Articles from the April 2, 2020 edition
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WC H&HS: Mask use carries issues
Masks for all are still not indicated, Wahkiakum Health and Human Services Director Chris Bischoff said in a meeting on Monday. Masks are considered personal protective equipment, and right now, PPE...
COVID-19 Confirmed in Wahkiakum County Resident
Wahkiakum County Health & Human Services has announced the first positive test for covid-19 in an individual in the county. The person is in self-quarantine and currently does not require medical care. H&HS is working with the individual to identify...
County health department requests reports of covid-19 symptoms
The Wahkiakum County Health Department would like to better understand the effects that the Coronavirus might have on Wahkiakum County Residents. The Health Department is asking people with COVID like symptoms to call our call center and answer a...
Ferry hours reduced
This week, in response to the spread of covid-19 virus, county officials reduced the hours of operation of the ferry Oscar B. Effective Monday, the ferry will operate 5 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. and 3:30...
Educators struggle with lessons in time of quarantine
It’s been nearly three weeks since Washington State Governor Jay Inslee announced statewide school closures, and Wahkiakum School District and Naselle Grays River Valley School District are c...
Census data collection concerns councilor
A last minute understanding about US Census data collection has drawn concern from Cathlamet Town Council Member David Olson. Census day was yesterday (Wednesday) when people were to have responded to census questionnaires. Olson learned this week...
Local youth finds success in horse reining
Wahkiakum sophomore Landon Luce tied for sixth recently in reining cow horse competition at a National Reined Cow Horse Association World Show. Luce, the son of Cara Elliott and Casey Luce, has been...
Doing business in time of pandemic
So, we're in Week 2 of the covid-19 virus quarantine. School was out and is now back in session, but no students are at school. Non-essential businesses have closed; the governor's office issued a 14-page document for guidelines on deciding who is...
A small cluster of cells or a living senior?
To The Eagle: Hmm, right to life? For who? A small cluster of cells that may at some point become a person unless the mother has a miscarriage, or a living breathing senior citizen? The low watt governor of Texas is willing to throw seniors under...
Local leaders show common sense
To The Eagle: No response from the challenger in the Climate Change Calamity debate, so we’ll give it a rest for awhile, after pointing out that the people producing pandemic panic are using the same tactics that the enviro crowd uses to produce doom...
No need to whine
To The Eagle: Many of us have used credit cards to spend thousands to make our homes beautiful and our many appliances easy to use. We spent many hours working away from home to pay for our “stuff.” Now we have a chance to stay home and delight in...
Please continue support of your local businesses
To The Eagle: Many of our local businesses and their employees are facing a significant financial impact dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. While several local businesses have been required to close under new restrictions, others have been able...
Republicans prepared to spend for own benefit
To The Eagle: The biggest slush fund in history is now at the disposal of the Treasury and Grifter-In-Chief, Trump. Our rapaciously greedy Chief Executive will unleash unprecedented fraud and abuse upon the new $2.2 trillion law — the Coronavirus A...
Fighting the virus war
To The Eagle: We have been ‘contained’ to home now for three weeks. Fortunately we didn’t need TP before fanatics bought it all up, plus, I have many issues of The Eagle in case. We are so blessed to live with space around us. I can hardly imagi...
County treasurers quizzed on potential tax date deferral
Editor's note: After this story was written, we received word from Wahkiakum County Treasurer Tammy Peterson that the Wahkiakum officials have extended the tax payment deadline to May 31. Please see separate article on this website for that...
Port 2 passes County Line Park to Port 1
Commissioners Lee Tischer and Austin Burkhalter of Port District 2 met by the online program Zoom on Tuesday and charged through their agenda in a seven minute meeting. Action items included: --Commissioners adopted a resolution formally passing...
PUD commission declares covid-19 emergency
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners met briefly on Wednesday to adopt a resolution that delegates authority to General Manager Dave Tramblie during the public health emergency brought on...
Clinic director outlines testing criteria
The Wahkiakum County Eagle contacted Family Health Center Director Dian Cooper after receiving a complaint from an individual who said she had “pushed and fought” to receive testing for covid-19 at...
State scrambles to boost protective supplies for healthcare workers
By Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service OLYMPIA (March 27) -- Millions of N-95 masks and other types of personal protective equipment are being delivered to Washington State as public health and emergency response officials scramble to obtain the...
Skamokawa store and Duck Inn are closed
WET ONE--This past weekend was fairly soggy and not exactly the kind of weather one wants in order to get out and take a walk to get a bit of fresh air. Hopefully the forecast of nicer days will come true and we'll all be able to get out in our...
Lions, volunteers offer delivery services
The Wahkiakum Lions Club and some other members in the community have joined forces to create Helping Hands, which is now providing delivery services in Wahkiakum County. "I think we had our first...
The Eagle Calendar
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, all county buildings are closed to the public and meetings and events usually listed here have been canceled until further notice....
Downriver Dispatches
Getting Rid of Boredom As the days go quickly by and the virus that has kept us home is making its way across the world, we shelter ourselves for protection of ourselves and our loved ones. We start...
Sheriff's Report, April 2, 2020
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: March 23 — 5:43 a.m. A caller reported that an individual had passed away at a Skamokawa residence. A deputy a...
What's happening at the Fair?
Greetings from the fair office! Hope everyone is staying safe. At this time the fair board is canceling the Easter Bingo and the April Flea Market. We have not canceled the "Cruzin to the Fair" yet. We are still looking for Fair Royalty and some...
