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

The Wahkiakum Mule golf team headed to the state tournament this week, with two golfers advancing to the championship round on Wednesday. After 18 holes at Oak Brook Country Club on Tuesday, May 21, only two of six Mules made the cut of the top 20...

Local high school track and field athletes fared well at the district championships last Thursday at Raymond and advanced to the state meet this Friday and Saturday at Eastern Washington University, Cheney. Naselle Comet Chandler Chapman won the...

SO – SO--I enjoyed a gorgeous Monday with lots of sunshine and blue skies. However, as the day ended, it began to pour. As I write this on Tuesday morning, it looks pretty gloomy out there and forecasters are saying there will be a mix of gray...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 13— 3:41 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a 74-year-old man with breathing difficulties. 5...

Veryl Donald Chamberlain, 93, longtime resident of Grays River, died May 15, 2013 in Benton City. He was born September 16, 1919 to Fred and Effie (Clark) Chamberlain in Washougal. Shortly afterward the family moved to Unity, OR, where they were...

Cathlamet resident Teri Sue Okerson was born August 23, 1962 and died April 29, 2013. She is survived by her siblings Kimberly, Carl and Allan Okerson. A celebration of life was held May 18 in Skamokawa....

Bob Engle peacefully passed away May 10, 2013 with his daughter by his side. He was born in Seattle, WA Feb. 5, 1944 and was raised in Umatilla, OR. He graduated from Umatilla High School in 1962. He moved to Washougal, WA in 1964. In 1976 he bought...

Geraldine “Jeri” Olsen, 82, of Longview, passed away on May 16 at Hospice Care Center. Jeri was born March 5, 1931 in Cathlamet to Joseph and Julian (Longtain) Souvenir. She was raised in Cathlamet, graduating from Wahkiakum High School in 1948. In...

Submitted by Poul Toftemark of Rosburg On May 15, County Commissioners Blair Brady and Dan Cothren conducted a town hall meeting, for the people of the Westend and anyone with concerns of accumulations of junk cars, boats, trailers etc. The meeting...

The Wahkiakum County Auditor will hold a special filing period Wednesday through Friday for positions for which no candidates filed this past week. These positions include: Wahkiakum School District, Director positions 1, a 2-year unexpired term...

With no pressing business to act on, Wahkiakum PUD commissioners met briefly Tuesday morning to sign vouchers and to hear reports. PUD Attorney Tim Hanigan told the commissioners that he had been present on Friday at the opening of bids for a new...

The Kiwanis Club of Cathlamet has elected officers for the 2013-14 fiscal year. Linda Barth will take over the office of president from Dick Swart. Maureen Zacher Bockius will serve as vice-president, Don Conway as secretary and Carol Danker as...

Tonight, (Thursday) at 7 p.m., St. James Family Center/The Charlotte House in collaboration with Wahkiakum School District will be showing Bully at the Wahkiakum High School gymnasium. Bully is a no-holds-barred documentary that intimately portrays...

Wahkiakum County commissioners approved an easement allowing the US Army Corps of Engineers to cut through the Steamboat Slough Dike Road when they met Tuesday. Commissioners also heard developing plans for a public housing project in the Cathlamet a...

The Wahkiakum County fair gained a handyman Tuesday but lost a manager. Appointed barely a month ago, Becky Ledtke told county commissioners she wouldn't accept the position after the commission voted to hire a handyman not of her choosing. County...

The Cathlamet Town Council filled a vacant council position and acted on other business when it met Monday evening. Council Member Steven McNicholas had written a letter of resignation after the council's April meeting which had a report of a $900...

Junked cars. Bulldozers. Old boats and trailer houses. Road encroachment. Pollution threats from leaking fluids. You name it, and Wahkiakum County residents can tell you where to find it in their neighborhoods. The county board of commissioners held...

The Friends of Skamokawa are currently holding an estate sale of art from the collection of the founder of Tsuga Gallery, Janet Cimino, benefitting Tsuga gallery. It has been quite successful, but there are still some pieces left. The Board at Tsuga...

Filing for elected offices that will appear on this year's primary and general election ballots wrapped up Friday with three contested positions and many positions unclaimed. Lamar Blix and Shawn Merz have filed for Wahkiakum School District (WSD)...

The Finnish movie for May at the Appelo Archives Center, Tommy and the Wildcat (Poika ja Ilves), will be shown on May 25th at 11 a.m. The AAC is located at 1056 SR 4, two miles east of Naselle schools. Directed by Raimo O. Niemi, the film was...

To The Eagle: I would like to put my two cents in on the new brewery that they want to put in Cathlamet. I truly feel it should be in a building that is already built in town and I think the brick building at 83 Main Street would make a spectacular...

To the Editor: At the last of the 2013 Citizens' Police Academy sessions, our prosecuting attorney, Mr. Dan Bigelow, presented a superb seminar in which he reminded attendees of the citizenry's right and responsibility to monitor the activities of...

WAHKIAKUM COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS  In accordance with Chapter 39.80 Revised Code of Washington, Wahkiakum County is inviting statements of qualifications and performance from firms interested in...