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

Wahkiakum Mule sophomore Austin Good placed 27th in the Class 1B/2B State Golf Tournament last week at the Oak Brook Golf and Country Club, Lakewood. Good shot an 89 in the first round and 97 in the second. Also competing in the first round but not...

Local athletes earned medals at the Class 2B State Track and Field Meet last week at Cheney. Medals go to the top eight placers in an event. Wahkiakum Mule Senior Blaine Land placed fourth in the discus, 106-9, and fifth in the shot put, 34-4. Mule...

SO-SO--The big Memorial weekend has come to an end and while it wasn't a total bust for weather, it could have been better. While some were enjoying sunshine on Saturday, most of us here in Skamokawa were stuck in sea fog and windy conditions, which...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 22--9:12 a.m. An Elochoman Valley Road resident reported a dead elk in his field. The Department of Fish and...

James C. Durrah, 87, of Cathlamet, died May 27, 2012 at Community Hospice in Longview with his loving wife Adeline by his side. Jimmy was born to Elmer and Nellie (Larson) Durrah on January 2, 1925 in Astoria. He lived his entire life in Wahkiakum Co...

The mission statement reads, “We believe that education is a partnership with responsibility shared by all: school, family, students, and community. All individuals shall be provided a safe, positive environment where they may reach their full p...

Teachers in the Wahkiakum School District would like to get together to collaborate in teaching activities for students. The collaboration would allow teachers to reinforce each other's activities and enrich the students' education, teachers told...

The 2012 Derby Dollars for Scholars barbecue and sturgeon derby will be held June 2. Now in its 12th year, the event raises funds for scholarship programs for students in the Wahkiakum and Naselle Grays River Valley School District. The event also...

The Wahkiakum School District board of directors last Thursday accepted bids for two work projects and acted on a variety of other business. Directors approved the bid of Luce Excavation for $33,985.46 for refurbishing the sewer line for Wendt Elemen...

Residents of small communities are often willing to make sacrifices for the solace and greenery that rural life has to offer. While we, in Wahkiakum County, do not have immediate access to big-box giants or department stores when it comes to...

When you’re growing up, playing organized sports, spending weekends with friends and having fun, high school graduation seems a long way off. As one grows older, one realizes how quickly those years actually pass. For middle school students, a...

Wahkiakum and Naselle/Grays River Valley high schools will soon hold their graduation ceremonies for the seniors of 2012. Wahkiakum's commencement ceremony will be June 8, 7 p.m., a half hour earlier than the traditional time, in the high school...

Basketball boot camp registration now open Registration is in progress for Spoonie’s Boys Basketball Boot Camp. The camp will be held July 23 to July 28 with Game Night on July 28 at Thomas Middle School’s gym. The public is welcome to attend. The...

To The Eagle: Students are not allowed to purchase a soda pop or any other beverage during class hours, yet they are allowed to have the beverages during class. So if a student is trying to buy a beverage during class hours, he/she will get their...

To The Eagle: Tuesday evening, May 8, I attended a very informative meeting regarding the proposed replacement Bond Levy for the Naselle-Grays River Valley School District. This meeting was for a community conversation with BLRB Architects. The most...

To The Eagle: If you're an athlete at most schools, including mine, you have to pay $60 per sport you want to participate in. If you're a three sport athlete, then that means you will be paying $180 a year. Times that by four and that means you will...

To The Eagle: High school students having to pay to play, which in some cases pay to participate, is not fair to all students. Students who want to play a sport have to come up with $60. If you want to play three sports that year, you would have to p...

To The Eagle: I attended an interesting meeting Tuesday, May 22 where various food bank people supported by Cathlamet officials, described their desire to build a 2,000 square foot Food Bank in Erickson Park, perhaps between the tennis courts and...

To The Eagle: Every Memorial Day we expect to find our cemetery freshly mowed and trimmed, clean and tidy for us to decorate the graves of loved ones. It has been so for a long time and I can remember without disappointment. My mom remembered much...

CALL FOR BIDS NOTICE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY WAHKIAKUM COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT #4 CATHLAMET, WASHINGTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by Wahkiakum County Fire District #4 Board of Commissioners of Wahkiakum County Fire District...

ORDINANCE NO. 550-12 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF CATHLAMET, WASHINGTON, REPEALING CATHLAMET MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 13 IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND ENACTING A NEW CATHLAMET MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 13, PROVIDING FOR UTILITY SERVICES IN AND BY THE TOWN OF CATHLAMET...

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...

Attention all horse riders that use the fairgrounds arena: The arena will be closed to all riders from May 28 to June 3. We will be cleaning the arena building area as we prepare it for the Dollars for Scholars Event. Sorry for the inconvenience. We...