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

Daniel Wilson, Jr., 69, of Cathlamet, died October 27, 2019 at his home in Cathlamet. A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, November 9 at 1 p.m., at the United Methodist Church in Skamokawa. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of...

Kelsey Anne Hedges, 23, of Cathlamet, died at home October 26, 2019. A funeral service will be held Sunday November 3 at 2 p.m., at St. James Family Center. A private family burial will follow. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A...

Natural gas customers in Washington will see higher energy bills beginning Nov. 1 due in part to last winter’s colder temperatures coupled with the 2018 gas pipeline explosion in British Columbia. The Washington Utilities and Transportation C...

The Liberty Theatre, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria, will host the band Horse Feathers on November 2 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 general admission. When they aren’t navigating back roads through small-town America on tour, the artists of Horse F...

Oregon has about 500 different species of bees. The exact number of bee species in Oregon is unknown. Much of the state has been poorly surveyed. The Oregon Bee Atlas’ five year mission is to train volunteers to generate museum quality records w...

The Longview Gingerbread Haus Contest is back for the 8th year, and organizers are hoping for a surge of entries to re-energize the Dec. 7 event. Held downtown every year on the first Saturday of December – the same day as the Longview Christmas P...

To The Eagle: Last year I wrote to our legislators about why our renewal for car licensing had risen from $30 to $63.75 (this year went up to $68.25). I received a response from Damon Monroe who is the Rule Coordinator for DOL. This is his reply:...

To The Eagle: I recently read here, with no great surprise, a stalwart Trump acolyte’s regurgitated sour grapes about the imaginary “crimes and misdemeanors of Obama and Hillary,” as well as all the fake news that isn’t and of course, fake whistle...

To The Eagle: I would like to thank the seven people who came to discuss current situations. Wished someone from the Republican point of view would also have joined. Thank you. Poul Toftemark Rosburg...

The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce is assisting the Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Council of Governments to provide the community with information and education about the upcoming 2020 census. The census is conducted once every 10 years and provides key...

The Naselle 8-0 Comet football team earned a 40-26 win over 6-2 Lummi School last Friday in Bellingham. This Friday, 5 p.m., the Comets host 2-6 Taholah....