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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Pioneer Community Association Annual Meeting, March 19, 2026 6 pm at the Cochran-Takko Pioneer Room, 125 Columbia St. Cathlamet Publish March 19...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Wahkiakum County Planning Commission will hold a Public Meeting Thursday March 26, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Meeting Room on the 3rd floor of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse, 64 Main Street Cathlamet, WA 98612. The public is invited to attend in person or via Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting Computer: https://zoom.us/j/94973069303?pwd=S2xUaVdSaFR1S1NReWpiMlhGQVZ5UT09 Meeting ID: 949 7306 9303 Passcode: DdM9Ab Phone: 253 215 8782 253 205 0468 360 209 5623 Meeting ID: 949 7306 9303 Passcode: 856212...
At the beginning of the monthly meeting of Cathlamet Town Council Monday, March 16, Mayor Nicholas Sevald announced Councilmember Mike Severson has recently moved out of Cathlamet town limits and is no longer eligible to hold Position 5 on Town Council. According to Town Clerk Sarah Clark, the Town “will accept applications until it has a sufficient number for review,” after which “the council will conduct interviews and make their decision.” As part of the regular business portion of Monday’s meeting, interlocal agreements with Wahkiakum Count...
I recently interviewed Cathlamet resident Kermit Chamberlain for our 55th installment of Reader's Fave, a casual interview with someone who shares their favorite book. Kermit, with a library shelf filled with C.J. Box books said, "It was probably years ago I was listening to NPR and they had a weekly show where they talked about books and C.J. Box was mentioned. I've read every book he's written. He's a great writer. I love his stuff, especially the 'Joe Pickett' series, but I intended to talk...
Due to 1976 being a leap year, the dates no longer line up with 2026. We would like to hear from readers about reprinting articles from the past. Call, email, or stop by our office and let us know what you think. Thank you to volunteer Julie O’Neil and volunteer curator, genealogist, and board member Kari Kandoll for digitizing these articles. News of Grays River, Rosburg, and Deep River The Better School club theatre presents “Niki-Wild Dog of the North” and two “Three Stooges” cartoon features tomorrow night (Friday) at the Grays River Val...
Sandra Leigh Benbrook was born in Los Angles, Calif., on October 29, 1947 to Samuel and Barbara Benbrook. Her father was a surgeon in the Navy and her mother was working toward her medical degree, and pursued a long career in psychiatry. Sandi loved deep sea fishing and camping with her family in the Sierra Nevada mountains. She graduated from Palo Alto High School in 1965. Through high school, Sandi honed her ice staking skills, did some cheerleading, learned to speak French, and looked...
To The Eagle, When I first started work with the Town of Cathlamet in 1974, the Town had been fluoridating for about 10 years. At the time, I was a bit of a fluoride skeptic. One day, I asked my dentist in Longview what he thought about fluoridation. He replied that he could look in the mouth of a twelve year old and tell which city they lived in. Longview had been fluoridating for about 12 years, and Kelso was not. Then there is Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta; both were fluoridating. For various reasons in 2011, Calgary stopped and, 10 years...
To The Eagle, As the head golf coach at Wahkiakum High School, I’m proud to share that our golfers are back on the course this month and ready for another exciting season. Our program has seen tremendous success in recent years, including three consecutive district championships for the girls team, two team state titles, and the 2025 individual state champion. Our boys program also celebrated the 2025 individual district champion. None of this success happens without the incredible support of our community. Year after year, local supporters hav...
March 9 1:23 a.m. The Cathlamet Emergency Services responded to assist an elderly Cathlamet resident who had fallen. 8:40 a.m. A Cathlamet resident called for medical assistance for chest pain. 3:20 p.m. A Cathlamet resident was transported to the hospital for fainting. 4:07 p.m. The Cathlamet Ambulance transported a Cathlamet resident to the hospital for fever and illness. 4:18 p.m. A deer on Puget Island had to be dispatched after it attempted to jump a fence but broke its leg. 4:48 p.m. Deputies responded to reports of an unknown person...
PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. ONE OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, WASHINGTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS REGARDING FLUORIDATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners of Public Utility District No. One of Wahkiakum County, Washington, will hold public hearings to take public comment and consider whether to continue or discontinue fluoridation of the Cathlamet Water System. The hearings will be held as follows: Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard; and Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., or...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Wahkiakum County Planning Commission will hold a Public Meeting Thursday March 26, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Meeting Room on the 3rd floor of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse, 64 Main Street Cathlamet, WA 98612. The public is invited to attend in person or via Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting Computer: https://zoom.us/j/94973069303?pwd=S2xUaVdSaFR1S1NReWpiMlhGQVZ5UT09 Meeting ID: 949 7306 9303 Passcode: DdM9Ab Phone: 253 215 8782 253 205 0468 360 209 5623 Meeting ID: 949 7306 9303 Passcode: 856212...
PUBLIC NOTICE CATHLAMET TOWN COUNCIL POSITION NO. 5 VACANCY The Town of Cathlamet is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the Town Council. The term of office will begin immediately upon appointment and continue until a qualified person is elected to fill the unexpired term. Applicants must be a registered voter and reside within town-limits. To obtain and submit an application for appointment, please visit www.townofcathlamet.com/employment-vacancies-1; e-mail accounting@townofcathlamet.com; mailed to PO Box 68, Cathlamet, WA 98612; or...
Employment Opportunity The Town of Cathlamet is now accepting applications for the position of Seasonal Lifeguard Manager. This is a part-time position at the hourly rate of $19.88 to $23.64 (DOE), plus paid sick leave at the rate of 1 hour for every 40 hours worked per WA state law. No other benefits are offered in this position. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and hold or obtain a CPR/AED/First Aid and Lifeguard Certification through required training. Applicants must be available to attend any required training when specified. Full...
Employment Opportunity The Town of Cathlamet is now accepting applications for the position of Seasonal Lifeguard. This is a part-time position at the hourly rate of $17.13, plus paid sick leave at the rate of 1 hour for every 40 hours worked per WA state law. No other benefits are offered in this position. Returning guards may receive up to an additional $0.50 per hour. Applicants must be at least 14 years old and hold or obtain a CPR/AED/First Aid and Lifeguard Certification through required training. Applicants must be available to attend...
During their Tuesday, March 10 meeting, Wahkiakum’s Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) unanimously approved a liquor license renewal for Angie’s Cathlamet Chevron (274 E SR-4, Cathlamet). The commissioners then approved Amendment No. 4 of the Agreement for Detention of Wahkiakum County Juveniles in Cowlitz County Juvenile Detention Facility. The amendment would increase the current contract price of $152 per juvenile detention bed to $250 per day. The commissioners then unanimously approved a letter of support for the PUD’s (Public Utili...
Sweet potatoes from Lower Columbia River gardens? Here are some of one of our gardeners’ techniques. I read a news item this week from Dr. Carol Miles, a WSU vegetable research scientist. She does research on new potential crops for the western Washington region and got her start in Cowlitz Extension some years ago. She has recently been working with sweet potatoes and is convinced that, in the right locations and the warming from climate change, they can be grown commercially. In Columbia County, quite a few gardeners have experimented with s...
To The Eagle, I encourage everyone to research the CIA’s Operation Mockingbird, read the book “Chaos” by Tom O’Neill, watch the documentary “Out of Shadows” (https://www.intothelight.movie), and break free from the heard mentality. Anyone who continues to support fluoridation of public drinking water have likely not done their own independent research and are relying on official narratives from the CDC and FDA — the same agencies that told you the COVID vaccine was “safe and effective.” In 2025, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert...
To The Eagle, Prior to 1970, women’s history was not discussed or part of the school curriculum. The first school district to celebrate Women’s History Week was in Sonoma, Calif. This sparked others to celebrate women’s accomplishments in their own communities. Jimmy Carter was the first President to initiate National Women’s History Week, March 2 through March 8, 1980. In Carter’s address, he encouraged schools to give focus to the many accomplishments of women. “From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American In...
I recently interviewed Cathlamet resident Jane O’Brien for our 54th installment of Reader’s Fave, a casual interview with someone who shares their favorite book. Opening our conversation, Jane said, “I love to write. In 2025 I wrote ‘Losses Held in My Mother’s Purse: A Journey Through Grief Toward Grace.’ It took me about six months to write this book. It’s about my journey out of the mental despair; the depression I was in. In 2017, I had suffered the loss of my son, which broke things wide open. It was kind of like the final straw. As a resul...
After Washington State Department of Health sunsetted their Kiosk Program in March of 2025, Wahkiakum County lost its only discreet, 24-hour, free healthcare product dispenser. Wahkiakum County Health & Human Services (WCHHS) was fortunate to operate one of the 20 kiosks in the entire state, and residents made good use of it. The latest numbers provided showed an average of 121 dispenses each month that the machine was in operation. These numbers showed a dramatic increase from many of the same products that were already available at the...
March 2 9:54 a.m. A Cathlamet resident called to report that their neighbor had taken down a fence belonging to them without permission. 1:20 p.m. Deputies performed a welfare check for a Cathlamet resident whose friend had not heard from them in a while and were able to make contact. 3:01 p.m. An Elochoman Valley resident called to report that a dog killed their neighbor's lamb. Deputies responded and discovered that the dog was owned by the same person as the lamb that was killed. 7:26 p.m. A...
For the first time in over 60 years, your local newspaper has a new name. When new owner Brian Fleming took over The Wahkiakum County Eagle in mid-January, his first course of action in making the transition official was to change the paper’s name. Seeing everything his publication is covering not only in Washington’s Wahkiakum, Pacific, and Cowlitz counties but Oregon’s Columbia County as well, Fleming felt it would only be appropriate to “retire” the masthead and simply have it become “The Eagle.” “The Wahkiakum County Eagle has weathered t...
In late October of last year, Buddhist monks from the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth, Texas, began a 2,300-mile "walk for peace" that concluded just over two weeks ago in Washington, D.C. Feeling inspired by the demonstration of peace, Cathlamet resident Collette McKnight said, "I saw the impact that these humble humans have had and I thought it was so remarkable. The world needs more of this." Despite her "longing inside to walk with them," Collette still looked for ways to "c...
