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

Skamokawa scribe Kay Chamberlain has the week off; she is recuperating from gall bladder surgery....

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 17—11:45 a.m. A caller reported vehicles speeding along Fern Hill Road. 2:22 p.m. A caller reported th...

Oliver Charles Bacon, 95, of Puget Island passed away at Hospice Care Center in Longview on June 19, 2013. Oliver was born in Portland, OR on March 10, 1918 to Oliver and Esther (Hamilton) Bacon. He graduated from Bay City OR High School in 1935 and...

Dianne C. Bates, 76 of Cathlamet, passed away on June 18, 2013 in Longview. She was born on March 21, 1937 in Los Angeles, CA to Fred and Margaret (Taylor) Cavanaugh. Dianne grew up in Skamokawa attending school there before moving to Seattle. She...

Former Puget Island resident and 1998 Wahkiakum High School graduate Jeanette Brizendine was recognized by the Washington State Recycling Association (WSRA) as Individual Recycler of the Year at the association’s awards banquet on May 14. B...

Members of the Wahkiakum High School class of 2013 received many scholarships at their June 14 commencement ceremony. These included: Lars Blix: Hancock, $500; Friends of the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, $1,000; Whitworth University Academic, $1...

The Honor Roll as announced by Wahkiakum High School this week includes fulltime students grades 9-12 with GPAs of 3.25 or above for the semester ending June 14, 2013. The following students earned 4.0: Teng (Jenten) Zeng, Hannah Arn, Rory Heywood,...

US armed forces veterans are reminded to file DD214 forms with their county auditor or local post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The form helps ensure the proper administration of veteran benefits, according to members of VFW Post...

Wahkiakum Interfaith Network is the sponsor of Investigation Destination, a week of Vacation Bible School to be held at River of Life Assembly of God Church, 45 Main St., Cathlamet. Registration begins July 8, 8:45 a.m., for children in Kindergarten...

The US Supreme Court issued two important rulings for marriage equality on June 26. “Today is a great day for marriage equality both in Washington state and across the country,” said Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson. In a 5-4 ruling in U.S...

Wahkiakum County's rate of unemployment dipped from 11 percent in April to 10.6 percent in May, according to the latest figures from the state Employment Security Department. The figures said 160 of 1,470 people in the work force, 10.6 percent, were...

Washington State University’s Small Farms Team and Tilth Producers of Washington are co-sponsoring summer farm walks around the state. All farm walks go from 12:30 to 4 p.m., with sign-in beginning at noon. Pre-registration is encouraged. The cost i...

Nearly 2,500 same gender couples were married in Washington between December 6, 2012 and March 31, 2013, according to a June 6 report from the Washington Department of Health. Same gender marriages represented more than 20 percent of the 11,661...

The potential of a shutdown of governmental services and employee layoffs because of the state legislature's failure to pass a budget for the biennium beginning July 1 is affecting county services as well. On Tuesday, Wahkiakum County commissioners...

The Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Department has started a Marine Patrol Cadet Program, Sheriff Mark Howie announced June 19. Brook Calvert, a 2013 Wahkiakum High School graduate, is the program's first cadet. He is enlisting in the US Coast Guard and...

Commissioners of Port District No. 2 of Wahkiakum County turned down a CenturyLink telephone company request for a new land lease agreement and acted on other business in a brief meeting June 18. CenturyLink leases a small parcel of port district...

PeaceHealth has reached a new two-year agreement with UnitedHealthcare, ensuring PeaceHealth patients with UnitedHealthcare insurance can continue to receive their care at in-network rates. The new contract will begin July 1, resulting in no...

The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District recently released the list of their 4th quarter honor roll which includes students earning a grade point average of 3.25 or above. Names marked by an asterisk denote a 4.0 GPA. Seniors: Levi B....

After considering the 1,650 names submitted to the Name the Coaster contest at the Washington State Fair, the judges selected “Rainier Rush” as the name of the new looping inversion coaster which will begin operation at the Western Washington Sta...

Last Thursday, Senator Patty Murray announced that legislation to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness and federally designate both the Pratt and stretches of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers as Wild and Scenic has passed the Senate by Unanimous...

The Wahkiakum County Marine Resources Committee (MRC) is sending out more than 1,800 surveys to Wahkiakum County residents this week to assess local need for dredging in the area. With these extensive community surveys and new mapping, the MRC is...

Grays River Grange #124 will hold a Meet the Candidates Night for the Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors positions. The meeting will be held Tuesday, July 9 at 7 p.m. at the Grays River Grange Hall along SR4. Coffee and...

VANCOUVER – Nighttime drivers in Salmon Creek should brace themselves for another round of construction-related closures next week while crews continue building the new Northeast 139th Street interchange. Southbound Interstate 205 will be...