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

Central Youth Baseball 10 year old Allstars completed their season with an outstanding state tournament in Kelso. The boys finished in third place with wins over top seeded Kennewick teams. The team was made up of six Wahkiakum and five Longview...

ANOTHER MONTH--We're into the 8th month of the year already! We started this one off with a dandy day, as it was sunny and hot and felt like summer. Except for the night and early mornings hours; then it felt like crisp fall air was descending upon...

Longtime Cathlamet resident, Joseph W. Vanderwood, 85, passed away July 28, 2011. He was born June 16, 1926 in Puyallup to Joseph and Pearl (Wardle) Vanderwood. Joe graduated high school and joined the Navy, serving during both WWII and Korean Wars....

Longtime Puget Island resident, Faye Rice Peterson, 90, passed away July 31, 2011 at Community Hospice. She was born October 7, 1920 in Vancouver, WA to Alva and Magda (Ullfers) Rice. Faye graduated from Wauna High School in 1938 and attended...

Longtime Puget Island resident, Douglas A. Fleming, 64, died as a result of a 4-wheel ATV accident July 31, 2011 in Clatsop County, OR. Doug was born March 9, 1947 in Portland, OR to Gordon and Barbara (Leigh) Fleming. Doug and Karen (Powell)...

Nest week, Cathlamet's Elochoman Slough Marina will be filled with the chugging sounds of steam engines. The Northwest Steam Society will hold its Annual Steam Meeting August 12-14 at the marina, drawing steam engine enthusiasts and their machines...

During one of our Wahkiakum County Historical Society meetings last Fall/Winter, Ralph Keyser asked the board to look at the storage lean-to during the meeting. There is only natural light that comes through the semi-transparent panels so the eyes...

Fluctuations in timber markets and legal wrangling in courts is having an effect on the revenue Wahkiakum County will receive from harvest of timber on its state-managed timber trust lands. Timber revenue is an important part of the county's Current...

The Wahkiakum County Assessor's office has many problems that need to be addressed, according to a draft report from the state Department of Revenue (DOR). Assessor Bill Coons, who took office January 1, requested they inspect his office, report on...

Wahkiakum County Health Department officials will soon contact local organizations to remind them of requirements for public food permits. Department officials reported their plans for community education to the board of county commissioners on...

The Wahkiakum Public Utility District board of commissioners met briefly Tuesday for updates on Bonneville Power Administration wholesale power rates and current projects before they held an executive session to discuss litigation. The board authoriz...

The Wahkiakum County Board of Equalization announced Wednesday evening a plan to update property values for Puget Island land parcels. The board annually hears appeals of property assessments, and, when Islanders received their assessments in 2010, t...

The Wahkiakum Chinook wedge that a Portland couple found in 2008 is a welcome addition to the Friends of Skamokawa’s collection, said FOS archivist Keith Hoofnagle. The seven-inch long wedge shows the chipping that formed it. Native tribes made w...

To The Eagle: Property owners of Wahkiakum County, we must give credit when credit is due. The Board of Equalization held a meeting for the property owners on Puget Island, July 27. The meeting represented at least four months work for the board...

NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY PORT DISTRICT NO. ONE OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that due to failure to pay rent and other charges for use of storage space #16, and due to the costs incurred by Port District No. 1 of Wahkiakum...

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SHORELINE MANAGEMENT, SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT, CONDITIONAL USE, OR VARIANCE PERMIT Notice is hereby given that Jon B. Peterson, Who is applicant of the below described property has filed an application for a Shoreline...

INVITATION TO BID Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for one 115kV-12/16/20-MVA Power Transformer with LTC, one 115kV Circuit Switcher, and one Substation Control Building will be received on the behalf of Wahkiakum County PUD by Brown & Kysar,...

STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO APPROPRIATE PUBLIC WATERS TAKE NOTICE: That Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County of Newport, WA on March 4, 2011, under Application No. S3-30635 filed for permit to...

PUBLIC NOTICE Town of Cathlamet, 100 Main Street, Cathlamet, WA 98612, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Wastewater T...

The Vista Park 30 year celebration was a success! It was a beautiful hot day and lots of people attended. I sold firewood raffle tickets, gave out fair books, exhibitor tags and forms. Thank-you for purchasing fair passes and baked goods from Ashley...

It looks like summer has actually arrived. Gardens are finally growing, farmers and making hay, and the sun is shining for more than a couple of hours a week. I guess we had better enjoy this break as it may be gone in a week, if Mother Nature stays...

Comprehensive plan committee to meet The Cowlitz County Comprehensive Plan Update steering committee will hold a meeting at the Cowlitz County Historical Museum conference room, 405 Allen Street in Kelso on August 4 from 4 to 6 p.m. The public is...