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The Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners recently approved a request for some professional training requested by Wahkiakum Health and Human Services, to be used as part of the programming for Wahkiakum Community Network. Wahkiakum Community Network (WCN) is a local organization that provides education about substance abuse, hosting programs and trainings that give parents the tools to help their children make better choices when it comes to drugs and alcohol. According to Julie Johnston, the...
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) plans to complete two construction projects this year on SR 4 at Cathlamet and SR 401 in the Knappton area. Heavy rainfall in January, 2021, led to a slide on SR 401 about 4.5 miles from the Megler/Astoria bridge that closed the road until crews were able to open a one-lane bypass in which a stoplight manages traffic flow. Since then WSDOT engineers have studied the geology of the area and developed a design to stabilize the slope. "This...
THURSDAY Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. AA Meeting, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Grays River Fire Department, open meeting, 7 p.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. Community Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. FRIDAY River City Strippers, quilting group, St. Catherine Catholic Church, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. AA Meeting, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 7 p.m. (360) 560-6946. Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, Rosburg,...
There are numerous volunteer opportunities for Wahkiakum County residents looking for something to do or looking for ways to make new friends. We at The Eagle will curate a list of opportunities and contacts to be printed periodically. If you are looking for volunteers for your organization, please send an email to diana@waheagle.com with some basic information about the organization and what volunteers would be doing, along with contact information. This week The Eagle heard from the Cathlamet...
Last week, Lorraine Heilman, an oceanographer with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, and her team were in Cathlamet to install equipment to do a tidal current survey. "We're the tides and currents folks," she said. "We are trying to update the tidal current tables of the Columbia River." Why? To keep waters safe for navigation. The team was installing an acoustic Doppler current profiler, which measures the speed of water using sound, in the Cathlamet Channel. "Everyone...
[Editor: This story has been updated from first publication to correct an error in the number of commercial accounts seeing rate increases under the proposed new rates.] After long discussion, members of the Cathlamet Town Council on Monday took no action on a proposed update of sewer rates. Town officials have long agreed that the rates are inequitable. Customers living outside city limits pay higher than people inside city limits; and commercial customers have higher rates than residential customers. Council members, consultants and town staf...
Local agencies are planning to boost efforts to control noxious weeds and invasive plants in Wahkiakum County. A variety of agencies make control efforts, including diking districts, the Wahkiakum Conservation District, the Wahkiakum County Noxious Weed Control Board and the county road department. However, at a workshop with agency representatives and the county board of commissioners, all agreed they would like to see the county's noxious weed program take on a larger role. Conservation district Manager Darren Haupt said his group would like...
Analysis By Karen Bertroch Naselle/Grays River Valley school board: Naselle, small that it may be, is a center of transition this spring. Two events last week gave us clear signs of change in our small area of Southwest Washington. In the past, Naselle/Grays River Valley’s School Board has often met with only two to five people attending from the public. For the past six months, a group of parents has been attending who want change in the way schools are led and decisions made. At the last b...
The public Wi-Fi system in the Cathlamet downtown area had stalled because of personnel and equipment issues, but one of the partners in the project, Wahkiakum PUD, has stepped in to help get it back on track. Employees of the PUD joined Network Manager Steve Carson of Skamokawa Internet last week to resume construction of the system on Main Street. “We can all look forward to final system completion and activation in the near future,” Mayor David Olson said, who added that they would be wor...
Wahkiakum County officials have approved an agreement with Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to replace the county's bridge of Wilson Creek in Skamokawa's East Valley. The funding grant will largely finance the $1.77 million project. The county's match is estimated at $24,165, Public Works Director Chuck Beyer reported, and would be used for the engineering design phase. The bridge is in poor condition, Beyer said, scoring only 44 out of 100 points on the bridge inspection, and there is a weight limit on loads that pass...
K-12 schools have more guidance on how to conduct active-shooter lockdown drills with a new bill signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee. The bill prohibits schools from conducting drills involving life-like simulations or reenactments of active shooter scenarios that are not “trauma-informed and age and developmentally appropriate.” Additionally, students, teachers and staff will be alerted before carrying out a shooting-safety lockdown drill. Prime sponsor of the bill, Rep. Amy Walen, D-Kirkland, said the legislation is needed to protect sta...
THURSDAY 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, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Planning Commission, Courthouse, 6 p.m. Wahkiakum Commissioners, Courthouse, 9:30 p.m. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Eastside Play & Learn Group, St. James Family Center, 10-11:30 a.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. Wahkiakum Food Bank, 42 Elochoman Valley Rd., 3-5 p.m. Sewing Room, GRVC at Johnson Park, 11 a.m....
I wish I could express to you just how enthusiastic Puget Island resident Laura Tronson is about Kikos, a New Zealand breed of goats, but if you ever spend a little time with her, you'll soon know exactly what I mean. It fairly bubbles from her. Tronson lived on a hobby farm as a child and was exposed to a few various farm animals, but it was only after moving to Wahkiakum County a few years ago that she considered having a couple goats. And that was only to help maintain their property. The...
There are numerous volunteer opportunities for Wahkiakum County residents looking for something to do, or looking for ways to make new friends. We at The Eagle will curate a list of opportunities and contacts to be printed periodically. If you are looking for volunteers for your organization, please send an email to diana@waheagle.com with some basic information about the organization and what volunteers would be doing, along with contact information. The Wahkiakum Washington State University...
Steven Hansen, who lives in the Marina Estates area, approached the Port District 1 Board of Commissioners on Thursday about the installation of a gate at the rock pit, which connects the marina to his neighborhood. He said a neighbor had been threatened after he confronted a man who had driven through, that three cars of joyriding high school students had traveled through one day, and that "sketchy characters" were seen coming and going. "It won't restrict our right of way at all,"...
On Tuesday, the Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners learned about Bonneville tier rates, heard reports and were asked to consider making some changes to their agenda. General Manager Dan Kay went over the PUD’s contract with Bonneville Power Administration, with an explanation of BPA’s tier rate methodology. He said that the PUD’s current rate period high water mark is 4.775 average megawatts. That number is determined by readings taken every hour for an entire year. There is a buffe...
Wahkiakum County officials on Tuesday acted on a shoreline master plan update and discussed how to proceed with an update of the county comprehensive plan. State statutes require periodic reviews of shoreline plans, said county Planner David Hicks, and the county's is due this June. The state Department of Ecology has offered a grant of $84,000 for the county to conduct the review and extended the deadline to June, 2023. The review could be conducted simultaneously with final work on the county's Shoreline Management Program (SMP)...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to provide interim funding for the Wahkiakum County Fair. The fair's account has a little over $400 in it, said county Treasurer Tammy Peterson, and that's not enough to cover current billing. Fair officials were present at the commission's March 8 meeting to present a request for funding to cover expenses until they receive their state appropriation. Commissioners asked Auditor Nicci Bergseng and Treasurer Tammy Peterson to meet with fair officials, analyze the situation and make a...
A bill that aimed to limit the governor’s emergency powers died in a late night debate on the floor of the Washington State Legislature just hours before the bill cutoff deadline. Critics had hoped to limit the use of gubernatorial powers, like the ones Gov. Jay Inslee has used since Feb. 2020 to control the spread of COVID-19. House minority leader Rep. J.T. Wilcox, R-Yelm, said after approximately 30 minutes of discussion considering the first proposed amendment, debate was suddenly stopped with Democrats pulling the bill off the floor. H...
Friction between anglers and Elochoman Valley property owners spilled over to the Tuesday meeting of the Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners. Property owners told commissioners an influx of anglers has infringed on their riverfront property and brought problems with litter and people relieving themselves. They asked what could be done to address the situation, and after discussion, officials agreed to press the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to post signs and make efforts to educate anglers to respect property rights....
Police can pursue and stop vehicles if they have a “reasonable suspicion” of a crime being committed under new legislation that is headed to the desk of Gov. Jay Inslee. The Washington State House of Representatives voted 86-12 in favor of SB 5919 March 4 with bipartisan support. The Senate previously voted in favor of the same bill early last month. This legislation reverses current law which cites “probable cause” as sufficient reason to engage in a vehicular pursuit. Under SB 5919, however, “reasonable suspicion” will be enough to allow an...
THURSDAY Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. 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. Cathlamet First Aid Division, Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, First Aid Division, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, ambulance training, 7 p.m. Food Addicts Meeting, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. Rosburg Community Club, 7 p.m. Eastside Play & Learn Group, St. James Family Center, 10-11:30 a.m. Community Library &...
Gov. Jay Inslee said lawmakers delivered on his call to take “big, bold, action,” after the 60-day legislative session came to a close March 10 in Olympia, working until the midnight deadline to push through a $64.1 billion supplemental state budget. In addition to boosting spending by $5 billion in the current two-year budget cycle, legislators approved the first major transportation funding package since 2015. The Democratic majority in both the House and Senate outlined priorities in the beginning of the year including addressing hom...
The $17 billion transportation package dubbed “Move Ahead Washington,” is on its way to the Governor’s office for final signature. House legislators passed the 16-year plan on a pair of votes of 54-44 and 57-41 on the final day of the 2022 legislative session. State Senators voted an hour later, passing the package with a 29-20 and a 30-19 vote. One of the package’s sponsors, Sen. Marko Liias, D-Everett, said in a news release: “We’re investing in projects from rural to urban areas across our state, letting kids ride free on buses, ferries and...
Makayla Davis, who participates in WAHSET, the Washington High School Equestrian Team, is state bound in two events and has the potential to qualify for a third. She earned three firsts last weekend at a district meet, winning the barrel event with a time of 15.159, pole bending with a 21.589, and the figure eight event with an 18.339. Competitors must finish in the top three in the same event at two district meets during the season or break a record to qualify for state. Davis, who had already...
