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

The 2011 high school football season gets underway on Friday, and the Wahkiakum Mules have a tough match right at the start. They'll travel to Adna to face the Pirates, ranked number one in the state by one westside daily newspaper, on the Pirates...

COOLER/STILL NICE--As this work week began, a few clouds rolled in and we had a couple of spritzes of rain, but after a little of the same on Monday, we saw sunshine and it was a pretty decent day. It looks like we'll continue to have some decent...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: August 22--11:48 a.m. A Grays River Valley resident reported two people were accusing her of taking a fishing...

Lifelong Puget Island resident Ora Roberta Eaton, 94, passed away August 25, 2011 in Cathlamet. She was born April 24, 1917 in Clatskanie, Ore. to George and Rosa (Hicks) Canham. She moved to Puget Island in 1930 and graduated from Wahkiakum High...

Cathlamet resident, Larry John Richardson, 73, passed away August 25, 2011 at Hospice Care Center in Longview. He was born June 4, 1938 in Walkermine, Calif. to John and Frankie (Lowry) Richardson. Larry grew up in Orofino, Idaho and lived there unti...

Lifelong area resident, Larry “Pete” Gorley, 69, passed away August 24, 2011 in Longview. He was born March 3, 1942 in Toledo, to Lawrence and Veldonna (Clark) Gorley. He was raised in Skamokawa, attended Skamokawa Grade School and graduated fro...

Cathlamet resident Gregg Dashiell Hilton, 69, died August 1 after a courageous fight with multiple myeloma. He was born February 3, 1942 to Herbert Shelton and Pauline (Brewer) Carpenter in Alton, Ill. His early boyhood years were spent in Vandalia a...

There will be a graveside service for Bobby Creech on September 3, 2011 at 11 a.m., at Greenwood Cemetery with Military Honors and a COL Potluck from 1-3 p.m. at the Elochoman Marina that same day. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of...

A review of the state of the Wahkiakum County Assessor's Office has identified a list of shortcomings that county officials are trying to address. Assessor Bill Coons, who took office last January, asked the Department of Revenue (DOR) to evaluate...

Longboarders wowed Cathlamet for the third year in a row, and the racers were equally enthusiastic about coming to the small hillside town on the Columbia. “Anytime you can skate on Main Street, that’s great,” said Christopher Blache from Eagle Point...

Unemployment in Wahkiakum County dropped from 13.2 percent in June to 11.9 percent in July, according to the latest figures from the Employment Security Department. The figures said 170 of 1,460 in the labor force, 11.9 percent, were out of work in J...

The Buzzard's Breath Chili Cook-off will be this Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Elochoman Slough Marina. The event features a chili cooking contest, music by Columbia Crew, raffles, games and a beer garden. Cooking starts at 10 a.m., and...

To The Eagle: Thank you Dan and Calvin for helping load some stuff. Thank you, Trudy for dinner. Shame on those who stole the many items and really did you need to dump garbage everywhere just to steal the garbage cans? I spent my time caring about...

To The Eagle: With temperatures at 85 degrees and rising, humidity above 80 percent, dressed in overalls, helmets and all manner of safety gear, the young men of the DNR crew couldn’t have worked harder or more efficiently if they had been p...

NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE Wahkiakum County PUD issued a determination of non-significance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: Wahkiakum Substation, located on the...

Legal Notice: Public Hearing The Southwest Washington Agency on Aging and Disabilities (SWAAD) and its Advisory Council are holding a public hearing to present its 2012-2015 Area Plan on Thursday, September 15, 2011, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, at...

First, it was exhausting for those involved, but the Third Annual Cathlamet Downhill Corral longboard festival provided a weekend of entertainment. Competition was more keen than ever. Longboarders came from Canada, the East Coast and all over The We...

News from Naselle: September already, and school begins again. It seems like summer just started, and now it’s time for new classes, fall sports and cooler weather once again. At least the nice daytime temperatures seem to be hanging around. Today (...