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

The onset of cool and moist weather has led agencies to end bans on outdoor burning. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on September 25 announced that the statewide burn ban on DNR-protected lands has been rescinded. Fire...

There will be an open house for senior citizens on October 2 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Community Center, located below the library in the lower half of the old City Hall at the intersection of Main Street and Columbia in Cathlamet. The space will...

As has happened before, Wahkiakum County officials received a mix of good news and bad news Tuesday when representatives of the state Department of Natural Resources reported their projections for revenue off state managed county timber trust lands....

Conservation groups successfully ended their litigation against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers September 11 after the Corps suspended its controversial program requiring removal of all trees and shrubs from levees and after Congress passed a new...

To The Eagle: Thank you Wahkiakum County for your contributions to the 2014 Food For Friends food drive! 1,294 pounds of food were collected and monetary donations may continue to be made until September 30, 2014 at Bank of the Pacific! We had more w...

Aurora, Colorado—Sheriff Mark C. Howie of the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office completed participation in the 106th session of the National Sheriffs’ Institute (NSI) held in Aurora, Colorado, September 14-19, 2014. The NSI is the only natio...

RAINS RETURN--As Fall officially began there was definitely a change in the weather, as when I was headed to bed, the rain was coming down quite heavily and lightning lit up the sky and the thunder shook the house! I'd say the seasons were changing...

THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire/ambulance, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Fire District 2 Commissioners, Skamokawa Fire Hall, 7 p.m....

Before Columbia Land Trust came on the scene, life on Kandoll Road was quiet, serene and full of nature sounds for the local human inhabitants. Then, along came big money and ideas that would put fish and their habitat before people and their homes...

A celebration of local harvest including all things cranberry will take place on the Long Beach Peninsula, on October 11 and 12, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Foods, crafters, bog tours, and more will showcase the area’s rich heritage during this p...

Canterbury Gardens, A Koelsch Senior Community, announces a Memory Café, the first of it’s kind in this area. The Mission of the Memory Café is to provide an environment where people with memory loss and their care partners come together to lea...

The Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington, in cooperation with Wahkiakum Health and Human Services, will host a Senior Prom “Dancing Under The Stars” on September 30 at the Elks Lodge, 900 Ash Street, Kelso, from 6-8 p.m. A f...

The Cathlamet Public Library will be changing their hours starting Wednesday, October 1 to 2-5 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays. This change is designed to simplify hours of service for patrons, and to complement times that the Community Center...

St. James Family Center was very appreciative of volunteers from Kelso School District who visited St. James Family Center on September 10 for the annual United Way of Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Counties “Day of Caring.” These volunteers spread 25 yards of...

Roger G. Munson, 85, of Cathlamet, died September 19, 2014. He was born August 26, 1929 to John D. Munson and Jane Cline Munson and spent his entire 85 years as a resident of Cathlamet. He retired from the City of Longview and was employed by Crown...

Merrill Dee “Mel” Dominique, 82, died at Hospice Care Center in Longview on September 17, 2014. He was born October 29, 1931 in Chillicothe, MO to Charles and Gretchen (Butt) Dominique. After high school he attended nursing school in Port Ang...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: September 15 — 10:32 a.m. A Puget Island parent requested tests on white powder found in son’s bedroom. 11:...

An annual national contest encouraging students to write about a favorite or influential book is under way. The Letters About Literature competition encourages young readers to write letters to their favorite authors, living or dead, and explain how...