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

The Wahkiakum Mules wrapped up their 2011 regular football season with a 40-7 win over the visiting Raymond Seagulls last Friday. Raymond took the opening kickoff and mounted an eight minute scoring drive to lead 7-0. From there, it was almost an...

The Wahkiakum Mules moved into a tie for second place in the Central League volleyball standings with a 3-1 match win at Pe Ell on Monday. The win left the Mules tied with Pe Ell, with Adna ready to claim the league championship. The 10-3 Mules...

Central League Championship October 20 at Mossyrock Boys: Mossyrock 20, MWP 45, Adna 66 Girls: MWP 24, Adna 35, Mossyrock 61 Wahkiakum boys: 8. Collan Riley 20:13, 12. Connar Riley 21:02, 20. Adam Vasion 24:07, 24. JR Ramirez 25:32. Pacific League...

The Naselle Comets pounded the North Beach Hyaks 55-6 and claimed the Pacific Leage football title last Friday. Dustin Eaton completed 8 of 14 passes for 149 yards. The Comets ran for 257 yards. Dustin Eaton gained 136 yards, Sam Scrabeck 62, and...

HALF AND HALF--It was a so-so weekend with a soggy Saturday but a suitable Sunday; not exactly a sunny day but at least it wasn't raining, which made some outside work possible. Of course, with this being the last of October, I guess the rain...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: October 17--8:56 a.m. A Westend resident reported a child sexual assault; an officer investigated. 11:15 a.m....

Jennie Christina Pearson, 97, of Cathlamet passed away October 18, 2011. She was born February 25, 1914 in Centerville to Kalle and Annalise (Lehto) Hoikka. Jennie was a lifelong resident of Rosburg and attended Seal River School. She married Elving...

The Wahkiakum School District board met Tuesday for a short meeting and reviewed projects under way. More than half of kindergarten through third grade students at Julius Wendt Elementary school are eligible for free or reduced lunches,...

Port District No. 1 commissioners voted to increase some fees and district property taxes collected to support the district at their meeting October 13. As they did last year, the commissioners voted to increase the property tax levy by 1 percent....

Wahkiakum County officials started discussion of preliminary 2012 budget requests this week knowing they have a big hole to address. The county will likely face a $450,000 revenue shortfall next year for the Current Expense Fund, which funds most...

Write-in candidates have surfaced for two of the Cathlamet Town Council positions on the November election ballot. Former mayor and council member Dick Swart announced Friday that he was running as a write-in candidate for position 3. Incumbent...

It’s not surprising that Mike Cullom, who was born in Vader and lived in western Washington during his life, loves fog and finds it a subject for his photos. From his home on Puget Island, he takes pictures of what he sees. “Fog hugs the ground or...

To The Eagle: Citizens of Cathlamet should count themselves lucky: Two good men are seeking votes to fill seats on our Town Council. I am writing to endorse both of these individuals, based on their long records of laudable public service. Steve...

To The Eagle: I was surprised but also pleased to find out that Dick Swart was prepared to re-enter town governance. The news cam in separate letters to both my wife and myself. I was, at the time, perplexed by the recommendation for a write-in...

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON DATE CHANGE FOR FIRE DISTRICT #4 COMMISSIONERS MEETING  NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Wahkiakum County Fire District #4, Commissioners will finalize the 2012 preliminary budget on Tuesday, November 15, 2011, for...

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON DATE CHANGE FOR FIRE DISTRICT #4 COMMISSIONERS MEETING  NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the November 2011 Commissioners Meeting of the Wahkiakum Fire District #4, will be held on the third Tuesday in November, for the...

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF HEARING FOR 2012 ANNUAL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the board of County Commissioners, Wahkiakum County, State of Washington, has prepared a preliminary Annual Construction Program as required by law....

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF HEARING FOR SIX (6) YEAR ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the board of County Commissioners, Wahkiakum County, State of Washington, has prepared a preliminary Six (6) Year Road Construction as required by...

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF HEARING FOR 14 YEAR FERRY PROGRAM, 2012-2025 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the board of County Commissioners, Wahkiakum County, State of Washington, has prepared a preliminary 14 Year Ferry Program for 2012 through 2025, as...

COUNTY OF WAHKIAKUM Notice of Public Meetings Wahkiakum County Canvassing Board NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following Public Meetings will be held in conjunction with the processing, tabulation, canvassing and certification of election returns...

NOTICE OF CHANGE OF MEETING DATE FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Tuesday, November 1, 2011, Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners for Wahkiakum County shall be...

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WAHKIAKUM IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ) ESTATE OF: ) No. 11-4-00015-6 )  ANNE G. SNYDER, ) ) PROBATE Deceased. ) NOTICE ) TO CREDITORS ) (RCW 11.40.030) The Personal...

It’s been a cold and wet October at the Fairgrounds. This type of weather doesn’t bother Search and Rescue (SAR) members or their special dogs. The SAR met at the Fairgrounds last Sunday and held their dog training exercises. I was asked to be a tra...

We enjoyed a wonderful unplanned trip to Redmond, Ore. this past weekend and celebrated our daughter’s 45th birthday with her and her family. She and her husband and our son and daughter in law are in the process of brewing beer and hopefully opening...