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

SHORT--The boss has asked me to make this column brief, so a run-down on this past week's Smoky Water Follies that took place at the Skamokawa Grange Hall, will occur next week, but suffice it to say, it was a great success and we thank everyone for...

Edwin E. Olson, 95, of Longview died on June 30, 2012, at Hospice Care Center. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., on Friday, July 6 at the 30th Avenue Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints in Longivew. Dowling Funeral Home...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the heart of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, handing him a huge election-year political victory and keeping in force the legislative centerpiece of his term, a law aimed at...

Dian Cooper, Family Health Center Cooper, executive director of the Cowlitz Family Health Center, which operates clinics in Cathlamet, Long Beach and in Cowlitz County, said Monday that the decision will enable the health center to proceed with plans...

Jayson Cooley, 17, a senior at Naselle/Grays River High School, was recently selected as one of the 98 high school student representatives to attend The American Legion Boys Nation in Washington, D.C. He is one of two delegates selected from the...

“I have always been patriotic,” said Cathlamet resident Cindy Fudge. “My Dad was in the air force, my brother was in the Navy… but now that my son is the one serving our country, I do the pledge of allegiance and I celebrate Indep...

“I work with the best people and have a great manager!” exclaimed 19-year-old Caitlin Nicolazzi who is a lifeguard and swim instructor at the Julia Butler Hansen Municipal Swimming Pool in Cathlamet. “This is my second year here. I came back because...

Columbia View Care Center, Cathlamet’s sole nursing facility is just one of 10 nursing facilities (“SNFs”) in Washington State owned by Eagle Healthcare, Inc. The group operates additional facilities in Oregon and Idaho with a combined licen...

The Eagle will sponsor a forum for this year's political candidates on July 23, 7 p.m., at the Pioneer Community Center in Cathlamet. This forum will focus on local races--county commissioner and treasurer and Wahkiakum PUD commissioner. Candidates...

To The Eagle: My name is Carol Wegdahl and I have worked the last 33 years at Columbia View Care Center and I sometimes feel that I am an expert on aging. During the past month I have been helping the residents deal with another loss in the aging...

NOTICE OF SPECIAL HEARING The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District will hold a special public hearing on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at the Naselle Middle School Commons for the purpose of fixing and adopting the 2012-2013 school year...

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF MEETING FOR THE BOARD OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Notice is hereby given that the July 17, 2012, regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners for Wahkiakum County shall be cancelled. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF...

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE The Southwest Washington Workforce Development Council will hold its regularly-scheduled board meeting on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Skamania and Klickitat Rooms of ESD 112, located at 2500 NE 65th...

5-2013 Final Budget Hearing Notice is hereby given that the final budget hearing for the 2012-2013 school year of Wahkiakum School District No. 200, Wahkiakum County, Cathlamet, WA, will be held in the JA Wendt Elementary School library on July...

There is a big project in progress currently at the fairgrounds; we are rebuilding the pig, sheep and goat stalls. There were 24 stalls to rebuild, most of the wood needed to be replaced and all new doors built. Each year we don’t know how many p...

And so the US Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act last Thursday, in a 5-4 vote. President Obama and his supporters celebrate; Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and a host of other Republican elected officials promise to repeal...

Seniors vouchers available for local Farmers' Market Wahkiakum seniors will have the opportunity to receive Senior Farmers' Market Vouchers this year at a distribution held at the Two Island Farmer’s Market, located at 59 W. Birnie Slough Rd on P...