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

Here's the latest news release from the Washington Department of Transportation: There will be no overnight closures of the SR 409 Puget Island Bridge from Friday, Aug. 24 through Monday, Sept. 3. The alternating single-lane closure will remain in...

Town of Cathlamet officials reported progress on a variety of issues at the monthly town council meeting on Monday. Public Works Director Duncan Cruickshank said the town crew had found two large water leaks and repaired them. They were leaking...

To The Eagle: I agree with Paul Schreiber's letter of last week. The letter by the former deputy that was essentially whining about Mark Howie and how he runs the sheriff department, was totally off base. According to the fired for cause former...

To The Eagle: My opponent seems to be confused by more than party endorsements. I am writing to clarify the requirements for accreditation as an Ad Valorem Real Property Appraiser. When the term “Real Estate License” is used it refers to the sta...

To The Eagle: Last week’s editorial in these pages was an enigmatic oxymoronic paradox. How else would you describe a piece of fake news protesting fake news? The fake news beast is like Hercules’ Hydra – cut off one head and two appear in its place...

To The Eagle: Ironic that The Eagle joined in the hysteria generated by media monopolies last week in pretending that their 1st Amendment rights were under attack by the president while exercising those same 1st Amendment rights. The president has...

Commissioners of Port District 2 addressed infrastructures and staffing at their monthly meeting Tuesday at Skamokawa Vista Park. Commissioners authorized Manager Janet Bryan to obtain estimates for upgrading electric and water lines at Vista park. T...

A story in last week's edition stated that the US Army Corps of Engineers had excluded the lower portion of the Pancake Point/East Sunny sands erosion control zone district from proposed beach nourishment. In fact, county officials had excluded the...

Naselle and Wahkiakum high school football teams start their 2018 competition next weekend. The Naselle Comets head to Goldendale Saturday for a 1 p.m. matchup with the Odessa Tigers. According to an older schedule, this game was shown on Friday,...

SMOKY START--As this week began, it was a pretty smoky Sunday morning, and forecasters say that we'll have more of that until mid-week. When it's smoky, it's a good idea to limit our time outside and if we have to be out there, then buy a really...

THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. TOPS, Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-9 p.m. Girl Scouts, Community Center, Cathlamet, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Wahkiakum School District 200, School Board, HS Library, 5:30 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Dept., 7 p.m....

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: August 13 — 6:16 a.m. The Skamokawa ambulance aided an ailing Alger Creek resident. 10:14 a.m. A bicycle had b...

The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting August 21 in the Middle School Commons. In personnel matters, the board approved the tentative hire of Kathryn Green, pending background check and the hire...

James (Jim) Joseph Koziel, AKA Jimbo, 71, of Skamokawa, died suddenly at home August 8, 2018. A celebration of life will be planned later this fall. He was married to the love of his life, Betty Koziel. He was preceded in death by his parents...

Wahkiakum Community Center 100 Main Street Cathlamet 360.795.7870 Monday through Wednesday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Friday 10:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. (2nd Fridays is the book club, every Friday is Brown Bag Lunch at 11 a.m., and...

Fifteen individuals ran a rerouted Bald Eagles Day 5k/2-mile fun run on July 21 because of construction occurring on the Puget Island Bridge. Participants ran behind town, past the museum, through the marina and braved a small stretch on the highway...

Registration is open for fall quarter Continuing Education courses at Lower Columbia College. Call 360.442.2840 or visit online at www.lowercolumbia.edu/ce to learn more. Courses are offered in many areas including fitness, filmaking and animation,...