, Claire Hauge, Director for the Cowlitz County Office of Financial Management will discuss what drives budget decisions. It can be hard to see how the county budget works and even more difficult to understand why money is spent...

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drawing March 23, 1-6 p.m. in Cathlamet. By donating blood, eligible donors can help save the lives of patients in need. Those who are unable to give blood can support blood donations by organizing a blood...