Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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"We have had deer, osprey, cats, dogs, raccoons, pheasants and ducks at our house over the years," reports photographer Genie Cary. " Here's a little guy eating peanuts that the stellar jays love. He's got a split in his ear, so I am calling him a "splitmonk." Photo by Genie Cary....
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF MEETING DATE For the Regular Commissioners Meeting of Wahkiakum County Fire Protection District No. 3 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for Wahkiakum County Fire Protection District No. 3 which was scheduled for Thursday, October 8th, 2020, Due to unforeseen circumstances, the meeting will be changed to Thursday, October 15th, 2020 commencing at 7:30 p.m. Regular Commissioners Meetings of Fire District No. 3 are held in the Raistakka Fire Hall, 4631 State Route 4 W, Rosburg,...
A white-tail buck cleans up fallen apples at a Puget Island orchard. Photos by Rick Nelson....
Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services (WHHS) has received a positive test result notification for a 7th COVID-19 case in a Wahkiakum County resident. The person has already recovered. There are no close contacts, reported WHHS Director Chris Bischoff. At this point, Bischoff said, the possibility of additional community spread from this individual is very low. "We have expected this," Bischoff said. "We have planned for this. We continue to coordinate with partner agencies to monitor for the disease in the county. WHHS works every day to...
Slope stabilization work along SR 4 near KM Mountain was set to resume yesterday (Wednesday), the Washington State Department of Transportation announced Tuesday afternoon. Travelers using SR 4 between Skamokawa and Grays River may experience delays as crews begin phase two of long-term slope stabilization work on KM Mountain in Wahkiakum County. On Wednesday, the WSDOT contractor Granite Construction Company planned to resume work to remove debris and stabilize the hillside adjacent to the highway, where a landslide occurred in January. “Desig...
Latest polls for Washington's 3rd Congressional District race indicate a tight race between Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (49%) and Carolyn Long (47%), according to an internal poll by GQR. This political match began in 2018 when both candidates ran head-to-head for the position, ending in a 7 point Herrera Beutler victory. According to press releases from Herrera Butler's campaign, earlier this month she was active in Washington, D.C. She filed a discharge petition in the House of Representatives...
The Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors began their meeting Sept. 22 with an update on food services. They learned how educators are handling attendance, what the school is doing to combat covid-19, and heard about some big ticket items that needed immediate attention. Krista Fritzie, the food services director for the district, said that the day before school started, the USDA extended the summer feeding program through December 31, which means the school will be able to continue to...
The number of confirmed covid cases held steady at six in Wahkiakum as of Tuesday, with 554 tests conducted so far. There have been 82 positive cases in Pacific County, including two new cases confirmed in children under the age of 10 from the same household. In Cowlitz County, they are reporting 690 cases of covid-19, with 156 considered active. Across the river in Columbia County, there have been 184 cases, 29 currently infectious. In Clatsop County, there was a huge jump over the last week...
Customers of the Town of Cathlamet and Puget Island Water systems were under a boil water order last week after a water main was ruptured along the Elochoman Valley Road on Sept. 23. "The Wahkiakum County Road Department was attempting to clear a culvert, and the bucket on their excavator slipped, hitting the main," reported Sarah Clark, town clerk/treasurer. "The road crew assisted our public works department with the repairs." The town immediately issued the boil water order concerning possible contamination entering the water system. The...
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....
My life is steeped in stories. I feel like I’ve always been collecting them, one way or another. My boss tells me there is a story in every set of notes. He’s not wrong. And really, what is each of our lives, but a story? What is a community, but a collection of stories? How could I forget there is a treasure trove of them waiting to be told, all about the lives of people who came before, lived in our homes, gathered in our churches, met on Main Street, fished the Columbia River, went to war...
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF MEETING DATE For the Regular Commissioners Meeting of Wahkiakum County Fire Protection District No. 3 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for Wahkiakum County Fire Protection District No. 3 which was scheduled for Thursday, October 8th, 2020, Due to unforeseen circumstances, the meeting will be changed to Thursday, October 15th, 2020 commencing at 7:30 p.m. Regular Commissioners Meetings of Fire District No. 3 are held in the Raistakka Fire Hall, 4631 State Route 4 W, Rosburg,...
The Town of Cathlamet has rescinded its boil water order for the town and Puget Island water systems and listed steps to clean possibly contaminated water lines in homes and businesses. Here is the latest announcement from Town Clerk/Treasurer Sarah Clark: ---------------- Cathlamet, WA – Customers of the Town of Cathlamet & Wahkiakum PUD's Puget Island water systems no longer need to boil their drinking water. After receiving confirmation from the Washington State Department of Health, we’re pleased to announce that the boil water advisory is...
The boil water order for Cathlamet and Puget Island water systems has been rescinded. Here is the Thursday morning announcement from Town Clerk/Treasurer Sarah Clark: -------- Cathlamet, WA – Customers of the Town of Cathlamet & Wahkiakum PUD's Puget Island water systems no longer need to boil their drinking water. After receiving confirmation from the Washington State Department of Health, we’re pleased to announce that the boil water advisory is no longer necessary and lifted effective immediately. Please Flush Your System as a Safety Pre...
Here's notice received this afternoon (Tuesday) about work starting Wednesday on the KM slide: From the Washington State Department of Transportation: Travelers who use State Route 4 on KM Mountain may experience delays as crews begin phase two of long-term slope stabilization work on KM Mountain in Wahkiakum County. On Wednesday, Sept. 30, Washington State Department of Transportation’s contractor Granite Construction Company will resume work to remove debris and stabilize the hillside adjacent to the highway, where a landslide occurred in J...
Wahkiakum County officials are repealing part of the existing ban on outdoor burning. Starting at 12:01 a.m. today (Thursday), county officials will allow recreational fires if built in approved fire pits or in designated campgrounds, such as those typically found in local, county, and state parks and in commercial campgrounds. On private land, campfires are permitted with the landowner’s permission if built in an approved manner: • In a metal, stone or masonry lined fire pit such as those seen in approved campgrounds. • They may not excee...
On Monday, the Cathlamet Town Council deliberated on a myriad of agenda items including the possibility of conducting covid-19 tests of biosolids from the town’s sewer system. The test would determine whether or not the virus has entered the system through public, commercial and residential spaces. Other items included an update on the town’s dock repair which appears gridlocked. Public Works Director David McNally stated that because of both the high cost of replacement and extent of damage to the dock, “nobody wants to repair them and nobod...
At Tuesday's meeting of the Wahkiakum PUD board of commissioners, Auditor Erin Wilson reported that the PUD would pay out nearly $30,000 total to 13 customers participating in a renewable energy program this year. The payments are used as a credit towards the PUD electric excise tax, which she said averages between $8,000 and $17,000 per month. Commissioner Bob Jungers noted that it was money that stayed in the county instead of going to Olympia. “I never thought we’d have that many [people par...
Wahkiakum County's board of commissioners breezed through a light agenda Tuesday. At the recommendation of the Public Works Department, commissioners declined to accept bids for paving and other work on Columbia Street between Jacobson Road and SR 4. County Engineer Paul Lacy had estimated the project cost at $237,790, and the lowest of the three bids the county received was $302,260. "We recommend we don't award a contract now," Lacy said. "We'll redesign the project, take some items off for the county forces to do, like installing a catch...
The contractor doing the roofing and painting work on the Pioneer Community Center needed a bigger crane to work on the former church's high steeple, so they brought in the "Ultra Boom" which not only has a long reach but can also operate on sloping ground. Photo courtesy of David Olson....
As of Tuesday, the number of confirmed cases of covid-19 remains at six in Wahkiakum County, with 537 tests having been conducted. There are 80 cases in Pacific County and 648 in Cowlitz County, with 130 considered active. Across the river in Columbia County, there are 153 total cases with seven currently considered infectious and in Clatsop County, they are reporting 127 positive cases, with 97 recovered. “Time for us to get more diligent about this,” Wahkiakum Health and Human Services Dir...
The Wahkiakum Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5297 and other members of the community paused to honor Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action on Friday morning in front of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse. "I'm glad to join with you as we salute the men and women who have served and sacrificed to keep America free," Bill Tawater said. "Today there are nearly 82,000 Americans listed as missing or unaccounted for from our nation's wars going back to World War II. That's 82,000 military and...
In recent editions of the sheriff’s report, there were repeated references to night shoots at the Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge. Paul Meyers, a biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports that agencies have been trying to reduce the number of coyotes on the refuge. "We did conduct coyote control at the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer this year after a year of low fawn survival," Myers said in a written statement. "An intensive study c...
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: Wahkiakum PUD, Tuesday, 9/22, 8:30 a.m. Online Recovery Meeting, Lower Columbia River Refuge Recovery. Mondays 6:30 p.m. Zoom ID 960 8413 9102. Wahkiakum PUD, Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Great Rivers BHO Governing Board, Friday, 9/25, 351 NW North St., Chehalis....
The Naselle/Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors held its monthly meeting on Sept. 15. The following personnel matters were addressed: Resignation of Erick Campisi, bus driver, hire Amber Haataia, bus driver, and hire of Kellyn Hazen, interim school counselor. The board also approved the superintendent’s goals for the 2020-21 school year, along with the NGREA (teachers’ union) bargained agreement for 2020-21. In other matters of action, the directors approved the Title I Parent Involvement Policy, the Highly Capable Plan for...
