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

Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday announced additional economic supports for workers and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Inslee also announced a three-week extension of the state’s current restrictions which will now be in place until January...

To The Eagle: Cholera is a terrible infectious diarrhea caused by the toxic cholera bacterium. It causes 3 million cases and 95,000 deaths each year worldwide. Unfiltered, untreated drinking water is the leading cause of cholera contagion. In India,...

To The Eagle: U.S. Covid deaths by age group: 55 & older: 92 percent - 25 and younger: 0.5 percent. U.S. Covid recovery rate: Under 70: 99 percent - Over 70: 94 percent. U.S. Covid death rate (approx) 0.2 percent. Covid in Wahkiakum county...

Last week in a story about the Christmas Star program, it was reported that the program was originally run by the Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Department. It was not a department program; rather it was coordinated by two people who happened to work in...

COOL BUT DRY--We started out the first of this week with a nippy 32 degrees but at least it was dry. That's not the case with how the work week is starting however, as it's a bit soggy. We are supposed to have a fairly dry week though, so that will...

Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, meetings and events usually listed here have been canceled or changed to online participation until further notice. The Eagle was advised of the following events: Online Recovery Meeting, Lower Columbia...

Greetings from the fair office. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I am sad to say we are canceling the Christmas Bazaar at the fairgrounds this Saturday. However the Fair Foundation would like me to let you know they have their wreaths, swags...

Nature Matters virtual season continues with botanist and ecologist David Lebo, as he talks about the biology, ecology, and identification of macrofungi of the Oregon Coast that produce the diversity of mushrooms that are encountered in coastal...

4 Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative Community Survey Wahkiakum Health and Human Services, in collaboration with Wahkiakum Community Network is asking county residents (adults 18 and older) to provide important feedback on views of...

November 23 – 12:21 a.m. A Cathlamet resident reported that she was receiving threats from her ex-boyfriend’s wife. 1:11 p.m. A caller reported that someone was skinning a deer along SR 4 near the water treatment plant. 1:23 p.m. A caller at Vis...

WDFW check stations find and decontaminate record number of mussel-infested boats in 2020 The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Aquatic invasive species (AIS) unit in 2020 detected more boats than ever fouled with non-native organisms. WDF...

Med-project launches statewide program to provide safe medicine collection & disposal On November 21 the Medication Education & Disposal Project (MED-Project) launched a statewide program to offer Washington State residents free services to dispose...

The Cathlamet Public Library has announced that due to COVID concerns and the wellbeing of staff and volunteers, the library will offer only curbside service effective immediately. Materials for return can be placed in the book drop at the back of...

The Wahkiakum High School first term honor roll for the 2020-2021 school year has been announced. Those earning a 4.0 grade point average were: 9th grade: Zakkary Carlson, Nathan Garrett, Svetlana Goldinov and Lilian Hale; 10th grade: Abigail Ames, S...

Washington Department of Commerce has funded a third round of grants to support small businesses with annual revenues less than $5 million in 2019. Grant amounts will not exceed $20,000 total per business and are made possible by the Federal CARES...

Wahkiakum Health and Human Services reported on Thursday that three more Wahkiakum County residents had tested positive for covid-19, for a total of 38 cases. All three are in self-quarantine. There is a limited connection to the Wahkiakum School...