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

County commissioners began their Tuesday meeting by approving $5,000.00 for a CPA to help with the auditor’s annual report, appointing Jason Will to the real property rights board, and renewal of the liquor license for the Cathlamet Chevron. Chris B...

To The Eagle: It is my opinion that contemporary radical fundamentalist Christianity is evolving into a clear and present danger to our secular State and its democratic principles. Those who think Socialism will be the undoing of this country are mis...

World travelers Eric Hille and San ter Huurne stopped by the Eagle on their way from Seattle to San Fransisco on a tandem bike. Hailing from Zutphen, Netherlands, they are working their way through the world's most epic bike tours, and were thrilled...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is urging drivers to make good choices behind the wheel this summer following an alarming number of fatality collisions over the past week. The reminder comes amid the statewide “Surviving Sum...

END OF ANOTHER MONTH--We’ll wrap up July and begin August on Monday and I’m still not done with my pre-Springtime chores; yikes! Now that it's hotter, the summer chores haven’t been done either as it’s too hot for me to work outside, so I feel fo...

THURSDAY Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Council of Governments Board of Directors, 961 12th Ave, Longview, Noon. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire/ambulance, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fi...

Greetings from the fair office. Wow! it’s hard to believe we are only four weeks away from the fair. Animal entries came in last Friday and it looks good. Fair books are out, so hopefully everyone has one and is getting their entries ready for the f...

At the School Board meeting on July 18, the Naselle Grays River Valley School Board adopted the proposed budget for the 2023-2024 school year, discussed policies, board goals and the next community survey. With updates from Superintendent Lisa...

The U.S. Drought Monitor released a Drought Map and Report on July 13 indicating the west end of Wahkiakum County is moving toward the “D2” category, or severe drought. Wahkiakum County has received 50% less precipitation than normal. “Normal” precip...

Wahkiakum County youth are invited to a free kayaking event on Wednesday, August 2, to have some fun on the water and learn the basics of water safety, kayaking techniques, and how to file a float plan. “We want to provide some safety education for t...

Dust off your dancing shoes! The Area Agency for Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington and Wahkiakum Health and Human Services is inviting everyone 55 and over to the Senior Prom! “We won’t card you,” Kathy Briggs, who serves on the AAADS...

Cannon Beach, Ore. (AP) A cougar that climbed onto a towering rock off the coast of northwest Oregon over the weekend -- probably in search of feathered prey -- has abandoned the craggy formation, allowing for the popular Cannon Beach to reopen to...

An Association of Washington Business survey of about 250 Washington manufacturers this spring found that while they aren’t quite as certain that a recession is coming soon (40% of manufacturers expect Washington to enter a recession in the next y...

Fibre Federal Credit Union aims to improve the health and wellness of the communities it serves, beginning with its youngest residents. Fibre Federal’s largest passion project is fundraising for OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital through the Cre...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: July 17 — 3:02 a.m. A person used the callbox outside the sheriff’s office to report that the FBI and Pre...