Articles from the March 14, 2019 edition
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Jumping for hearts
Students at J.A. Wendt Elementary school particpated in the 40th Birthday of the American Heart Association’s Jump for Heart event last Thursday. Teacher Mary Moonen has been leading students t...
Northwest Voices event happened March 8
[Editor: The Eagle received notification late last week that information submitted by Lower Columbia College about a writing workshop set for March 18 actually happened March 8. The following story has been edited to reflect the clarification] Lower...
Coming Events--Community Center in Cathlamet
I am curious as to how many of you have a song that you can always turn to. Where, no matter what is going on in life, the first three seconds after clicking “play” change your cellular structure, a smile rips across your face and you can’t help...
Grays River Valley Center news
Grays River Valley Community Center is pleased to be having our 6th Annual Community Super Sale. The event is coming up soon, and we have a lot of vendors signed up this year, we are so excited. A large variety of tables have something for everyone....
Sheriff's Corner
The Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Office Volunteers in Police Services (VIPS) is pleased to announce a new program called “VIPS Visits” that will benefit community members who may need a visit from a caring volunteer. Volunteers are now offering to sto...
Gun initiative measures challenged in lawsuits
• Plaintiffs claim initiative deprives their 2nd and 14th Amendment rights • Defendants summoned to court for following the Washington state law OLYMPIA (March 8, 2019) -- Two civil rights lawsuits in Washington state have challenged the con...
Senate nixes bill to reduce school bond threshold
OLYMPIA (March 12, 2019) School District Bonds will still need 60 percent of the vote, after a Senate constitutional amendment failed to get the two-thirds vote required to pass. The amendment received 28 votes in favor and 21 in opposition. The...
Senate bill targets human trafficking in agriculture
• Requires suppliers in the agricultural supply chain to report human rights violations to retail sellers • Met with wide farmer community opposition OLYMPIA (Feb. 28, 2019) Retail sellers of agricultural products, regardless of where the pro...
Senate vote unanimous for state broadband office
OLYMPIA (March 7, 2019) -- A statewide broadband office would be created under legislation passed by the Washington state Senate in a unanimous vote March 6. Senate Bill 5511 would establish the Governor’s Statewide Broadband Office, require the P...
Culverts and budgets: County commission covers budget concerns, watershed issues
Wahkiakum County commissioners hosted two workshops Tuesday, with one aimed at clearing up confusion over hiring by Health and Human Services (H&HS) and the other a round table addressing watershed issues. Commissioners and staff of the H&HS and the...
Free grief education group to meet
Community Home Health & Hospice is offering a free, six-week grief education group in Longview. Class starts Tuesday, April 9, from 1-3 p.m., at The James Avery Center, 1000 – 12th Ave., Longview, and continues weekly through May 14. “Grief is not...
Sunset at Vista Park
Brilliant color filled the sky last Tuesday at Skamokawa Vista Park. Photo courtesy of Megan Blackburn Friend....