Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Cathlamet Town Council learned about census, approved a park maintenance bid and contracts for water line work and dock restoration, and discussed spending in the time of corona virus at their three-hour-long Monday meeting. Speaking to council concerns that the town might be under counted, US Census representative Lorraine Ralston described census procedures. People are counted at residential units, she said, with responders asking how many people were in the unit on April 1. That isn’t a deadline, she said; the census is tasked with c...
On Monday Washington State Governor Jay Inslee and state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal announced that the statewide closure of schools would be extended through the end of the school year. Local leaders responded. While this seemed like an inevitability, it still feels very sad and almost surreal,” Naselle Grays River Valley School District Superintendent Lisa Nelson said. “Our staff are bummed and we feel so badly for the parents and students, especially our seniors who...
Wahkiakum County commissioners aren't ready to recommend a halt on recreational hunting and fishing, the board said on Tuesday. The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife wants to know, said Chris Bischoff, director of Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services reported to commissioners at their weekly meeting. WDFW is gathering input on the idea from county health officers, he said, adding that he wanted to know the commissioners' feelings before responding. Halts or restrictions of hunting and fishing would be part of the continued...
This press release and a story in last week’s edition didn’t cross paths soon enough. Wahkiakum County Treasurer Tammy Peterson reports an extension in the property tax payment deadline. --Editor To respond to the economic impacts stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, Wahkiakum County Treasurer Tammy Peterson encourages property owners who are financially able to pay first half or full year property taxes by the due date of April 30th. Your property taxes fund essential services in state and local government, including the Town of Cat...
Wahkiakum on the Move, the local bus service, has seen a sharp decrease in ridership with the covid19 pandemic, but they plan to keep moving for the people who need them, as well as providing additional delivery service for the Lions Club Helping Hands and the Wahkiakum Food Bank. Managers are asking people to use the service for essential rides only. As a response to the health crisis, they have decided to cut some of their routes for the time being. Usually they make four trips to Longview eve...
As of Tuesday night, two Wahkiakum County residents have tested postive for covid-19. The first positive test was taken locally, with the results posting on Friday. The individual is in self-quarantine as of Friday and did not require medical care. The second positive test was taken out of the county, with results posting on Saturday. That individual had mild symptoms and was also in self quarantine. The two cases are not related. According to the Washington Department of Health website, 16...
The Wahkiakum PUD Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday to discuss business, with some taking advantage of Zoom to attend remotely. General Manager Dave Tramblie reported that he had decided to delay bids for tree trimming, a pole testing project, and possibly the Skamokawa Water Expansion project because of the current health emergency. The permits for the Skamokawa Water Expansion project are a few weeks out, he said. They will wait till that time to determine whether it would “be prudent t...
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, all county buildings are closed to the public and meetings and events usually listed here have been canceled until further notice....
Unusual times call for unusual procedures. Normally, the Cathlamet Pharmacy would be pleased to see shoppers wandering amiably in the aisles of their store and perusing their wares, but these days, they are trying to discourage that kind of behavior in order to protect community members with compromised immunity who are there to pick up prescriptions. In order to do that, they are asking customers to have an idea of what they are looking for before they arrive, or even feel free to call ahead...
People will need their vehicles even during a statewide order to stay home, and Moore Auto in Cathlamet has remained open to make sure people can still get to work, or to the store, or maybe even for a quiet drive in the country, if only for a change of scenery. “We’re still staying busy,” Joel Moore said on Tuesday. They are booked out for the next week, but Moore admitted that “door swings,” or visits into the automotive parts store, were down. Technicians have been disinfecting cars as t...
Masks for all are still not indicated, Wahkiakum Health and Human Services Director Chris Bischoff said in a meeting on Monday. Masks are considered personal protective equipment, and right now, PPE is in short supply. “The highest priority for those is for medical folks,” Bischoff said. “They are at a limited number. it’s not hard to find stories about losing doctors or nurses pretty regular to this disease, whether they are too ill to work or it is to a fatality. We need to protect those f...
Wahkiakum County Health & Human Services has announced the first positive test for covid-19 in an individual in the county. The person is in self-quarantine and currently does not require medical care. H&HS is working with the individual to identify anyone who may have an exposure risk due to contact. Those people will be contacted by H&HS. H&HS asks us to remember that “diseases don’t discriminate or stop at city, county, or international borders. Covid-19 may have originated abroad, but not everyone from parts of the world with increased ris...
The Wahkiakum County Health Department would like to better understand the effects that the Coronavirus might have on Wahkiakum County Residents. The Health Department is asking people with COVID like symptoms to call our call center and answer a few questions. The symptoms we are looking for are fever and either a cough, shortness of breath, or tightness in the chest. IF YOU ARE A WAHKIAKUM COUNTY RESIDENT and have experienced these symptoms with in the last 14 days, please call 360-849-4041 at your earliest possible convenience. We thank you...
This week, in response to the spread of covid-19 virus, county officials reduced the hours of operation of the ferry Oscar B. Effective Monday, the ferry will operate 5 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. until further notice. Photo by Rick Nelson....
It’s been nearly three weeks since Washington State Governor Jay Inslee announced statewide school closures, and Wahkiakum School District and Naselle Grays River Valley School District are continuing to make adjustments, especially in finding new ways to provide an education to their students from a distance. “I guess you could say we are learning to fly the plane as we go,” Naselle Grays River Valley School District Superintendent Lisa Nelson wrote in an email on Tuesday. “We have been se...
A last minute understanding about US Census data collection has drawn concern from Cathlamet Town Council Member David Olson. Census day was yesterday (Wednesday) when people were to have responded to census questionnaires. Olson learned this week that many Cathlamet residents with post office mail boxes haven't received a census questionnaire. Further investigation Tuesday revealed census forms were mailed only to residential addresses with mail boxes and not to post office boxes. This drew Olson's concern on Tuesday, for census data is used...
Wahkiakum sophomore Landon Luce tied for sixth recently in reining cow horse competition at a National Reined Cow Horse Association World Show. Luce, the son of Cara Elliott and Casey Luce, has been riding horses for five or six years. He started showing at Wahkiakum County Fair. He has been competing for about a year, but this was his first world show. In reining cow horse, the horse and rider are judged on their performance of several maneuvers involving a live cow. His step-mother, Andrea...
Editor's note: After this story was written, we received word from Wahkiakum County Treasurer Tammy Peterson that the Wahkiakum officials have extended the tax payment deadline to May 31. Please see separate article on this website for that information. ------------ With the April 30 deadline for paying property taxes this month, tenants, landlords and property owners may wonder how the economic impact of the covid-19 virus will affect them. Steve Sharp, a Puget Island resident and president of Sharp Property Management, Inc., posed that...
Commissioners Lee Tischer and Austin Burkhalter of Port District 2 met by the online program Zoom on Tuesday and charged through their agenda in a seven minute meeting. Action items included: --Commissioners adopted a resolution formally passing operation of County Line Park to Port District 1. Port 2 has managed the park for Wahkiakum County for several years, but commissioners of both port districts agreed Port 1 was better suited for management; the park lies within the boundaries of Port 1. --Commissioners adopted a resolution raising the...
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners met briefly on Wednesday to adopt a resolution that delegates authority to General Manager Dave Tramblie during the public health emergency brought on by the novel coronavirus, covid-19. The commissioners adopted a resolution that declared that covid-19 is a civil public emergency. The resolution allows Tramblie to exercise emergency powers regarding personnel, services, equipment, etc., as he may find necessary to properly and safely manage this...
The Wahkiakum County Eagle contacted Family Health Center Director Dian Cooper after receiving a complaint from an individual who said she had “pushed and fought” to receive testing for covid-19 at their office in Cathlamet because she had been ill, had tested negative for flu, and was often around seniors. “We follow the CDC guidelines, which are to prioritize limited testing capability for hospitalized patients with symptoms and health care providers with symptoms,” Cooper wrote in an email....
By Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service OLYMPIA (March 27) -- Millions of N-95 masks and other types of personal protective equipment are being delivered to Washington State as public health and emergency response officials scramble to obtain the equipment needed to respond to the growing COVID-19 outbreak. Jerrod Davis, assistant secretary for disease control and health statistics at the Department of Health, said there is significant global demand for these kinds of items and right now the state does not have enough to satisfy the needs of...
The Wahkiakum Lions Club and some other members in the community have joined forces to create Helping Hands, which is now providing delivery services in Wahkiakum County. "I think we had our first customer today,” volunteer Terri Elfers said. She was taking a turn manning the phone line. For health reasons, she has been sticking close to home, but wanted to do what she could to help the community. “I have to sit back,” she said. “It’s killing me.” The service is available to anyone in the coun...
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, all county buildings are closed to the public and meetings and events usually listed here have been canceled until further notice....
