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

GORGEOUS--The weekend was great after rain fell last week; not a welcome sight to those who had hay down, but luckily the sun returned and dried the hay, so tractors were tedding and got the hay in wind-rows and then the pounding of the balers and ba...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: July 4--3:51 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid an East Sunny Sands resident who was unconscious....

Patricia "Gale" Kinler, 54 of Medford, Ore. died on June 27, 2011. She was born to James and Betty Hawkins on December 29, 1956 in Sparta, Tenn. and married Jim Kinler on July 7, 1977; together they raised four children. She is survived by her...

Deon Brown, 74, of Cathlamet died July 11, 2011. A memorial service will be held tomorrow (Friday) at St. James Episcopal Church in Cathlamet. A full obituary will be printed in a future issue of The Eagle....

Citizens, state and local officials and environmental habitat groups think they may have a solution to the continuing flooding and erosion problems along Kandoll Road and Seal Slough. Engineers from Cardno Entrix, a consultant working for the...

Bob Jungers is proud of Elochoman Millwork, a Cathlamet company whose primary market is the highest of high end homes in Hawaii. The business produces doors and does custom millwork for residential and commercial facilities like hotels, condominiums...

A homeowners' association is asking Wahkiakum County officials to join them in pressuring a developer into addressing an erosion issue along SR 4 near Nassa Point. Patrick Anderson and Van Wilkinson of the Maple Ridge Homeowners Association said...

Kellie (Brennan) Masters, who grew up in Cathlamet and returned after obtaining a degree in Recreation Management from Central Washington University, is replacing Richard Erickson as executive director of the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce. In early J...

Longtime Cathlamet resident Deon Brown died in a vehicular collision Monday afternoon on SR 4. A memorial service is tentatively scheduled for this Friday. Brown, 74, was the driver of a 2007 Ford Taurus that was headed westbound on SR 4 8-9 miles...

Wahkiakum County Commissioners on Tuesday gave their approval for the sheriff's department to add a drug detection dog to their ranks. Deputy Sheriff Gary Howell, the department's drug specialist, will become the handler of Dakota, a yearling female...

Land Of The Free, Because Of The Brave is this year's theme for the 30th Annual Bald Eagle Days Festival, beginning tomorrow. Kicking off the festivities will be the sidewalk art contest in front of the Bank of the Pacific, then live music, vendors a...

Assessor Bill Coons and the Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners are still far apart on paying for extra help for Coon's office. They plan to consult with Prosecuting Attorney Dan Bigelow about the interpretation of statutes and how they might...

To The Eagle: Just wanted to express my thanks to all my clients throughout the years, I will miss everyone. I will be moving at the end of the month. Columbia Land Trust has succeeded in running me out of home and business. My health can not take...

To The Eagle: Consider this list of words that accurately describe our nation's bank operated money-created -as-debt system--fraud, hoax, swindle, deception, theft, legalized ongoing criminal enterprise, unstable, racket, scam, robbery and looting....

To The Eagle: I've been reading in The Eagle about the big 30 Year Anniversary Party for the Skamokawa Vista Park to be held the end of this month. There is one person I haven't heard mentioned in any of the articles, and had it not been for him,...

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR WAHKIAKUM COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of ) ) No. 11-4-00009-1 MERLE W. DAVIES, ) ) PROBATE NOTICE Deceased. ) TO CREDITORS ) RCW 11.40.030 The personal representative named below has been...

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Wahkiakum County Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on Thursday, July 28th, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. in the Public Meeting Room on the 3rd floor of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse, 64...

NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Naselle-Grays River Valley School District is calling for bids for propane, diesel and unleaded fuel for the 2011-2012 school year. Information may be requested by...

NOTICE OF SALE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District will hold a surplus sale on July 25, 2011 from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. A list of surplus items is available at the district office or on the school website. The...

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District will hold a special public hearing on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. at the Naselle Middle School Commons for the purpose of fixing and adopting the 2011-2012 school year...

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WAHKIAKUM Estate of: No. 11-4-00008-3 MAIJA S. BLAUBERGS, PROBATE NOTICE Deceased. TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) The personal representative named below has been appointed as...

NOTICE OF CHANGE OF MEETING DATE Notice is hereby given that the regular school board meeting of the Board of Directors of Wahkiakum School District No. 200, for the month of July, 2011, will be held on Tuesday, July 19, 2011; rather than the...

The Fairgrounds was full of activity last week-end. Dan Wakefield brought his Boy Scout Troop from Puyallup to camp at the Fairgrounds Park. The group of seven scouts and three adults volunteered to give us some help with the projects we are doing...

What an absolutely wonderful week we had with our kids, grandkids and dogs last week. They must have brought the sun from California and taken it back with them when they left. At least it’s not cold. For the first time our grandkids didn’t want to...