Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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A link on Facebook to a Washington voter’s site caused a little stir this week, bringing voters to the Wahkiakum County Auditor’s Office concerned about ballots being rejected because signatures didn’t match. Election officials are aware of the site, Deputy Auditor Kaelee Dearmore said, and believed that the creators were intending to be helpful, but voters are being redirected to the state’s official site, www.vote.wa.gov to check the status of their ballots. While Dearmore was quick to poin...
As of Tuesday, Wahkiakum County’s covid-19 case count held steady at 10, with 663 tests conducted so far. Pacific County was reporting 120 total cases, with five new ones on Monday. Of the 120, ten are considered active. Cowlitz County has 808 confirmed cases, with 667 considered recovered. Across the river, Columbia County has 252 total cases, with eight considered infectious, and in Clatsop County, they are reporting 245 cases with 11 considered active. “A number of states in the US are sur...
Need a flu shot? Please check with your primary care provider first, to see if they have flu shots available. The Family Health Center in Cathlamet has adult and pediatric flu shots available for their patients only, and asks that anyone needing one to please call to make an appointment. The Cathlamet Pharmacy is in short supply, and are not sure when they will be getting more. They do not have flu shots available for children, and adults needing a flu shot should call before coming in. There...
Wahkiakum County's Board of Commissioners began a busy week of budget workshops with a bit of their usual business on Tuesday. Sheriff Mark Howie said that a power outage on Monday was caused by a backhoe, not the rumored attempted hack he had heard about. The commission approved an amendment to an existing interlocal cooperative agreement with Pacific County in which Wahkiakum will continue to provide engineering services until February 14, 2021. They approved an amendment to an interlocal...
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. Great Rivers BHO Governing Board, Friday, 10/30, 351 NW North St., Chehalis, 10 a.m....
The Board of Directors held its monthly meeting on October 20. In personnel matters, the board approved the hire of Tawnya Steenerson, assistant cook. Policy 3122, Excused and Unexcused Absences, was also approved. The board declared a list of items for surplus and will sell these to the public after school districts have a chance to purchase them. Building goals and student learning objectives for the year were shared by the building principals, Mr. Flood and Mr. Laine. An overview was provided on how the first month of school had gone so far...
The Wahkiakum Republican and Democratic Team held a debate for Wahkiakum County Commissioner candidates on October 21. The virtual event can be viewed online, on the Wahkiakum RandD Team YouTube page. Dan Cothren, incumbent for Commissioner, District 2, his challenger Tim Lawry, as well as Mike Backman, incumbent for Commissioner, District 1, and his challenger Lee Tischer answered several questions during the nearly two hour event, moderated by Stephanie Leitz. Here is one of the questions,...
On Monday, the Cathlamet Town Council unanimously passed a motion to enter into a contract with Wahkiakum County to reactivate the town's municipal court after approximately 10 years of inactivity. In addition, Public Works Superintendent David McNally updated the council about the town dock which is no longer accessible because of a temporarily removed gangway; he also reported that the sewer plant's ditch mixer has been damaged and solutions are being discussed; he is also waiting for quotes...
Wahkiakum County’s positive case count for covid-19 went up to 10 over the past week, with 643 tests having been conducted so far. Cowlitz County has had 779 cases, with 173 considered active. They have 115 confirmed cases and three probable in Pacific County, with 10 considered active. Across the river in Clatsop County, they are up to 234 cases, with 13 considered active, and in Columbia County they have had 233 cases, with 15 currently infectious. “We’re starting to experience another uptic...
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners learned about the PUD’s response to a recent storm and got a general update on projects at their meeting on Tuesday. A couple PUD employees who were headed into Cathlamet to pick up vehicles and equipment on October 10 to respond to outages during a storm found themselves stranded by a tree that had fallen across Elochoman Valley Road. Thanks to an assist from the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Department, who transported the stranded pair, they wer...
There have been some changes to this year’s Neewollah Festivities, which are set to begin at 3 p.m. on Friday, October 30. The event has been moved to the Wahkiakum High School parking lot for better safety and to provide room for social distance, Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce Interim Director Stacey Lane said. Families are invited to line the parade route, while remaining in their small groups, to watch vehicles and banner/flag walkers wind around the parking lot. Participants will then park i...
Ballots enter the drop box at the courthouse in Cathlamet. Wahkiakum County Elections Officer Kaelee Dearmore said Wednesday that the office was having "super incredibly high volume" of ballots coming via mail or dropboxes. Other drop boxes are located in Skamokawa and Rosburg. Votes will be tallied Nov. 3. Photo by Rick Nelson....
Because of an editing error, Jim Roberts’s letter to editor was printed incorrectly last week. The beginning should have stated: I wonder in utter amazement how anybody that claims faith can support the likes of our candidates. Easy for me to say as a recovering Christian. Even a lost and wondering lamb, such as myself, can tell which candidate seems less likely to further destroy what we once had....
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....
Grays River resident Patrick Shane Hargitt, 37, pled guilty to two counts of possession of depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct in the first degree on July 6 before Judge Heidi Heywood in Wahkiakum Superior Court. On September 14, before Judge Donald Richter, he was sentenced to 29 months for each count, which will be served consecutively, followed by 36 months of probation. A cyber tip alerted authorities after several images and a video of suspected depictions of minors...
The Wahkiakum County Republican and Democratic team held a forum for Legislative District 19 candidates on October 14, which can be viewed on YouTube. Jim Walsh, R, incumbent, is being challenged by Marianna Everson, D, for LD19 Representative, position 1; and Brian Blake, D, incumbent, is being challenged by Joel McEntire for LD19 Representative, position 2. The candidates were asked several questions including: If the sexual health education bill becomes a law, what curriculum would you...
Wahkiakum County commissioners approved creation of a new behavioral health position to work in local schools when they met Tuesday. Commissioners handled a variety of other business and set a schedule for working on departmental budget requests for 2021. The new position should allow the new therapist to provide substance use disorder service and link students to mental health therapists when needed. "Health and Human Services (H&HS) has been struggling to fill a couple gaps in the behavioral health program," reported Tristan Wozniak, county...
By Diana Zimmerman, With Andrew Emlen "I had an interesting afternoon yesterday," Skamokawa resident Andrew Emlen wrote on Facebook recently. "I went on a long ramble through the woods above our farm, gathering chanterelles and chicken of the woods and taking photos. I returned via the ridge on the back side of our farm, bushwhacked down to the creek, and found a large tortoise shell." "Was it alive?" he wondered. "I lifted the edge of the shell, and his head came out and looked at me," Emlen co...
A ballot collection box is in place on the wall of the county courthouse. Other boxes are installed in Skamokawa and Rosburg. Photo by Rick Nelson....
Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services (WHHS) has received a positive test result notification for a 9th COVID-19 case in a Wahkiakum County resident. The individual is in self-quarantine and is symptomatic, according to a WHHS Thursday morning announcement. "We are working to identify anyone who may have an exposure risk because of contact with the person," said Chris Bischoff, director of WHHS. "Those people with close contact will be notified by Health and Human Services (WHHS) staff. At this point, the possibility of additional...
There are now eight confirmed cases of covid-19 in Wahkiakum County, with 611 tests conducted so far. Pacific County has two more cases for a total of 107. The two new cases include one male between the ages of 10-20 linked to a previously reported positive case, and another male, between 50-60 years old, linked to out of county travel. Of those 107 cases, 20 are considered active. Cowlitz County is up to 739 confirmed cases, with 163 considered active. Across the river, Clatsop County is...
Wahkiakum County resident Linda Lashell Jordan, 52, was arraigned on Monday in Wahkiakum Superior Court before Judge Donald Richter, for one charge of theft in the first degree. Jordan has been accused of wrongfully receiving more than $186,000 in compensation and benefits from 2016 to 2019, after a 14 month investigation by the Washington Department of Labor & Industries. Counsel Joshua Baldwin entered a plea of not guilty for Jordan. According to court records, Jordan was working as a meter...
The Wahkiakum County Auditor’s Office was visited by Heather Sorgen, from the Washington Secretary of State’s Certification and Training Department on Monday afternoon, to certify the logic and accuracy test results on Wahkiakum County’s ballot tabulation equipment. The purpose of the test was to ensure that every vote is counted accurately. The procedure was successful and took about a half an hour to complete. Ballots will be mailed on October 16. October 26 is the last day to register to vo...
Tuesday was a day for discussions for Wahkiakum County commissioners and a variety of representatives of local organizations who came together for two online Zoom meetings. Economic relief for business was a major topic during the meeting of the county board of commissioners. The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce introduced new Interim Director Stacey Lane who, with board member Sandi Benbrook Rieder, initiated a discussion about state and federal funding for assisting businesses in dealing with the covid-19 pandemic. The Chamber has handled an...
In last week's article about Samantha Boyce, it was incorrectly stated that the corrections officer/dispatcher for the Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Office had been named the 2020 Western States Detention Officer of the Year by Jail Con, a conference held annually for corrections personnel. The honor was actually bestowed at the conference by the National Institute for Jail Operations....
