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

Wahkiakum County's WSU Cooperative Extension is presenting a program about food preservation. "Preserve the Taste of Summer" is a series of eight online lessons for the in-home consumer who wants to learn about food safety and preservation. Topics...

Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday gave the Department of Health and Human Services authority to negotiate a purchase of land for a housing development and a possible new Health Department campus. The 6-acre parcel is on the north side of SR...

HERE WE GO--As one month ends and another begins, we find ourselves enjoying some sunny weather once again! Last Saturday was a pretty damp day for those that were doing any camping, so I'm sure they were happy to see the sunshine come back into the...

September 4 - September 11, 2014 THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, work night, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m....

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: August 26 — 8:57 a.m. A landlord in Skamokawa reported that a renter was attempting to sell items that b...

News from Naselle: Welcome back students and faculty, to the new school year. Here’s to another great year. Sports calendar for the coming week includes: Friday, the 5th-football at Tacoma at 7 p.m., Tuesday, the 9th-volleyball with Ilwaco in N...

Redmen Hall in Skamokawa has a new exhibit opening September 6 featuring three major local artists: Judy VanderMaten, Mitzi Christensen, and Nell Coulson. The exhibit - "All Over the Place" - will emphasize the varied ideas of these three highly...

The Grays River Grange will host a candidate forum at 7 p.m. on October 14. Grange spokesperson Krist Novoselic said candidates for US House of Representatives and state House of Representatives will attend, and local candidates are invited....

Our new Community Center, which occupies the renovated space on Main Street under the Library, is now open and is looking for input from the people of Cathlamet and Wahkiakum County. What kinds of services and activities do you want us to provide?...

I Chris Hulings, Information and Assistance Specialist for Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities of Southwest Washington, has provided the following about her role in Wahkiakum County. “I have an office space at Wahkiakum Health and Human Services a...

Fashing named new CWCOG Executive Director William (Bill) Fashing has been selected as the next Executive Director of the Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments. Fashing, 53, replaces Scott Patterson who resigned in April to return to Vancouver...

WSU Extension is offering the popular Cultivating Success Ag Entrepreneurship Course on starting and sustaining a profitable small farm or agricultural enterprise beginning September 24. Community members are invited to sign up for this intensive,...

A legislative candidate forum dedicated to aging policy issues and Washington’s readiness to meet the needs of the growing numbers of seniors in Washington state will be held September 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Gaiser Student Center, Clark College m...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Office of the Insurance Commissioner has approved 10 health insurers to sell 90 individual health plans inside Washington’s Exchange, Washington Healthplanfinder next year. The overall approved average rate change is just 1.9...

On September 8 at 6:30 p.m., Washington State University Extension Master Gardener Mike Thomas will discuss how to grow peonies. He will cover everything from buying peony root stock, proper planting, care, and fertilizers to use. Following his...

The Columbia River Compact on Aug. 12 gave the green light to the first commercial seine fishing for salmon on the lower Columbia River mainstem since the nets were prohibited under state law by Washington in 1935 and by Oregon in 1950. The pilot...

OLYMPIA - Wildlife biologists with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) have compiled the best information available to help hunters have a successful hunting season. Those reports, which include information for every region of the...

James Barton, 68, of Cathlamet, died August 29 at his home. A full obituary will appear in next week’s edition. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....