Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Wahkiakum County courthouse is updating its HVAC system, and workers again used a crane to raise new equipment to the roof last week. Photo courtesy of Pearl Blackburn....
Wahkiakum County's Superior and District courts, and County Clerk continue to monitor the covid-19 pandemic and to collaborate with state and local officials to ensure the health and safety. Because of recent virus surges, all jury trials have been cancelled for December. District Court jury trials are also cancelled for January. Court offices remain open to the public during normal business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday). Space in each office is limited. Visitors should look through the window before entering and wait outside...
On Tuesday, Wahkiakum County Commissioners invited new and old actors from the Washington State Legislative District 19 to a workshop with the Wahkiakum PUD Commissioners so they could hear first hand about the Wahkiakum broadband improvement project and the need for funding. In attendance from District 19 were Representative Jim Walsh, Representative-Elect Joel McEntire, and Senator-Elect Jeff Wilson. Wahkiakum PUD Commissioner Gene Healy gave an overview of the broadband project, which began...
Wahkiakum Health and Human Services reported two more cases of covid-19 this week, one on Tuesday and another on Wednesday. Both individuals are in self-quarantine. One has a connection to Wahkiakum School District, but neither have a connection to St. James Family Center. The school and the health department have been working together to ensure the safety of students and staff, a press release stated today. Because of the stringent measures in place within the school district, including tight cohorts, WSD will remain open. Person to person...
Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday announced additional economic supports for workers and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Inslee also announced a three-week extension of the state’s current restrictions which will now be in place until January 4, 2021. “What we do between now — when COVID activity is still at crisis levels — and the time when vaccines are widely available, is literally a matter of life and death,” Inslee said at a press conference Tuesday morning. Washington has distributed billions of dollars in federal and state funds t...
The annual Tree Lighting Festival was held on Saturday, with thanks from the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce and the Wahkiakum PUD who decorated the tree in front of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse. Santa stopped by the Community Center in Cathlamet on Saturday to visit with local families for the Winter Festival. The Barth family paused for a picture....
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners got an update on the water consolidation project in Skamokawa, discussed a variety of issues, and agreed on Tuesday that they would not accept an award offered by the Public Works Board to fund a portion of the broadband project in eastern Wahkiakum County. General Manager Dave Tramblie said there were two customers left to connect in the Skamokawa consolidation project. “I got a really nice email from one of the customers, who said he’d had the...
The Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners handled a bit of business and got updates about covid-19 and changes at the Family Health Center on Tuesday. Superior Court Clerk Kay Holland recently approached the commissioners about a $19,000 jury system upgrade, which they approved, and the CARES Act funds subsequently covered. She had since learned that the total was actually over $29,000, and asked the commissioners on Tuesday to cover the difference. Commissioners approved the additional...
According to the Washington Department of Health website, there were 35 confirmed cases of covid-19 in Wahkiakum County as of Tuesday. The website is not reporting the number of tests conducted at this time. Pacific County has reported 446 cases so far, with 91 considered active, adding 51 new cases on Monday. There have been 1,572 positive cases in Cowlitz County with 775 considered active. Across the river, Columbia County has had 462 cases, with 69 still infectious, and there have been 390...
Last week in a story about the Christmas Star program, it was reported that the program was originally run by the Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Department. It was not a department program; rather it was coordinated by two people who happened to work in the department....
The old man and his dog are an indelible image. M.D. Johnson, 56, and Joseph Savelio, who graduated from Wahkiakum High School this spring, were part of a wild land fire fighting strike team protecting homes this summer, when they met the man and his large, yellow dog. The team, which also included two more recent Wahkiakum graduates, had prepped the nearby structures, so that when the fire got there, they were ready to go. Engines waited with water, and hoses had been deployed. "We had got to...
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 Conservation District, Monday, 25 River St., 4 p.m., and joint meeting with Cowlitz...
Wahkiakum Health and Human Services reported on Thursday that three more Wahkiakum County residents had tested positive for covid-19, for a total of 38 cases. All three are in self-quarantine. There is a limited connection to the Wahkiakum School District. The district “has stringent measures in place…including tight cohorts” and will remain open. There is currently no known connection to the daycare. Active person to person spread is confirmed in the county, the press release stated. WHHS is “urging citizens to practice safety measure...
Wahkiakum Health and Human Services reported one positive test result for covid-19 on Friday, for a total of 39 cases. The individual is in self-quarantine, and there is no known connection to the school district or the daycare. WHHS is working to identify anyone who has exposure risk following close contact with the individual. Anyone who is considered to have been in close contact will be notified by WHHS staff. Active person to person spread is confirmed in the county, the press release stated. WHHS is “urging citizens to practice safety m...
Wahkiakum Health and Human Services reported on Monday that four more Wahkiakum County residents had tested positive for covid-19, bringing the total number to 43. The four are in self-quarantine. There is limited connection to the school district which “has stringent measures in place…including tight cohorts” and will remain open. There is no known exposure to the daycare. Active person to person spread is confirmed in the county, the press release stated. WHHS is “urging citizens to practice safety measures such as social distancing, staying...
One person tested positive for covid-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total of confirmed cases in Wahkiakum County to 44. The individual is in self-quarantine according to a press release from Wahkiakum Health and Human Services. There is no known connection to Wahkiakum School District or St. James Family Center. Person to person spread is confirmed to be active in the county, and the risk of contracting covid-19 in Washington is increasing dramatically. WHHS is urging citizens to practice safety measures such as social distancing, staying at...
Wahkiakum Health and Human Services is reporting that two more Wahkiakum County residents have tested positive for covid-19, for a total of 22 confirmed cases. The two new cases have no known direct connection to the schools or day care, according to the press release. Both individuals have been advised to self-quarantine and people who were in immediate contact are being asked to do the same. WHHS is working to identify anyone who may have an exposure risk because of contact with these individuals. Those people with close contact will be...
A little over a week ago, the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office was notified by Wahkiakum Health and Human Services that some of their employees had been in contact with two people who had tested positive for covid-19. “We’re talking close calls,” Howie said. “They were definitely with these people for a length of time. We did an emergency protocol, and made some changes in house.” Eight members of their staff were tested and went into self-quarantine. Seven have gotten the good news that t...
By Diana Zimmerman On Nov. 16, Wahkiakum School District learned that an individual at the school had tested positive for covid-19. On Monday, they learned that a second person, a member of the same tight cohort, had tested positive, as had a close personal contact who is not at the school. The district has posted a statement on their website, which says that both individuals from the school district are in self-quarantine, are symptomatic, and that the few people who had close contact during...
Wahkiakum Health and Human Services was notified on Monday that four more residents had tested positive for covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 20 in Wahkiakum County. Two were related to a case at Wahkiakum School District last week, one a member of the same tight cohort, another a family member. The other two cases have no known relation to the school district or to St. James Family Center. The four have been advised to self-quarantine and anyone in immediate contact...
By Diana Zimmerman When NovaLee Knopp joined the Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Department as a reserve deputy 20 years ago, she was surprised to learn that some of her duties came with the unofficial title of Elf. Surprise quickly turned to pleasure, as she came to appreciate The Star Program of Wahkiakum County, which was run by the sheriff's office, and helped bring Christmas to local families in need each year. Though she may no longer be a reserve deputy, she and her husband, John, might still...
The annual Winter Festival and Tree Lighting Ceremony is set for this Saturday, November 28 in downtown Cathlamet. Santa Claus will be at the Community Center from 3–6:30 p.m. and small family groups are welcome to stop by and say hello from the outside alcove. Because of covid-19, there will be no sitting on Santa’s lap this year, but the little ones are still welcome to talk to him, get a picture, and leave a Christmas list in the North Pole mailbox, which will be stationed nearby. He wil...
Last week's report on the meeting of the Cathlamet Town Council contained two errors. “Excise” tax is the correct term, not “excess tax;" and the council did not pass a motion to contract with ecological land services, it failed and was tabled....
On Friday, Wahkiakum Health and Human Services was awaiting test results for approximately 30 people who had been in close contact with the four Wahkiakum County residents that tested positive for covid-19 last week. Some were symptomatic, and WHHS Director Chris Bischoff believed it was likely that a portion of them would test positive. He was right. On Monday, four more Wahkiakum County residents tested positive. Two were related to a positive result at Wahkiakum School District, and two more...
What do music, magic, debating, basketball, and law all have in common? Meet Tom Garvey, Hanigan Law Office's newest associate. Garvey, 30, transplanted to Washington in 2015 after graduating from Kansas University with the initial interest of visiting his brother and getting to know the local music scene. His knack for research, stemming from a history of competitive debating, eventually led to pursuing Seattle University's legal writing program where he graduated in Spring 2020. Before launchi...
