Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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By Diana Zimmerman The Broadband Committee met Monday for an update from the Wahkiakum PUD on the project to provide broadband for the east side of Wahkiakum County. PUD General Manager David Tramblie said that the PUD had determined GPS coordinates for poles in the county east of KM and sent that information to Noanet, who has been working on a broadband feasibility study for them, paid by a grant from the Community Economic Revitalization Board. Noanet is currently focused on mapping out the i...
By Rick Nelson The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is considering lowering speed limits on SR 4 through Rosburg and Grays River. The department is also considering modifications to the speed limits on SR 409 as it comes off the Puget Island bridge. The county board of commissioners on Tuesday heard a request to send an email to WSDOT agreeing to support lowering the speed limit to 45 mile per hour through Grays River and also establish a no passing zone there. After much discussion, the board agreed to delay a vote on the...
"My dad would say, 'There is always a job that needs doing. Be the one who gets it done,'" Suzanne Holmes said. "He was always encouraging us to start. 'You don't know where it's going to take you. You can't see the finish or you don't think you're going to finish first. Start.'" Holmes is a busy volunteer in Wahkiakum County. Her activities over the years have been so many and so varied that they are unlikely to all be listed here, but it's that drive, and her work with a local summer lunch...
By Rick Nelson Four hours plus: The Cathlamet Town Council met Tuesday for their regular monthly meeting, starting at 6 p.m. and recessing into an executive session around 10:10 p.m. Needless to say, they covered a lot of ground: Some of the highlights: The council agreed to open their Butler Street parking lot on Feb. 14 to public parking. Before the lot is opened, town staff will obtain signs informing parking lot users that they use the lot at their own risk and that the lot is closed 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Council Member David Olson reminded the...
Above: Matt Marshall, leader of the Washington Three Percenters gun rights group, addresses a crowd rallying for Second Amendment rights Jan. 17 at the state Capitol in Olympia. Marshall condemned Republican leadership in the House of Representatives, which expelled Rep. Matt Shea from the Republican Caucus. Marshall announced his candidacy for the 2nd District seat held by House Minority Leader J.T. Wilcox. Photo by Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service Right: Embattled Rep. Matt Shea, R-Spokane...
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. CathlameTones, Hotel Cathlamet, 6 p.m. 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...
The Wahkiakum PUD Board of Commissioners discussed recent outages, broadband, and a few other miscellaneous items at their meeting on Tuesday. General Manager Dave Tramblie said that a couple recent outages in Skamokawa and the Elochoman Valley had been caused by numerous tree limbs brought down by high winds. “Your crew did an excellent, excellent job getting us back on,” Skamokawa resident Kay Walters said. Tramblie shared some more praise that a customer had called in regarding the water dep...
By Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service OLYMPIA (Jan. 21) - A proposal by Senate Democrats would require concealed pistol license applicants to complete a safety course. Senate Bill 6294 would require conceal-carry permit holders to complete eight hours of training that would include safe handling and storage of firearms, state laws regarding the use of deadly force, conflict resolution, suicide prevention and live-fire shooting exercises. Presently, conceal-carry permits are valid for five years and require only a criminal background check by...
By Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service OLYMPIA (Jan. 15)--As Initiative 976, the car tabs measure approved by voters in November, is held up in the State Supreme Court, Republicans proposed laws that would guarantee the $30 car tabs Washington voters approved. “It is just a clean $30 car tab,” said Sen Phil Fortunado, R-Auburn. “That’s what people voted for, that’s what we’re doing.” Unlike I-976, which is facing a court fight over its constitutionality, Fortunado said his sponsored bill, Senate Bill 6350, is simple in nature and will likely no...
By Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service OLYMPIA (Jan. 17)--Democrats in the state Legislature are backing bills aimed at reducing carbon emissions and pollutants put into the atmosphere by transportation fuels with the goal of achieving a 95% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by the year 2050. One of the co-sponsors, Sen. Joe Nguyen, D-White Center, said Senate bills 5412 and 6272 would allow the Department of Ecology to put rules into place that limit the use of dirty and carbon-emitting fuels and set new objectives for...
By Leona Vaughn, WNPA News Service OLYMPIA (Jan. 17)--In an attempt to reduce plastic pollution, a bill banning retailers from handing out free single-use plastic bags in the state of Washington is moving in the Legislature. The bill, SB 5323, was passed by the Senate with a vote of 30-19 on Wednesday, Jan. 15, and is now headed to the House for further consideration. If the bill becomes law, shoppers will have to either bring their own bags or pay an eight-cent fee for a reusable carryout plastic bag. The bill was a one-party proposal, made...
The Southern Resident orca community is one of the most endangered populations of whales in the world. Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) is dedicated to their protection and ensuring the Southern Residents share our coast for generations to come. In this presentation, Colleen Weiler will discuss how these orcas are connected to Oregon and explain ways in which Oregonians can help. The 7 p.m. presentation takes place March 12 at the Fort George Lovell Showroom, 1483 Duane Street, Astoria. This free event is open to the public. Doors open at...
Russ Reese and Ron Wright of the Citizens Action Committee joined Wahkiakum School District Superintendent Brent Freeman and School Board Director Shawn Merz on Monday to talk about a bond to remodel the high school that will be on a special ballot in February. "We're in desperate need of having some work done, mostly focusing on the high school," Freeman started. "We brought in a team of engineers, architects, construction management experts, health experts, code experts. We ended up having the...
Hull Creek Road will be closed for up to 12 hours Wednesday, Jan. 22, for emergency repair of a culvert. "The Honey Creek 4' culvert is a threat of immanent failure due to the bottom of the culvert deteriorating and allowing the creek water to erode around the outside of the culvert," county Public Works Director Chuck Beyer said in an email. "Wahkiakum County Road Department has secured an emergency Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife permit to replace the culvert with a larger 5' diameter culvert until a more fish passage friendly...
It’s a big year for the Wahkiakum County Auditor’s Office, as far as elections go. “In the first part of 2020, there are two elections right off the bat,” Deputy Auditor Kaelee Dearmore said. The February special election is for the school bond, which will be the only issue on the ballot and will only be for voters on the east side of the county. Ballots will be mailed on Jan. 24 for the Feb. 11 election. “It’s pretty straightforward,” Dearmore said. “It’s one issue. Should this be approved...
Captain Peter Wilcox, founding director of the Inside Passage Decarbonization Project spoke to the Wahkiakum County Port 1 Board of Commissioners about renewable diesel at their January meeting last Thursday. “We started this project...shifting to cleaner fuels that have much lower carbon and particulate matter and impact on wildlife. Both decarbonizing and detoxifying is the goal of what we are doing,” Wilcox said. To create renewable diesel, Wilcox said, “they take cellulosic waste, like...
Tuesday morning's snowfall left its calling card on bare branches at a Rosburg residence. Photo courtesy of Pearl Blackburn....
In a photograph published last week of Ken Workman, Donna Martinez and Jane Pulliam, tribal affiliation was incorrect in regards to Donna. She is Navajo with Mexican blood but participates in many of the Chinookan tribal events and instructs cedar hat weaving....
• Homelessness and climate among key concerns By Leona Vaughn, WNPA News Service OLYMPIA (Jan. 14)-- Gov. Jay Inslee stood before the Washington Legislature to deliver his 2020 State of the State Address on Tuesday, Jan. 14. “Washington state indeed embodies the best in America,” Gov. Inslee said. “We have been honored to be both the best place to do business and the best place to be an employee, and that combination is a rare and powerful testament to our state.” Even so, he talked about concerns, including homelessness and climate change. ...
One might think Tuesday's meeting of the Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners turned into a reality TV news program. The morning started at 8 a.m. with a roundtable discussion by local governmental entities reporting their principle activities and transitioned into similar discussion in the county commission's formal meeting. Highlights include: --Jackie Lea, manager of Port District 1, said the port is continuing the permitting process to site a barge demolition site. A company wants to decommission barges at the Elochoman Slough Marina. Ac...
• Would do away with Discover Pass By Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service OLYMPIA (Jan. 13)-- Residents and visitors will get a break if lawmakers approve a proposal to do away with Discover Pass fees for using state parks. Senate Minority Leader Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville and Sen. Randi Becker, R-Eatonville, have co-sponsored SB 6174, which would no longer require park visitors to pay $10 for a one-time parking permit, or buy the $30 annual parking Discover Pass. Sen. Schoesler is critical of the tax proposals voted in last year’s leg...
The federal district court for the Western District of Washington on Jan. 11 issued an order invalidating a Department of Interior rule that barred the Chinook Indian Nation from re-petitioning to restore its status as a federally recognized tribe. In its order, the court agreed with the Chinook that the government’s rule barring new petitions by previously denied tribes was arbitrary and capricious because the rules for recognition changed after the Chinook were previously denied in 2002. The Chinook had argued that new rules for recognition e...
THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-7:15 p.m. Learn to knit, crochet and mend, Sandra Sews, Community Center, Cathlamet, 10:30 a.m.-Noon. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. CathlameTones, Hotel Cathlamet, 6 p.m. Fire Protection District No. 1 Commissioners, Fire Hall, 5:30 p.m. Fire District No. 4, 7 p.m. Cathlamet First Aid Division,...
• Would give consumers more control over personal data By Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service OLYMPIA (Jan. 14)-- Washington lawmakers have proposed groundbreaking legislation that aims to give consumers more control over their digitally-collected personal data and image. Senate Bill 6281, or the Washington Privacy Act, would allow consumers to access, correct, delete and easily transfer their personal data collected and controlled by companies. Specifically, the bill would apply to companies that process the personal data of 100,000 c...
WNPA News Service OLYMPIA (Jan. 8)-- The Washington Newspaper Publisher Association's Olympia news bureau opened on Wednesday with two reporters in new permanent quarters on the Capitol campus. In a space large enough to accommodate several reporters a stone's throw from the Capitol dome, Cameron Sheppard and Leona Vaughn will report on state lawmakers for about 80 WNPA member newspapers throughout the state. Cameron is a senior multimedia journalism and public relations student at Washington...
