by Rick Nelson Wahkiakum County commissioners worked through a variety of business Tuesday ranging from adopting their 2016 budgets to approving emergency road repair. No one from the public attended the board's budget hearing, held on Monday in...

To The Eagle: The huge turnout at the celebration of Rod Prestegard’s life last Saturday reminded me of the time after I bought his old brown Chevrolet pick-up. From that time until recently, complete strangers would often honk and wave at me (or m...

To The Eagle: I would like to clarify an article dated November 19, 2015 regarding the Port District 1 plans for the decommissioned town sewer lagoons. The Town of Cathlamet has received a grant from the National Park Service for rivers, trails and...

To The Eagle: A big thanks to Norse Hall and members for a wonderful children's Christmas Party. Our grandchildren were so excited to sit and visit with Santa and excited for his bag of goodies. The crafts and games were perfect. Cookies and punch...

To The Eagle: I feel so hurt when I see what is going on in such a pretty little town. As I drive down the Main Street there is no mention of the real reason for Christmas except for the one church on Main. The courthouse that is owned by us all...

To The Eagle: We would like to give everyone the opportunity to shop for the stars that they have taken, so we will extend the gift return date to December 14. Families will start to receive their gifts from December 14-18. Thanks to everyone who...

Last week's identifications of birds in photos supplied by readers, shall we say, went south with two mistakes. What was identified as a woodpecker was actually a Red--breasted Sapsucker, a year--round resident. The flying white bird identified as a...

Safe@Home, a division of Elder Options, will offer free Fall Prevention Presentations for community groups in the Longview/Kelso area. The Fall Prevention Presentation is a free community service and will offer seniors recommendations to make their...

THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Port District No. 1, 500 2nd St., 5 p.m. District No. 4...

WET ENOUGH?--I hope you are still afloat wherever you are, as we certainly have had some rain coming down, along with some blustery moments as well. I am thinking we should move the holiday season to summertime, as it seems we have to battle a ton...

Wow, it’s hard to believe it is already December! Hope everyone had a great turkey day. Thank you to all the vendors at the December Flea Market, it was a full house. Lots of treasures went home with new owners. The Fair will hold its first C...

Rain, rain, flood, flood. Here we go again. This has certainly been a wet beginning to the holiday season. We are once again house bound for a few days, not that I really mind as we are high and dry, well stocked and safe with our critters. It...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: November 30 — 8:43 a.m. A Skamokawa resident was reported missing. The individual was later located. 10:49 a...

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop has announced the next In Their Footsteps free speaker series event. This program is Lewis and Clark: the Big Picture by Richard Brenne on Sunday, December 20 at 1 p.m. Only John Ledyard,...

Attend an informational session to learn more about the Construction Craft Laborer Apprenticeship Program December 17 at 10 a.m. at the Cathlamet Community Center, 101 Main St. The program is being offered through the WorkSource organization....

The File of Life emergency information packets are available at Elder Options for seniors and persons with medical conditions. Hospitals, EMTs, police, sheriffs and fire departments endorse this life saving packet. The File of Life is a medical file...