Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Life can turn on a dime, it's said. I heard this story on a Wednesday morning. Before the day was over, it had taken a surprising and brighter turn, I'm pleased to say. Let's start at the beginning. If you've been lucky enough to catch some Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball in the last few years, you know about the Watkins twins, Alexzandria and Kimberlee. The two are juniors this year, 17 years old, and have been on the varsity team since they were in eighth grade. It's been a hard year for many...
The Washington State Department of Transportation has closed SR 4 in the Seal River area near Rosburg because of high water. There is no estimated time for reopening. Here is the announcement that came Tuesday evening: WSDOT ALERT: SR 4 - CLOSED in both directions between mileposts 13.0-13.7, due to flooding – 4-miles west of Grays River DATE/TIME: Jan. 12, 2021 - 8 p.m. LOCATION: SR 4 - between mileposts 13.0 –13.7, near Seal River Road (4-miles west of Grays River) - Wahkiakum, County DESCRIPTION: Due to water over the roadway, ALL lanes of...
Four or more inches of rain (perhaps even more) over two days brought flooding to the Grays River Valley. Photo by Darrell Alexander....
As of Wednesday morning, the number of Wahkiakum County residents to test positive since March for the covid-19 virus had grown to 60. Wahkiakum Health and Human Services considers 14 of those cases to be active. “Recovered is more of a math issue,” WHHS Director Chris Bischoff said on Monday. “We are not doing tests for people that recover, so if you haven’t had any symptoms for 10 days, you’re recovered. That’s CDC guidance.” Because of privacy issues that arise in small populations,...
Wahkiakum county officials said Tuesday they would lobby against a proposal to replace county health districts with region-wide districts. Officials fear they will lose local control over public health issues if decisions are made at a regional level. The proposal comes from Governor Jay Inslee. It arose in response to some political conflicts involving county health districts around the state, said Chris Bischoff, director of Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services. County commissioners from around the state have discussed the proposal in...
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 River Refuge Recovery. Mondays 6:30 p.m. Zoom ID 960 8413 9102. Community Center, Mon. 9-12 & 1-5. Tues-Thurs. 9-1. Friday by appointment. Cathlamet Library T-F 2-5 p.m. Covid restrictions enforced. Great Rivers Behavioral Health Governing Board via web/phone call, 1 (872) 242-7644, PIN # 58337, Fri.,...
On Tuesday, Governor Jay Inslee announced a new phased regional recovery plan for the State of Washington. The goal of the plan is to ease some restrictions, addressing the continued need for hospital capacity and health care during the pandemic while “paving the way for economic recovery.” There are eight regions in the plan, based on health care services available. Wahkiakum County joins Clark, Cowlitz, Klickitat, and Skamania to form the Southwest region. Phase 1 begins for all regions on...
Wahkiakum County commissioners elected Gene Strong chair of the board for 2021 and acted on other business when they met Tuesday in their first meeting of the year. Lee Tischer, attending his first meeting as a newly elected county commissioner, was voted vice-chair. In his report to the commissioners, who were acting as the county board of health, county Health and Human Services Director Chris Bischoff said department staff and volunteers are proceeding so fast with covid-19 vaccinations that he's under pressure to slow the process and share...
One Wahkiakum County resident tested positive for covid-19 on Thursday, according to a press release from Wahkiakum Health and Human Services, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 61. Of these cases, 15 are considered active. The person is in self-quarantine. There is no known connection to Wahkiakum School District or St. James Family Center. WHHS is working with the person to determine who may have exposure risk and will be notifying anyone who has come in close contact. There is active community spread, according to WHHS, and...
Another Wahkiakum County resident tested positive for covid-19 on Friday, bringing the total number of cases to 62, with 16 considered active. The person is in self-quarantine. There is no known connection to Wahkiakum School District or St. James Family Center. Wahkiakum Health and Human Services is working with the person to determine who may have exposure risk and will notify people who has come in close contact. There is active community spread, according to WHHS, and the risk of contracting covid-19 in Washington is increasing...
On Monday, Wahkiakum Health and Human Services learned that two more Wahkiakum County residents had tested positive for covid-19, bringing the total number of cases to 64. The health center is considering 12 of those cases to be potentially active, according to the press release. The individuals are in self-quarantine and WHHS is working with them to determine who may have an exposure risk. The health department will notify people who have come in close contact. There is a connection to Wahkiakum School District and for the first time, to St....
Above, Public Health Nurse Danelle Barlow on Monday administered Wahkiakum's first dose of the Moderna vaccine to Dan Bigelow, who serves with emergency medical services (EMS). Right, Sheriff Mark Howie was second in line and received a dose of the covid vaccine from Kim Sharp. The county health department has laid out a priority list for vaccinations; see story elsewhere on this page. Photos by Diana Zimmerman....
On Tuesday, during a special Cathlamet Town Council meeting, the mayor’s tie breaking vote passed a motion allowing The Spar to work with town staff on a right-of-way permit for outdoor dining. The town invited the public to express thoughts on outdoor dining structures that would take up parking spaces in front of restaurants that wanted to opt-in for a right-of-way permit. The Spar owner, Stephanie Vossen, proposed a temporary structure in front of her venue that would take up two parking spots but allow The Spar to offer dine-in services. C...
As of Tuesday, the total number of covid-19 cases had risen to 54 in Wahkiakum County. According to the Washington Department of Health, one person is hospitalized and 990 tests have been conducted so far. Wahkiakum Health and Human Services is not reporting the number of active cases at this time. Pacific County added nine cases on Monday, bringing their total case count to 569, with 28 considered active. Cowlitz County has had 2,497 cases with 966 considered active. They are reporting 23...
Cathlamet and its surrounding area did the town proud, as it decked the halls with twinkling lights, blowup santas, angels and reindeer, dragons and even minions in the Inaugural Cathlamet Holiday Lights Competition. Sponsored by Cathlamet Town Councilman Robert Stowe and his wife, Elizabeth, and with generous support from The Wahkiakum County Eagle, the two spent Saturday evening pouring through the ballots ensuring there were no hanging chads, no ballots from life-challenged voters and no...
Aerial photograph of the Town of Cathlamet’s timberland near Abe Creek. Harvesting will begin this month. The projected amount of revenue from the timber harvest would increase the town’s reserve fund to $490,000, which would go towards capital expenditures, improvements, and emergencies. The $300,000 from the harvest is projected in the 2021 budget. Photographs by Todd Souvenir....
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 River Refuge Recovery. Mondays 6:30 p.m. Zoom ID 960 8413 9102. Community Center, Mon. 9-12 & 1-5. Tues-Thurs. 9-1. Friday by appointment. Cathlamet Library T-F 2-5 p.m. Covid restrictions enforced....
Wahkiakum County Auditor Nicci Bergseng last week issued oaths of office of county commissioner to Dan Cothren, left, and Lee Tischer. Cothren is starting his fifth term, and Tischer is starting his first. Courtesy photo....
According to a press release from the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office, Skamokawa residents Paul and Daria Lacy pled guilty to three counts of animal cruelty, “successfully resolving the on-going legal process” in court proceedings delayed by covid-19. The Lacys were sentenced in early December. They are prohibited from having any animals in their possession. They are not allowed to breed, board, train, pet-sit, shelter, rescue, buy, sell, adopt, foster, or raise or keep any animal. The court...
You never know where you will find inspiration. For Becka Roland and Ronnie Rhyner, the new owners of Skamokawa Farmstead Creamery, it was a romantic movie on TV about a life changed and love found on a goat farm. Three weeks after watching the movie, Roland came across the listing for the property in Skamokawa. It was kismet, as far as the two were concerned. The pair have been there since the end of October and are getting to know their 70 goats, three horses, three donkeys, and peahens as...
On Monday, Wahkiakum Health and Human Services reported that another case of covid-19 had been confirmed in a Wahkiakum County resident, bringing the total number to 55. There is no known connection to the Wahkiakum School District or St. James Family Center. WHHS is working with the individual to identify anyone who may have had a risk of exposure. The health department will notify people who have had close contact. There is active community spread of covid-19 in Wahkiakum County, according to the press release from WHHS. They are urging...
Top: Stephanie Leitz, left, was the emcee for a Wahkiakum Lions Club "Night Out Wahkiakum" holiday program which was streamed online last week and highlighted local talents like musicians Kyleen Austin and Andrew Emlen, right, and Robert Michael Pyle, who maintained his traditional reading of "The Night Before Christmas." Right: Cathlamet librarian Carol Blix read a story during Night Out Wahkiakum, and the Wahkiakum High School Dance Club performed a routine to a Christmas tune. Screenshots by...
Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services (WCHHS) has received a limited initial allotment of Moderna brand COVID-19 vaccine and is scheduling appointments for vaccinations. In Monday news release, WCHHS Director Chris Bischoff said department staff are uncertain how many more doses will be available and how soon they will arrive. For this reason, WCHHS is following federal Centers for Disease Control and Washington State Department of Health guidance on the prioritization of vaccine distribution. "We would like to invite those 75 and older to...
Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services (WHHS) has received a positive test result notification for one additional COVID-19 case in a Wahkiakum County resident, the department announced in a Tuesday morning news release. This brings Wahkiakum to a cumulative total of 54 cases. The person in question has no connection with schools or St. James Family Center. "We are working to identify anyone who may have an exposure risk because of contact with the individual," department Director Chris Bischoff said in the release. "Those people with close...
On Monday, the Cathlamet Town Council scheduled a special meeting for next Tuesday to discuss the feasibility of establishing outdoor dining on Main Street. Restaurant owners urged the council to consider the idea as a means of supporting struggling businesses amidst covid-19 restrictions. Also, Council Member David Olson announced the conditional award of $109,410 grant funding from the Washington State Department of Commerce Clean Energy Fund to install an electric vehicle charging station in the Butler lot. More information on the charging...
