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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Following are two news releases from Gov. Jay Inslee's office regarding mandated closures and restrictions on public gatherings: Sunday, March 15 release: Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement tonight (Sunday, March 15) that further expands protections against COVID-19. “Given the explosion of COVID-19 in our state and globally, I will sign a statewide emergency proclamation tomorrow to temporarily shut down restaurants, bars and entertainment and recreational facilities. “Restaurants will be allowed to provide take-out and delivery ser...
Two local governmental boards have set up procedures to attend meetings by phone, and the Port District 2 commission meeting set for Tuesday has been postponed two weeks. Here are details as of Monday afternoon: Cathlamet Town Council meeting Monday, March 16, 2020 at 6:00 pm Due to the continued concern with the spread of COVID-19: 1. Please do not enter the Fire Hall if you have any flu like symptoms, been in contact with someone with a fever, or have traveled outside the US in the last 14 days. 2. Please practice social distancing by...
Following is a brief update on covid-19 response from Chris Bischoff, executive director of Wah. Co. Health and Human Services: Senior Lunches We have directed the three senior lunches to no longer provide sit down meals for seniors. At this point, the CAP sponsored events will allow seniors to drive up and they will be handed a hot lunch that they can take with them. This will be 'drive through' service. The Wednesday senior lunch has been directed to not offer sit down, they have not indicated whether they will be delivering meals. Confirmed...
Here's a press release with details about the closures and limitations on gatherings announced earlier today by Washington's governor: Gov. Jay Inslee announced today (Monday) an emergency proclamation that mandates the immediate two-week closure of all restaurants, bars, and entertainment and recreational facilities, as well as additional limits on large gatherings. The new orders go into effect at midnight tonight and will be in place through March 31. The announcement comes after the recent spike in numbers of COVID-19 cases in the state...
With the increase in the incidence of coronavirus illnesses in Washington, Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services officials have begun defining steps to deal with the new illness. Now named COVID-19, the virus originated in Wuhan, China, as an illness that transferred from wildlife to humans. It is a virus new to the human race, H&HS Director Chris said at meetings Monday and Tuesday, and so humanity has no resistance to it and no vaccinations have yet been developed to prevent it....
OLYMPIA (March 3) -- The COVID-19 coronavirus death count in Washington reached nine on March 3, including two people whose test results were released posthumously. On Monday, when six deaths had been reported, health officials asked state lawmakers for $100 million to attack the outbreak As of Tuesday, 27 people tested positive for the virus in Snohomish and King counties, up from 18 the day before. The three newly confirmed deaths were all residents of Life Care Center nursing home in Kirkland. The Life Care Center nursing home has been the...
The Cathlamet Town Council members covered lots of ground when they met Monday evening, approving a call for bids for engineering of a water main installation project, going over proposed changes to the town’s pit bull ordinance and discussing waterfront lagoons and a draft update to the town’s comprehensive plan, among other items of business. The council approved a motion to call for bids for project engineering services for a new water main along Columbia Street and SR 4 in Rosedale. Wahkiakum County plans to widen the road and make oth...
Wahkiakum County commissioners breezed though a light agenda Tuesday before hearing a presentation from Health and Human Services Director Chris Bischoff on the spread of COVID-19 virus (see separate article in this edition). Commissioners accepted bids from Naselle Rock and Asphalt and Lakeside Industries for a variety of rock and asphalt products needed for summertime road work. Road department personnel will purchase from the provider with the lowest price depending on product and location. Public Works Director Chuck Beyer said the ferry...
SR 4 Slide Update Tamara Greenwell, the lead communicator for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), communicated to me that the cleanup efforts are ongoing and going well. She indicated that each day crews are hauling out large amounts of debris. They posted a new video showing the cleanup progress on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wsoQv--7AG5o. WSDOT estimated about 50,000 cubic yards of rocks, soil and dirt slid off KM Mountain on January 23. This is sufficient debris to fill...
The Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments (CWCOG) will host a Local Investment Network meeting on March 31 at the Cowlitz County Event Center from 3-5 p.m. This is an opportunity to bring residents from the community together around a common goal: to build wealth by keeping local capital rooted in the local economy. The Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments is a multi-purpose association of governments that delivers a diverse array of federal, state, and local programs while fulfilling its primary function as a regional planning...
In what promises to be KMUN’s biggest fundraising campaign for 2020, Coast Community Radio commences its annual spring Pledge Drive on March 11. As a non-commercial broadcaster, Coast Community Radio operates its three local stations by relying on funds from the community it serves. KMUN at 91.9fm is the flagship station in its 37th year based in Astoria. Its format includes local news, public affairs and an eclectic mix of locally hosted music shows along with programs from NPR and other independent sources. Sister station KTCB 89.5fm c...
A transfer of land from Wahkiakum County to Port District 2 could lead to improvements at Skamokawa Vista Park. Port 2 officials presented the request for the transfer to the county board of commissioners on Tuesday; the county officials were receptive to the request and said they would look into it. Also Tuesday, officials discussed the delay of a drydock closure of the ferry Oscar B. and acted on other business. The 13.5 acre parcel in question is a steep, timbered hillside on the north side of Vista Park. Yurts and other campsites lie close...
A new event is on the local calendar for poets and aspiring poets. Mark your calendars for Riverpoets, which will include an open mic, a poetry workshop, and a morning hike and write on April 17-19. On Friday, April 17, there will be a welcome and open mic at the Hotel Cathlamet at 7 p.m. On Saturday, Washington State Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna will offer a poetry workshop as part of her "One River, Many Voices" tour at the Cathlamet Library from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Pre-register at...
Bald eagles show up this time of year for nesting and dining on runs of fish. Above, an eagle keeps watch near County Line Park. Right, adult and juvenile eagles stake out the Grays River. Photos by Genie Cary....
By Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service OLYMPIA (Feb. 24)--Democratic caucuses in the state House and Senate on Monday rolled out separate spending plans that include hundreds of millions of dollars to address climate change, homelessness, and behavioral health. Without imposing new taxes, the proposed expenditures would add $1.5 billion to the existing budget. Lawmakers credit increased revenues the state has enjoyed to strong economic growth, but $318 million of the money comes from one-time sources. The budget proposed by Senate Democrats is...
To The Eagle: I am responding to Howard Brawn’s referencing (1/1/20) “The Oregon Petition,” signed by 31,000 claimed scientists. The petition claims global warming is a hoax designed to raise taxation, destroy national sovereignty and wreck economies. These are familiar sound bites from Trump, Republicans and FOX TV. I ask why Republicans continue to deny global warming? Why refuse to recognize this issue that is harming our planet, our lives and threatening future generations’ surviva...
The photo of Krist Novoselic, Robert Michael Pyle and Ray Prestegard which appeared in last week's edition should have been credited to Megan Blackburn Friend....
Shuya Takai, a 16 year-old sophomore at Wahkiakum High School decided to participate in an exchange program because he wanted to study English, but as it turns out, he was also curious about the country where he was born. Takai has lived most of his life in a metropolis: Tokyo, Japan. He was born in California, and has dual citizenship. His older sister, Seika, a flight attendant, spent some of her childhood in the US and speaks English fluently. Young Takai has seen how beneficial those...
By Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service OLYMPIA (Feb. 21)--Parents, students and educational professionals voiced their concerns in a public hearing about a bill that would mandate comprehensive sexual education in public schools beginning as soon as kindergarten. Lorraine Jenne, chair for the Wahluke School Board in Grant County, testified to the House Education Committee on Thursday in opposition to Senate Bill 5395 and in “defense of our homes and our children.” Jenne said the bill is a “clear overreach” of state government, both on the rig...
By Leona Vaughn, WNPA News Service Bringing down the cost of insulin for people with diabetes is the goal behind two Senate bills and one House bill have been passed by the Washington state legislature. Senate bill 6087 and House bill 2662 both cap the cost of insulin for patients at $100 per month, while Senate bill 6113 appoints the Northwest Prescription Drug Consortium as the single purchaser of insulin in Washington state. “Currently, the cost of insulin is breaking budgets, threatening lives, and, in some cases, even costing lives,” sai...
THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-Noon. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-7-15 p.m. Sandra Sews, 10:30-Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire/ambulance, 7 p.m. Senior Fitness & Balance Class, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Food Addicts Meeting, The Hope...
By Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service OLYMPIA (Feb. 20)--The Washington Legislature is closer to creating an Office of Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention to collect data on gun violence and suicide following a 25-23 vote in favor of Senate Bill 6288. The office created by this legislation would be tasked with identifying new ways to collect gun violence data, analyzing and sharing that data, as well as making policy recommendations based on the data collected. The office would work with law enforcement agencies, county prosecutors,...
By Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service OLYMPIA (Feb. 19)--Washington lawmakers elected to prohibit the transfer of inmates to out-of-state private prisons, except for specific reasons, after the Senate voted 30 to 18 in favor of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6442. Senator Rebecca Saldaña, D-Seattle, prime sponsor of Senate Bill 6442, said the bill is intended to help end the growth of an industry in which private entities profit from prolific incarceration. The language of the original bill prohibited privately owned detainment facilities...
By Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service OLYMPIA (Feb. 25)--Republican leaders in Washington state said they are not confident that spending on homelessness proposed by the Democrats will produce significant results. On Monday, Democrats from the Washington House and Senate proposed separate supplemental operating budgets following a $1.5 billion increase in expected revenue. Each proposal designated more than $100 million to fund affordable and supportive housing with the intent to address homelessness. The House budget proposal, put together...
Spring chinook salmon could return on the Columbia River in the second lowest numbers in 21 years, according to Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife. This year's forecasted return of 81,700 upriver spring chinook is up 12% from last year's return of 73,100, which was the lowest since 1999, the News Tribune in Tacoma, Washington, reported Sunday. The record low return was just 12,000 fish in 1995. The projected return this year is just 43% of the 10-year average for chinook returning to hatcheries and spawning areas upriver from the...
