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

This year brings the 100th year of the County Fair in Wahkiakum County, and with it a long tradition of volunteerism and county-wide collaboration. WSU Wahkiakum County Extension shares that tradition, and the work of our 4-H youth and volunteers,...

Preparations for the 2008-09 school year are underway. The first day of school for the Wahkiakum and Naselle/Grays River Valley Districts is September 1. Teachers report for duty on August 26 in both districts. Both districts are in the process of hi...

Commissioners of Port District No. 2 of Wahkiakum County hope to fill a vacancy on their board of commissioners and start construction of a boat ramp project on Puget Island in the next few weeks. Commissioners Kayrene Gilbertsen and Carlton Appelo...

The Wahkiakum PUD met Tuesday to discuss topics ranging from a planned power outage to energy conservation. The power will be turned off from KM Mountain to the Wahkiakum/Cowlitz county line from midnight on Saturday until 7 a.m. Sunday morning....

Kindergarten 1 box of tissues, 4 glue sticks, 1 set of crayola twistables crayons, 1 big pink eraser, 2 spiral notebooks – wide lined, 1 plastic school box (approximately 8 ½” x 5”), backpack (non rolling), gym shoes with non...

Lower Columbia Community Action Program (CAP ), which sponsors the Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) HelpLine in Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties, will offer two free Medicare presentations: Looking at Medicare Part D and Getting...

A Wahkiakum celebration to coincide with WSU Statewide Harvest Days is to happen on October 4. As a county wide historic view spotlighting rural America, the "Columbia River Country Days" event promises a broad range of interests centering on...

On September 1, The Grange will host a Farmers Market at Meserve Park in Grays River. It starts at 11 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. All transactions will be between the seller and the buyer - the market is only hosted by the Grays River Grange, stewards...

*Editor's note: This story has a correction from the print edition for candidate Wally Wright's total. Wahkiakum County voters approved their 6-year emergency services special levy and began the process of nailing down District 1 county commission...

The Wahkiakum Dollars for Scholars Non-Traditional Scholarship committee has announced the recipients of their 2008 scholarships. Thanks to a generous donation from the John C. Thomas Memorial Scholarship Fund and an anonymous donor, the group was...

The 100th Annual Wahkiakum County fair opens today. Despite last minute cancellations and changes, things are going well, said Fair Manager Sarah Lawrence. Due to the hiring freeze by the county commissioners, she said, staff has had to rely solely...

The Lower Columbia Economic Development Council has contracted with the WSU Extension Office and the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce to conduct an asset mapping and needs assessment of the business activity in the county. The Chamber of Commerce and...

In a 2-1 vote, the Cathlamet Town Council voted to appoint former Mayor and Councilmember Bob Rendler to fill a vacant seat on the council. Councilmembers David Goodroe and William Talbott voted for Rendler; Councilmember Wally Wright voted for the o...

Wahkiakum County commissioners are continuing to lobby Governor Chris Gregoire to take a more active interest in natural resource issues affecting Wahkiakum and other rural counties. Commissioners George Trott, Dan Cothren and Blair Brady on Tuesday...

Classes aim to help those living with diabetes Wahkiakum County Health & Human Services and WSU Extension are offering a free program targeted to people living with diabetes. The program is part of a research project conducted by Joslin Diabetes...