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

Wahkiakum Mule athlete Brett Chaput, a sophomore, won the discus competition and set a new meet record with a throw of 144 feet at the Rainier Ice Breaker Meet Saturday. He also had a personal best in the shot put at 40'9" and finished sixth place....

SPRING HAS SPRUNG--Our first day of Spring, March 20, sprang into action with some nice sunshine and temperatures in the high 60s in West Valley, so it was a pretty doggone nice day. We had a couple beautiful days before then, albeit with freezing...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: March 15--1:24 p.m. A motorist reported someone had run into the guard rail at the Beaver Creek bridge;...

Myron passed away at 80 years old on Saturday morning March 20, 2010 in the Columbia View Care Center in Cathlamet from congestive heart failure. He was born in Watford City, N.D. on July 30, 1929 and lived in Vancouver for 45 years before moving to...

Dorothy H. Trimble died peacefully in her sleep in Olympia, Washington on 20 March 2010. She had struggled with Multiple System Atrophy and all its complications for a number of years. She was a resident of Naselle, and only since October 2008, had s...

It’s only March, yet it’s time to start crafting, sewing and creating the exhibits that we enjoy during our fair. If you put your special fair items together throughout the next months, you will have more items to exhibit and not feel so rushed whe...

Naselle-Grays River Valley school board members accepted the resignation of board member Steve Sultemeier of Grays River and listened to reports from administrators at their March meeting. Interested residents of District 1 are invited to apply for...

The Wahkiakum School District board of directors last week approved a proposal to put fencing around the old high school baseball field. The high school baseball team has used the field which is adjacent to the district's elementary and middle...

Norman Anderson prepared his traditional oyster stew for the March 23 Grange meeting. Side dishes and desserts were provided by Grange members in attendance. For those of you who were not there, you missed another great meal. Following the potluck...

The Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board came to Cathlamet Monday to gather public input on proposed amendments to the Lower Columbia Salmon Recovery Plan. Only five members of the public, including the press, attended the meeting, but they still had...

The Fair Board will hold a special meeting on March 31. It will be held in the Courthouse, 3rd floor and is set to begin at 7 p.m....

The ferry Wahkiakum should be running today (Thursday) as Clatsop County completes emergency repairs at the Westport ferry landing. The pontoon and loading ramp structure broke apart at mid-day last Friday. Sediment had built up under the float, and...

Federal officials are showing little willingness to give a break to the contractor who constructed the new Puget Island ferry ramp. The contractor, Bergerson Construction of Astoria, awarded a contract to build the pontoon that supports the floating...

Wahkiakum County commissioners appointed a citizen representative to the Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board and acted on other business at their meeting on Tuesday. The fish recovery board evaluates projects that would enhance runs of salmon and...

Yoel Ben David of Jews for Jesus will re-create the traditional Passover service and explain how it foreshadowed Jesus' death and resurrection in a presentation called "Christ in the Passover" at River of Life Assembly of God on March 29 at 7 p.m....

Architects Without Borders will return Saturday to present initial concepts for updating the Cathlamet Town Building and surrounding property. The volunteer group will present the report in a special meeting of the town council at 1 p.m. Saturday....

To The Eagle: Last week, I had my purse stolen from the Cathlamet Market parking lot. I have since discovered that I am not the only one dealing with this type of theft. I ask for everyone to be on the lookout for items that might have been...

To The Eagle: The 14 year old boy looked up from his mowing at the rumble of four large campers making their way toward the park office. As he killed the engine on the mower to dump the clippings, he heard boisterous greetings, those usually...

To The Eagle: Sometime in February while Bill May was away from his residence at 1085 W. SR 4, several of his possessions were stolen. A Kubota Tractor with bucket and tiller was included in the stolen items. Bill was required to be away from his...

To The Eagle: Thank you for all your support over the last two years. Fulfilling the role of fair manager is not an easy task but I am thankful to have had the opportunity and feel lucky to be part of this community. As many of you know my husband...

To The Eagle: Perhaps most people have spent very little time pondering the question "Who creates our money?" Someone does, you know. Nor have many people bothered to ask "How is our money created?" Since it is a man-made thing there have to be...

To The Eagle: On behalf of the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce, I would like to express our gratitude to all who helped make the recent Crab and Oyster Feed another big success. The profits will be used to help continue funding our annual fireworks...

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR WAHKIAKUM COUNTY In the matter of the Estate of ) ) No. 10-4-00003-4 DANIEL NEWCOMER, ) ) PROBATE NOTICE Deceased. ) TO CREDITORS ) RCW 11.40.030 The personal representative named below has been...

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF PORT DISTRICT NO. TWO OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY  NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the Board of Commissioners of Port District No. Two of Wahkiakum County, Washington, will meet on Friday, March 26, 2010, at 2:00 P.M., at the o...

TOWN OF CATHLAMET PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING DATE  NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Cathlamet Planning Commission will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, the 29th day of March, 2010, to commence at 6:00 P.M., local time, a...