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

GOT SUMMER--Everyone was happy to see the sun come out last week. It almost got a bit warm for me, but hey, it was nice to have dry for a change. Sunday morning saw us with some cloud cover though, so while it was dry, we didn't have that sunshine...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: July 2--12:09 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to an Elochoman Valley Road address to aid a man who was...

Douglas Gene Nikolas, age 49, passed away at home with his family by his side on July 6, 2012. Doug was born April 29, 1963 in Portland, to Don and Deanna Nikolas and was raised in Milwaukie, Ore. He married Marilyn Sotka, daughter of Norman and...

Naselle resident Charles LeRoy "Hoopy" Holm, 80, died July 4, 2012 in Longview, from complications related to Alzheimer’s. He was born in South Bend on May 22, 1932 the son of Forrest and Florence (Raemhild) Holm. Hoopy married his high school s...

The families of 40 young children in Wahkiakum County will now get the support they need to give their children a great start in life thanks to a recent award from the state’s Home Visiting Services Account (HVSA). Ten home visiting programs a...

Wahkiakum PUD customers are taking advantage of funding Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) provides to foster energy conservation in homes and businesses, PUD commissioners heard at a July 3 meeting. Twenty customers have received rebates for...

Plans are shaping up for Cathlamet's Bald Eagle Days summer festival next week. The three-day festival is now in its 31st year and includes the traditional parade, street fair, fireworks show and wooden boat festival. Action starts Friday afternoon...

When Mark Erickson began the restoration project of the exterior of the Deep River Lutheran Church, he had his work cut out for him. “There was about an inch of moss covering the building,” recalled Erickson who has donated both his time and ene...

When it comes to managing state-managed timberlands in southwestern Washington, science, technology and cooperation are the key to success for the Washington Department of Natural Resources. The agency manages timber for a variety of trusts ranging...

A short handed board of Wahkiakum County Commissioners handled a light load of business on Tuesday. The board voted to affirm the distribution of PUD Privilege Tax as recommended by Treasurer Marlena Silva, subject to comparison with values for...

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. All local...

To The Eagle: I have been mulling this over for a while now and the more I think about the trouble at Wahkiakum High School, the more I feel like the administration is putting parents up against the wall. Last week's paper talked about how Mr....

To The Eagle: Debating Obamacare with respect to the commerce clause of the constitution was a messy process, since that poor abused clause is among the most bent and battered by previous incarnations of the Supreme Court, and any finding might have...

CALL FOR BIDS Diking District #1 of Wahkiakum County Equipment Storage Building Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Diking District #1 of Wahkiakum County, Washington, at the office of their Attorney, William J. Faubion, 260 Una Street,...

An Evening of Spoken Word set for Deep River Pacific Northwest folk poet Gary Anderson and essayist Nick Nikkila will present An Evening of Spoken Word this Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at the Deep River Legion Hall. Anderson published My Finnish Soul in 20...

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR WAHKIAKUM COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF Case No. 12-4-00011-1 THE ESTATE OF Walter D. Jaspers, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Deceased. RCW 11.40.030  The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as...

File No.: 7367.20987 Grantors: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. Red Canoe Credit Union Grantee: Jan W. Miller Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 2014482 and modified by Agreement recorded 3/15/2011 under Auditor's File No. 2017516 Tax Parcel ID No.:...

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...

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...

The horse arena will be closed to open riding July 13-15. The Horsemanship Challenge Event will be held on July 14 followed by 4-H Horse Camp. The second Horsemanship Challenge Series event begins at 9 a.m. on July 14 at the Wahkiakum County...

I guess it’s time to get back to work and the real world after an absolutely wonderful week with family and folks we consider to be a part of our family. We had the pleasure of housing all six of our kids and their spouses or significant other, all o...