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

The town council and staff would like to extend their deepest sympathies to wife Bernadette Goodroe and family for their loss of her husband, David. David was a dedicated councilman and friend to all of us. David's contribution to his community and...

by Rick Nelson The 2015 general election settled a few contested races in Wahkiakum County and a few more statewide. On an advisory ballot, Wahkiakum voters gave 71 percent approval to the county commissioners' referendum asking if the county should...

The Washington State Auditor's Office issued its audit report year 2014 for the Town of Cathlamet in September and offered good news and bad news. In good news, auditors reported no findings for the town's financial statements, federal awards, and...

by Rick Nelson East Sunny Sands residents continue to debate what should be the new boundaries of their Puget Island Erosion Control District. Wahkiakum County commissioners have been trying to expand and modify the boundaries of the Sunny Sands zone...

Cathlamet and Wahkiakum County lost a good man when David Goodroe passed away Monday from complications from a fight with cancer. A retired businessman, Goodroe made many contributions to the community. As a member of the Cathlamet Town Council, he...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: October 26 — 8:01 p.m. A parent in a custodial dispute complained that she was being harassed when her former s...

NOT NICE--We certainly ended October in a wet and wild fashion, as the rains came down, the creeks went up and between the wind and the rain, most of the leaves that were left on the trees, came down into the fields and roadways; it was not nice! As...

THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, work night, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire...

News from Naselle: New season—new sports for the Naselle Comet teams. Here is the schedule for this week: Tuesday, middle school girls basketball with Willapa Valley in Naselle at 5:45 p.m.; Thursday, middle school girls basketball at Ocosta at 5...

Pacific County Communications has begun accepting Text-to-9-1-1 service. Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and United States Cellular wireless customers in the Pacific County area can now send a text message to 9-1-1 in an emergency. Texting to 9-1-1...

The following Naselle Middle School students were selected by teachers as September students of the month for displaying the character trait of helpfulness. Kneeling: Warren Wirkkala; standing left to right Peyton Dalton, Emily Lister and Kolby...

The Wahkiakum County Historical Society Annual Membership Meeting is scheduled this Saturday at 11 a.m., at the Cathlamet Fire Hall with the meeting starting at noon. This event is a potluck luncheon. The president will give an overview of the...

St. James will hold a book sale as part of their Annual Gift Fair, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 21 at 1134 Columbia St. The sale will be of new and used Northwest regional books on history, fiction, cook books and more. Included will...

McKenzie Jo McNally was born in August in LaGrande, Ore. She is the daughter of Jeff and Kelsey McNally. Grandparents are Carol McNally and Steve McNally of Cathlamet, Keith Kinzer of Genesee, Idaho, and Tammy Teare of Hayden, Idaho. She is the...

Live Music at River Mile 38 Brewing Company: On Saturday, November 7, Kyleen Austin and Rob Stockhouse will perform from 5-7:30 p.m., on the Crow’s Nest Stage, 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....

Stella Lutheran Chapel, 124 Sherman Road, Longview, announces a Harvest Fest will be held Saturday, Nov 14, from 4-6 p.m. The menu features Bratwursts and Sauerkraut, Potatoes Au Gratin, Green Beans, Bread, Apple Strudel, Coffee and Apple Cider for...

The Wahkiakum Youth Football Mini-Mules avenged their only regular season loss in the first round of their playoffs last Saturday, beating a Longview team 20-6 to secure a spot in their playoff’s championship game. Playing in a driving rain, the M...

The next WordFest on November 10, will highlight mysteries and poetry. Kate Dyer-Seeley writes the Pacific Northwest Mystery Series (Kensington Publishing) set in the rugged landscapes of the Pacific Northwest and featuring young journalist Meg Reed....

Washington State University Extension in Cowlitz County will offer Master Gardener Volunteer training starting in January in Longview. Participants receive over 90 hours of training covering in-depth community gardening topics from edible and...