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Covid-19 update
Another Wahkiakum County resident tested positive for covid-19 on Tuesday, bringing the cumulative total of cases to 115. Nine of those cases are potentially active. Cowlitz County is reporting 5,379 total cases, with 160 considered active. They...
Constant denigration of our country continues
To The Eagle: The constant unceasing denigration of our country continues apace. The self-anointed holy among us decry our allegiance to basic American values. They want us to disarm and beg forgiveness from the hateful Left. We Americans are guilty...
Fundraiser at Grange Saturday
HERE WE GO!--We're almost a week into another new month, and I have to tell you that I'm sure somebody has sped up the ole time machine, as these days are flying by! Our last weekend was mostly just cloudy on Saturday after rain on Friday night and...
The Eagle Calendar
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...
Sheriff's Report, May 6, 2021
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 25 — 10:06 p.m. The Grays River ambulance and the Grays River Fire Department responded to a Grays River...
Registration now open for virtual White-tail Run
The 2021 Great White-tail Run will be a virtual, anywhere goes event held May 15-22. This is a virtual walk or run 2 mile, 5K, or 10K event to raise money for Wahkiakum 4-H. Participants can complete their run/walk May 15--22. All registered...
Virginia Shofner
Virginia Beth Shofner “Ginny,” 38, of Portland, formerly of Cathlamet, died March 6, 2021 in a Portland Hospital. She was born October 11, 1982 to Tom and Lou (Evans) Shofner in Salem, Oregon. Ginny was raised in the mountains of Colorado and...
Library to reopen in time for book sale
The Cathlamet Public (Blanche Bradley Memorial) Library has been closed to public entry since December 1, 2020 due to COVID-19. According to Librarian Carol Blix, patrons have been able to check out materials for curbside pickup, but not enter to bro...
Summer lunch program seeks your suggestions
Organizers of the Wahkiakum Summer Lunch Program are inviting the public to offer suggestions and to participate in the process. The countywide program provides lunches to children and households June 21 – July 29, Monday - Thursday. Last summer th...
Meet Our Seniors: Alexander Tantum
Alex Tantum knows there is a bigger world out there. He came to Cathlamet two or three years ago, when his stepfather found a job opportunity, but he was born in Florida, and lived in Tennessee and...
Meet Our Seniors: Navarre Stewart
Navarre Stewart knows how to make the most of his spare time. He's creative, curious, and busy. If he isn't building models, which is usually, he's taking on some kind of creative writing project,...
Open Public Meetings
This page was created in response to Gov. Inslee's amending proclamation to the Open Public Meeting Act and Public Records Act: "Whereas, transparency in state government and all of its political...
Earth Day
Earth Day Students in Cathlamet schools celebrated Earth Day on April 22 and also the school garden's seventh birthday, garden manager Robin Westphall said. Fifth graders planted apple trees in the...
WSDOT planning local highway projects
Motorists traveing SR 4 will experience two major projects this year. The Washington Department of Transportation (WDOT) has scheduled paving work from Skamokawa to Longview and the start of...
Justice system is what needs fixing
To The Eagle: Through the years, guns have been assembled in different ways for different purposes; some evil some good. Even though the 2nd Amendment was ratified in December 1791, there is nothing to add to it for gun control. The gun, whether it...
Be responsible pet owners, please
GRAY BEGINNING--It's a gray and drippy Monday morning to start the week and it looks like we will be fairly cloudy with a couple more drizzly days in the week ahead. However, if the forecast proves true, we will see temps in the 70's on Thursday, onl...
The Eagle Calendar
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...
Sheriff's Report, April 29, 2021
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 18 — 2:16 p.m. A Deep River resident said that he heard someone in the timber behind his house screaming...
Danny Bighill
Daniel (Danny) J. Bighill died April 14, 2021, at his residence in Cathlamet. Danny was born in Ilwaco on December 12, 1954. He is survived by his three daughters, Amanda Martin, Becky Bighill and...
Learning Gardens plant sale scheduled for May 6 and 7
The Wahkiakum Learning Gardens will hold their annual plant sale on May 6 and 7. This year, in addition to the usual vegetable starts, they will offer flower starts and indoor plants. The plant list may be accessed on the Wahkiakum Gardens Facebook...
Library to reopen on limited basis in May
The Cathlamet Public Library will reopen to the public starting Tuesday, May 4, initially with one patron or one household at a time (up to 6 people) able to enter for 30 minutes or less. Face masks, social distancing, and hand sanitizing are...
Meet Our Seniors: Colton Bachman
Colton Bachman moved from Astoria to Wahkiakum County when he was six or seven, and so he has shared the classroom with some of the same people for most of his life. "It's nice," Colton said. "It's...
Meet Our Seniors: Zachary Brandon
You might say that Zachary Brandon made his way to Cathlamet via an all terrain vehicle. It was while enjoying that particular sport that he first met and became good friends with Aaron Mahitka, who...
Covid-19 update
Wahkiakum County's number of cases inched up by two cases to 108 this week as cases mounted in nearby counties. In a Monday morning briefing, Chris Bischoff, director of Wahkiakum County Health and...
Town planning work on water main
On Monday, the Cathlamet Town Council passed a motion to enter into contract with ARC Architects to perform on call work in 2021 for a variety of projects. “I’m very supportive of this. We have a number of projects that this is vitaly necessary f...
