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

The Wahkiakum High School Cheerleaders recently returned from a National Cheerleaders Association summer camp. The camp was held at The Great Wolf Lodge and attracted over 400 cheerleaders from the surrounding states. The National Cheerleaders...

Competition in the 2010 high school foootball season starts Friday, and the Wahkiakum Mules entertain the defending Washington Class 2B champions, the Adna Pirates. Game time is 7 p.m. The Mules will try to throw something new against the Pirates:...

Well, I hope the farmers have their hay in, as it looks like some wet weather is ahead. The rain is quite welcome for gardens being watered by hand. News from Naselle: Today is the first day of the 2010-11 school year. Let’s support them in their e...

BEEN NICE--As this work week began, we got a few clouds and sprinkles but it wasn't too bad, as the sun came out and all signs of wetness soon disappeared. However, this Tuesday morning has things much wetter, but I'm sure my plants are loving it,...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: August 23--9:18 a.m. Deer refuge personnel reported someone had stolen a contractor's generator valued around...

Cathlamet resident, Jack Arthur Knopski, 70, passed away August 24, 2010 at his home. He was born May 11, 1940 in Portland to Anton and Juanita (Moore) Knopski. He graduated from Washougal High School in 1958. On August 4, 1968 he married Carole...

The Fair Board would like to congratulate Fair Manager Lore Twiet for the fine job she has done these last four months! As Fair manager, you work with the Fair Board, volunteers, hired help, vendors and Wahkiakum County employees to get things...

The popular Buoy 10 fishery for chinook salmon at the mouth of the Columbia River closed Wednesday as scheduled, even though anglers have caught only about half as many fish as expected. Fishery managers from Washington and Oregon decided against...

The Second Annual Cathlamet Downhill Corral, a series of internationally sanctioned longboard races, came off with few hitches last Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The races brought nearly 100 competitors to the area, over twice the number that...

The Columbia Land Trust is engaged in restoration work on a local project site to enhance habitat for deer and fish. The 180-acre property, known to the land trust as Nelson Creek, is situated across State Route 4 from the Julia Butler Hansen...

The Washington Court of Appeals last week denied an appeal of a suit over the ownership of the Johnson Park/Rosburg School property. The decision ended a long-standing lawsuit and gave right of ownership to Wahkiakum County. John and Helen Johnson do...

The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday announced it was cancelling the Seventh Annual Buzzards Breath Chili Cook-Off this Saturday at the Elochoman Slough Marina. Chamber President Jennifer Hanigan said only four cooks had signed up for the...

Wahkiakum County's two major business promotion groups are going to explore a merger. Officers of the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce presented the suggestion to the board of directors of the Lower Columbia Economic Development Council and the LCEDC...

The Town of Cathlamet has submitted a detailed letter of comment on Wahkiakum County's proposed ordinance to govern application of biosolids in the county. Mayor George Wehrfritz said council members had asked him to write a letter of comment about t...

This year’s 4-H and FFA Market Sale at the Wahkiakum County Fair brought local businesses, families and other supporters to bid top prices for 4-H youths’ swine, poultry, canned goods and craft items. Brian McClain, auctioneer and owner of McC...

To The Eagle: In the phrase, the man who cried wolf, changing “man” to “boy” is also known at the “The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf,” a fable attributed to Aesop. It was not until the mid-sixth decade of my life that I cried wolf. Crying wolf is dif...

To The Eagle: Let me introduce to you three retired fellas, their names are Dick, Joe and Norm. For many years they have been fishing spring chinook and summer steelhead off of Coffee Pot Island in the middle of the Columbia River. What a wonderful p...

NOTICE The regularly scheduled September meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners for Wahkiakum County Fire District 3 has been changed to Wednesday, September 8, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at its normal location at Station #2,...

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE The Southwest Washington Workforce Development Council will hold its regularly scheduled board meeting on Wednesday, September 8, 2010, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Heritage Room at Lower Columbia College located at 1600 Maple...

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR WAHKIAKUM COUNTY MARCELLA KRAFT NO. 10-2-00029-1 Plaintiff, SUMMONS v. UNKNOWN HEIRS OF OTTO SALME AND HELGA SALME, UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ESA POUTTU AND SOPHIA POUTTU, JACOB MEHTONEN AND JANE DOE...

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE REGARDING THE REGULATION OF BIOSOLIDS  NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Wahkiakum County, Washington, will hold a public hearing commencing: September 7, 2010, at 7:00...

File No.: 7023.73151 Grantors: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. Wells Fargo Bank, NA Grantee: Bonnie S Bourdage, a single woman Tax Parcel ID No.: 020805-130001 Abbreviated Legal: Ptn Tract 14 Ocean Highway Tracts, Plat A, Page 54, Lot 3, Short Sub...