Summer days and winter nights, at least that’s how it seems to me. The night sky has been brilliant with all the stars shining so brightly, perfect for sitting in the hot tub. Looks like more rain is predicted for later in the week, though. News f...

The Wahkiakum youth football team played a great home game in front of a good sized crowd on Saturday and came away with a convincing win over Swanson's Fuel. Coordinator Kevin Patching said "the mini-Mules held Swanson's to 80 yards rushing and...

The Wahkiakum High School Athletic Department is hosting donkey basketball games to raise funds. "Yes, they will be riding real donkeys and playing basketball," said Coach Tiffany Niemeyer. The games will be held Novemeber 20, 7 p.m. in the high...

The Warrior Girls Volleyball team had 29 girls turn out for the teams this year. To make sure all girls received enough playing time, they were split into three teams, A, B, and C. TEAM A Adna: 25-16, 25-21, 15-8. Top servers, Baylee Olsen, Whitney K...

The Wahkiakum Mule volleyball team played its best and its worst matches of the season this past week. The Mules lost 3-1 at Pe Ell last Thursday and followed that Tuesday with a 3-2 upset over the Toutle Lake Ducks, a perennial power in Class 2B...

"We can't turn over the ball," Wahkiakum Mule football Coach Eric Hansen said last week before the Mules took on the Mossyrock Vikings in the Mule homecoming football game. On the Mules' first offensive play, a slant pass went high and through the...

September 28 at Kalama Boys teams: LaCenter 37, Mossyrock 89, Onalaska 96, Kalama 123, Ilwaco 127, White Salmon 142, Forks 188, Seton Catholic 202, Tenino 220, Wahkiakum 261, Adna 277 Mule results: 32. Collan Riley 20:56; 43. Connar Riley 21.32; 59....

NOT BAD--The evenings are a bit crisp, but the days have been pretty pleasant. While I kept expecting rain with those clouds we had on Saturday, it never showed up and the sun was shining brightly on Sunday after the morning fog, so that was a nice s...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: September 27--7:53 a.m. A Una Street resident reported someone had kicked in a door during the night; a deputy...

Beloved Cathlamet resident, Dewy B. Smith, Jr. passed away September 30, 2010 at Community Home Health & Hospice. He was born July 30, 1925 in Thayer, Kan. to Dewey, Sr. and Kathleen (Clapsaddle) Smith. He graduated high school from Billings, Mont....

“Too much water and not enough drainage.” That’s how Wahkiakum School District Maintenance Supervisor Bob McClintock summarized the problem that has prevented Wahkiakum softball and baseball teams from using the multifield complex constructed sever...

According to the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), 40 percent of Pacific Northwest homes use electric water heaters, which account for 15 to 20 percent of residential energy use. Newly developed heat pump water heaters will use 50 percent or...

Good changes are in store for the nation's public health system, but it may take perserverance to achieve them, county health officials said Tuesday. Health and Human Services Director Judy Bright and department supervisors went over some of the...

The 2010 general election is bearing down on the voters of Wahkiakum County; the county auditors office will mail the vote-by-mail ballots to votes on October 15. Candidates for local and regional offices gathered at the Skamokawa Grange September 28...

To The Eagle: I don't think our nation disciplines terrorists in cells in such a manner for being non-compliant. What happened to plain old isolation? Looks like I need to clarify a couple items about the jail beating incident July 16, 2010. When I...

To The Eagle: One would expect that getting information from a public office would not be difficult or next to impossible. After one month of persistence I have had the official Wahkiakum County sales study used to compute the Puget Island R4...

To The Eagle: Wahkiakum County needs a Sheriff who is action oriented and ready to make real changes. The alleged assault in the Wahkiakum County jail happened on July 16 and the inmate was not given medical care until four days later, on the 20th....

To The Eagle: Recently, my husband Dick Watts and I spent a week and a half in Cathlamet, finalizing the purchase of our new home. During that period of time, we met dozens of people. Warm, friendly, easy to talk to, and eager to make our...

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE REGARDING ENHANCED 911 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Wahkiakum County, Washington, will hold a public hearing commencing: October 19, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. in Commissioners...

NOTICE OF HEARING ON THE 2011 BUDGET OF PORT DISTRICT NO. TWO OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the preliminary budget of Port District No. Two of Wahkiakum County, Washington, for the fiscal year 2011, has been filed in the Office of...

NOTICE OF HEARING ON THE 2011 BUDGET AND NOTICE OF HEARING ON RATE CHANGES OF PORT DISTRICT NO. ONE OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the preliminary budget of Port District No. One of Wahkiakum County, Washington, for the fiscal year...

Next Wednesday, St. James Family Center will celebrate its 25th anniversary, and we join those who salute the center and its programs. The center fulfills a valuable role in our community. It started as a preschool education program. It expanded to...