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

The Wahkiakum High School Mule and Thomas Middle School Warrior cross country teams have run hard in two meets so far this season. On September 17 at Rainier, the Mules finished seventh in team standings. Team scores were Mossyrock 53, NW Christian...

Mule wingback Joel Nicolazzi found a big hole behind the blocking of Ty Bain, 66, Phillip Doumit, 50, and Luke Thomason, 65, for a big gain in the Mules’ 40-12 win over Toutle Lake last Friday. Photo by Rick Nelson. It didn't take long for the W...

Wahkiakum Mule Blaine Land sent a hard slam across the net as the Mules scored the winning point in their fourth game last Thursday against Pe Ell. The Mules rallied from behind to win the match 3-2. Rick Nelson photo. The Wahkiakum Mule volleyball...

Over 500 people came - the largest crowd ever assembled in Wahkiakum county - to honor one man. The courtroom filled with people, hundreds more lined the streets unable to hear the words of tribute pronounced by the speakers inside. Thus was the...

The Eagle is looking for people willing to tell their Washington Domestic Partnership story. The state legislature has passed bills giving many of the rights of married opposite gender couples to unmarried same gender and senior citizen couples. A...

Gov. Chris Gregoire and Washington Secretary of Health Mary Selecky were briefed last Friday on Southwest Washington’s coordinated response to the H1N1 flu. Unique in the state, the collaboration puts Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania and Wahkiakum c...

Wahkiakum PUD's board of commissioners hurried through its agenda September 15 to make time for a presentation by Bonneville Power Administration representatives about the BPA’s new rate structure (see separate article). PUD Manager David Tramblie t...

Port 2 was short one commissioner last Tuesday due to Commissioner Carlton Appelo being on vacation. Commissioners settled vouchers and discussed the Oneida boat launch. Both Commissioners Brian O’Connor and Kayrene Gilbertsen said they were s...

Columbia River Country Days, October 2 and 3, will feature all things Wahkiakum Grown, including farm tours and a gourmet menu of local courses served on the Grays River Covered Bridge. Friday kicks off with a Slow Moving Parade, led by Rob...

Naselle’s students won a coveted honor from education officials in Washington D.C. last week, but new state graduation requirements for math will place pressure on students to continue their quest for academic excellence. Last week the Department of...

It will be historian vs. historian when Irene Martin and Mike Rees, both of Skamokawa, present different but complimentary viewpoints of the history of the Pillar Rock area on the lower Columbia River. Pillar Rock has been a navigational landmark on...

Helping Hand food bank coordinator Mary Dasher shows some of the food left to distribute to her clients before the organization moves to temporary housing in the T-Building at the county fairgrounds in Skamokawa. The Helping Hand food bank located...

Wahkiakum County commissioners sparred on and off through their Tuesday meeting as they made appointments and worked on a variety of requests. Chair Dan Cothren did announce that the board will hold a special meeting next Tuesday, 3 p.m., to meet...

The Cathlamet Town Council handled a variety of business at its monthly meeting last Monday. The council approved a contract amendment with Gray & Osborne, Inc., consulting engineers for completing designs and drawings for a new wastewater treatment...

The Bonneville Power Administration’s billing philosophy is changing. That’s the word from the representative who met with Wahkiakum’s PUD commissioners September 15. The changes will make power more costly to the PUD - like buying milk at the marke...