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The quest to preserve "the most significant heritage home in the state"
A bid to protect and preserve the home and estate of Julia Butler Hansen is underway thanks to Washington State Representative Joel McEntire and 11 bipartisan cosponsors, who introduced House bill 231...
Mount Rainier National Park to require reservations at popular entrances this summer
Many visitors to Mount Rainier National Park will need reservations this summer to enter some of the park's most popular areas. From May 24 through Labor Day, most visitors entering the Nisqually and...
Two hospitalized after head-on collision
Two drivers were taken to regional hospitals following a head on collision on SR 4 at Bunker Hill between Cathlamet and Longview on Tuesday morning. According to the Washington State Patrol, Jeremy N. Douglas of Longview was westbound in a 2000...
Columbia Land Trust seeks new opportunities for conserving land
Austin Tomlinson, the Natural Area Manager for Columbia Land Trust, spoke to about 40 people on Saturday at the Hope Center through the Wahkiakum Outdoors Program, about the history and the mission...
Ilwaco residents told to stay indoors
Ilwaco residents were advised to stay indoors with doors and windows closed as possibly hazardous smoke boiled from an industrial fire on the waterfront. As the fire consumed the large wooden dock at the former Ilwaco Landing facility now owned by a...
County Commissioners Report
Before the start of the weekly meeting of the Wahkiakum County Commissioners, at the courthouse on Main Street in Cathlamet, the room was buzzing with news of the fire at the docks in Ilwaco. The assembly of local officials speculated that the fire...
Naselle-GRV School Board Transitions into new year
In December the Naselle-Grays River Valley School Board made changes with new members coming aboard. Members voted to elect Robert Torppa as chair and Amy Hunt as vice-chair. At that meeting, the new chair announced he wanted to put into place two...
Mecha Mules take third in Olympia
The Mecha Mules traveled to Olympia over the weekend to compete against 30 other regional teams in a First Tech Challenge, where, according to the website, students are challenged to design, build,...
NGRVSD holding informational meeting on levy on Monday
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District will provide an informational meeting regarding the District’s upcoming proposal for the renewal of its Educational Programs Levy. This meeting is open to the public and will take place in the school l...
US House committee hears Grays Bay flooding concerns
Last week Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Representative for Washington's Third District, stood before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in Washington D.C., and spoke in support of a stud...
State lawmakers may end open carry in parks, require a permit to buy a gun
Democrats want to pass new restrictions to reduce gun violence and the proliferation of firearms. Opponents say their efforts infringe on Second Amendment rights and will leave families less safe in public places. Democratic lawmakers in Washington a...
Infrared "hot spots" help PUD predict outages
On Tuesday, the Wahkiakum County Public Utitilies District Board of Commissioners received a brief update on how things went over the last frigid, snowy week and learned about what’s coming up next a...
Bearrrrrrrr!
A chainsaw bear statue caked in ice almost seems to shiver following an ice storm that paralyzed much of south Pacific County beginning Saturday, Jan. 13, with aftereffects dragging into Monday and...
Port 1 saw big tourism boost from RVs
Wahkiakum County Port 1 held a brief meeting last week. In ten minutes time they agreed to move their February meeting, which usually occurs on the second Thursday of the month to Feb. 13, signed...
Port 2 seeks Main Street grant
By Wahkiakum County Port 2 Commissioners adopted a new employee compensation schedule and got a quick update at their meeting on Tuesday. The new compensation schedule is in response to the state...
County Commissioners Report
County commissioners met Tuesday in their regular session and approved several contracts for the new year. An agreement with the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce was renewed continuing their role as the economic development department for the county....
New penalties for harassment of election workers
Washington lawmakers renewed their push Thursday to increase criminal penalties for harassment of election workers. The state House of Representatives, on an 86-11 vote, approved House Bill 1241 to make it a class C felony for a person to threaten...
The Eagle Calendar
THURSDAY Johnson Park Advisory Board 10:00 a.m. Johnson Park. West End Food Pantry, Johnson Park, 1- 5 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Noon, Hope Center 320 S 3rd St. Cathlamet. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Noon, Rosburg Hall, Rosburg. Community Library &...
State's latest daylight saving time proposal would mean earlier summer sunsets
This spring could be the last one when Washingtonians move their clocks ahead one hour for daylight saving time, if a proposal making its way through the Legislature passes this year. A bipartisan...
Ranchers and farmers would help state fight wildfires under proposal in Legislature
Washington lawmakers want the state to partner with farmers, ranchers and others to better fight wildland fires. House Bill 1971 would set up a rangeland fire protection association pilot project...
Women are close to holding half the seats in WA's Legislature
Washington’s Legislature is on track to achieve equal representation of men and women elected into office by 2026. That’s according to a new report from The Ascend Fund, an organization promoting women in politics and advised by former female law...
Despite the odds, mentoring program plants its roots and starts to grow
The mentoring program at Wahkiakum Health and Human Services was on life support in late 2022 when Minette Smith, the Coalition Coordinator for the Wahkiakum Community Network, was challenged to get i...
Measles outbreak reported
Wahkiakum County Health & Human Services is responding to a measles outbreak in the area. Six confirmed cases of measles have been reported between Wahkiakum and Clark counties as of this printing, according to WCHHS. Six cases is of significant...
Washington not meeting lead testing requirements for kids, audit finds
Washington is failing to meet Medicaid lead testing requirements for kids, even for children most at risk for exposure to the dangerous neurotoxin. That’s according to a recent state audit, which found that less than a third of children on M...
