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It's meal time
What does one normally see on their walk to the mailbox along Puget Island's Welcome Slough, one can encounter a bald eagle enjoying a meal of fresh fish. Photo courtesy of Sarah L...
Council handles utility bill relief requests, park plan reduction
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council on Monday addressed two requests for utility bill relief, and approved plans for pickleball, Waterfront Park design changes, and boundary line changes between the Elochoman Slough Marina and the town's former sew...
County calls for bids on gym, break room
Some Wahkiakum County employees may be able to work out in county-owned gym facilities later this year. The sheriff's office and health department have found grant funding for gym facilities which...
PUD to replace Grays River water main, meet with WPUDA boss
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners got a visit from Washington PUD Association representatives on Tuesday and approved funding to replace a water main along SR 4 in Grays River. Dave McKenzie, a Skamania PUD Commissioner and the vice...
Joe Baker joins Cathlamet town council
For more than 40 years, Joe Baker worked as the theater manager for Green River College and director of a popular Heavier Than Air Family Theatre Company sponsored by the college. He loved his...
The Eagle Calendar
THURSDAY Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments Board, 961 12th Ave, Longview, Noon. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire/ambulance, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department...
Port 1 board considers request for float plane base at marina
By Diana Zimmerman The Wahkiakum County Port 1 Board of Commissioners talked about improvements at the Elochoman Slough Marina at their meeting last Tuesday and heard from a float plane enthusiast...
DNR updates county's timber revenue estimates
Wahkiakum County should receive $1.7 million in revenue this year from harvest of timber on state managed trust lands, the Department of Natural Resources reported Tuesday. The estimate is a bit lower than the $1.8 million reported last October, said...
Bill would ban assault rifles
The manufacture, distribution and sale of any assault weapon would be prohibited by legislation passed by the state House of Representatives and now in the Senate. “There has been a dramatic shift in the public, I think there’s been a shift in...
Cathlamet man dies in collision
Cathlamet resident Terry Heagy died March 7 in a two-car collision on SR 4 east of Stella. Heagy, 70, was a passenger in a Honda CR-V driven westbound by Chase Heagy, age 20, also of Cathlamet. According to the Washington State Patrol, a Ford F-150...
Woman's club names 2022 citizen of year
By Diana Zimmerman Grays River resident Diane Hollenbeck is Cathlamet Woman's Club 2022 Citizen of the Year. "The Cathlamet Woman's Club is honored every year in recognizing a person or couple who...
Task force on missing indigienous women proposed to continue
A state task force on missing indigenous women, created in 2021, will be extended at least two more years if a Senate-passed bill is approved by the House and governor. The bill, Senate Bill 5477, sponsored by Sen. Nikki Torres, R-Pasco, would...
Proposed bill shortens Death with Dignity wait
Terminally ill patients seeking help to end their lives with the aid of a physician shouldn’t have to wait so long to get approval from the state. That’s the position of Sen. Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, who said he intends to eliminate barriers...
Food pantries want flexibile family spending
Food banks are finding it necessary to provide diapers, toiletries, feminine hygiene products and other non-food items but currently are limited on how much they can spend on those essentials. Substitute House Bill 1499, by Rep. Clyde Shavers, D-Oak...
The Eagle Calendar
THURSDAY Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Fire Protection District No. 1 Commissioners, Fire Hall, 5:30 p.m. Fire District No. 4, 7 p.m. Cathla...
Finland's president addresses legislature
For the first time in history, a foreign head of state has addressed a joint session in the Washington State Legislature. President Sauli Niinistö, of the Republic of Finland, met with Washington...
Town requests rural development funding to preserve Julia Butler Hansen (JBH) home
Submitted by The Town of Cathlamet The Town of Cathlamet has requested $600,000 in federally-earmarked USDA Rural Development funds to save and conserve legendary 3rd District Congresswoman Julia Butler Hansen’s home, including its historic...
Health care industry to collect demographics
More than 400,000 health care professionals would be required to provide information on race, ethnicity, gender, and spoken languages under a bill that passed the House and now is under consideration by the Senate. “This is something that we need...
Garrett resigns as girls basketball coach
Rob Garrett is resigning after 11 successful years as the Wahkiakum High School Girls Basketball Head Coach and has much to share about what he's learned over the last decade, about coaching and...
Cathlamet man dies in collision
Cathlamet resident Terry Heagy died March 7 in a two-car collision on SR 4 east of Stella. Heagy, 70, was a passenger in a Honda CR-V driven westbound by Chase Heagy, age 20, also of Cathlamet. According the the Washington State Patrol, a Ford F-150...
Doll shop proprietor starts over with good fortune
Another business is opening on Main Street in Cathlamet on Saturday that promises to be fun for the kids and for the kid in all of us, The Doll House at the Hotel Cathlamet. The proprietor, Sue...
Commissioners support town, PUD applications for Congressionally Directed Funding
In their weekly meeting held on March 7, the Wahkiakum County Commissioners considered many items. First was approval for the renewal of the liquor license for Duck Inn in Skamokawa, then accepting the resignation of Robert Ward from the county...
Wahkiakum PUD wrestles with 20-year Bonneville contract
At the Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday General Manager Dan Kay talked about the ongoing conversation between utilities and Bonneville Power Administration as they negotiate their twenty year, post 2028 contracts. Kay...
Love that sound!
Enjoy ukelele music? Want to listen or learn to play? Wahkiakum County enthusiasts strummed along to a Commodores song while diners enjoyed tacos nearby. About 8-12 people are gathering Wednesdays at...
Proposed bill would require sex trafficking education in schools
Sex traffickers often manipulate their victims with lies or threats and force them to participate in sexual acts, and the most vulnerable victims are between the ages of 12 and 18. “Sex trafficking is rampant, indiscriminate and insidious, especial...