The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891

LAST WEEK--At the end of last week, it sure poured, as by bedtime on Friday night, we were just shy of an inch and a half of rain that day, so it was a real soaker. Luckily, even though the skies were black in the morning, the rain let up for...

Greetings from the fair office. Hope everyone is enjoying the start of October. This is a busy month at the fairgrounds. This Saturday is the monthly Flea Market. We have several vendors. So come out to the fairgrounds and find yourself a treasure....

News from Naselle: Sports calendar for this week: Today (Thursday), high school volleyball in Naselle with WSD at 6 p.m.; Friday, high school football at Darrington at 6 p.m.; Saturday, high school volleyball JV Tournament in Naselle at 8:30 a.m.;...

Wahkiakum High School student Beau Carlson, who sustained a head injury while making a tackle in a football game a little over a month ago, was back in the hospital three days after being released from Seattle’s Children’s hospital on September 2...

Hotel Cathlamet will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on Thursday, October 25 from 1-6 p.m., 69 Main St, Cathlamet. Check in will be in the Lobby and donations will be in the Blood Mobile. More than 13,000 blood donations are...

Lower Columbia College has announced that Robert Michael Pyle will be featured at the October 24 Northwest Voices event in Longview. First, the author will conduct a writing workshop from 3:30-5:00 p.m., in Main 146 on the Lower Columbia College...

The Meet & Greet event for auditor candidate Matt Kuhl, which was scheduled for Friday, Oct. 12, has been postponed until a new venue can be arranged....

The Charlotte House, a program of St. James Family Center, will host a free legal clinic on Friday October 12 from 1-2:30 p.m., in Cathlamet and from 3-4:30 p.m., in Grays River. Jeffrey Keddie, an Attorney with Northwest Justice Project, will...

4-H members of Wahkiakum qualified at County Fair and went on to compete at the Washington State Fair held in Puyallup during the month of September. Congratulations to the following: Analiisa Laine, food preservation-3 Blue; Aubrey Katyrynuik, food...

Because of low enrollment the October Pacific County Emergency Management CERT Training has been postponed, county Emergency Management Director Scott McDougall announced Tuesday. "In order for the class to go forward, we must have 10 participants...

The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Mobile Community Service is coming to Cathlamet on Oct. 17. During the event, DSHS staff will: --Process application interviews for food, cash and select medical assistance; --Process...

Some of Washington's most popular hunting seasons will get underway Oct. 13, when modern firearm deer hunters and waterfowl hunters take to the field. The winter of 2017-18 put less stress on deer than the previous year—especially in parts of...

Community Home Health & Hospice is offering a free, six-week grief education group in Longview. Class starts October 2, from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m., at The James Avery Center, 1000 – 12th Ave., Longview, and continues weekly through November 6....

CenturyLink, Inc. has announced that applications are now being accepted for the CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation's Teachers and Technology grant program. With education at the forefront of the Foundation's focus, the program is designed to...

The Lower Columbia College Fighting Smelt Speech & Debate Team began their competition season with a strong result at the Fran Tanner Open tournament hosted by the College of Southern Idaho on September 28-29. The team placed fourth in overall team...

WAS GORGEOUS--The weather at the end of the work week last week, was just like Summer, sunny and warm and just plain gorgeous. The weekend began cloudy however and by evening time, we wound up being quite wet. On Sunday we had a little more dampness...

News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the coming week: Thursday, high school JV volleyball in Naselle with Knappa at 6 p.m.; Friday is Homecoming for high school football in Naselle with Neah Bay at 6 p.m. Good luck Comets! Monday, middle school...

A celebration of local harvest including all things cranberry will be held at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum, 115 SE Lake Street, Ilwaco on October 13 and 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Foods, crafters, local artists, and more will showcase the...

Editor's Note: The article misstates the day of the event in the print edition. The choir is performing on Monday, not Tuesday. The African Children’s Choir is coming to Rosburg next Monday. The choir is made up of nine girls and eight boys...

The next Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce member meeting will be held Wednesday, October 10 at 8:00 a.m., at Patty Cake’s Café & Roasting in Cathlamet. This is an open public meeting and they welcome anyone who wants to contribute to the betterment...

Community Center 101 Main Street Cathlamet 360.795.7870 Monday through Wednesday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday 9 a.m. to 12:00p.m. Friday 10:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. (2nd Friday book club) Brown Bag Lunch at 11 a.m. Open to students. Looking for volunteers and...

Coming to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 312 First Avenue S.W. in Castle Rock on October 10 at 7 p.m., comedian Brad Stine does not use profanity or sexual humor because of his conservative Christian faith. He has been described as "a clean Denis Leary,"...

The historic Rosburg Store is finally reopening. They will have a soft opening on Friday the 12th and are open that day from noon to 7 p.m. Starting on the 13th they will have regular hours from 5 a.m., to 7 p.m., seven days a week except holidays....