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

The Washington Department of Ecology is seeking more funding to regulate activities that affect seasonal creeks, flooded fields and other landlocked wetlands that the U.S. Supreme Court removed from federal jurisdiction. The high court’s Sackett...

Mary died peacefully in Portland Oregon on March 14th, 2024 at the age of 87. Mary was born in McKenna, Washington on February 26th, 1937 to parents Vernon and Maureen Clark. Mary attended Ilwaco High School and went on to marry Robert Torppa in...

We would like to personally recognize the dedication and commitment to their community, the silent heroes, the ones who are the calm in the storm, the ones you call for help on your worst day. Officer Vernon Barton, 31 years of service to Wahkiakum...

To The Eagle, I was born and raised in Cathlamet, moved to Portland after graduation and worked in Portland and and Vancouver. I moved to Long Beach Washington in 1995 and worked there for 25 years. In 2020 I retired and moved back to my hometown...

To The Eagle, I just watched the video of the last council meeting held on April 15th. I was appalled by the total lack of respect from one specific council member. Robert Stowe was both disreputable and childish. He interrupted the sheriff and the...

April 7 11:19 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a possible heart attack. 2:15 p.m. A erratic driver was reported in the Flandersville area. 7:08 p.m. Two horses we reported loose on East Valley road. 11:05 p.m. A Puget Island caller...

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Friday, April 26st, 7:30 p.m. Birkenfeld Theater 75 S Nehalem St, Clatskanie, OR Tickets $25 adults, $23 seniors, $20 children Spencer Day is a #1 Billboard jazz/pop singer and songwriter. He has played venues as diverse as Lincoln Center, the...

April 21st, 3:00 p.m. Naselle Community Center 14 Parpala Road, Naselle, Wa. 98638 $10.00 for tickets The Brownsmead Flats are a wonderful, popular group from Astoria. They play acoustic music that may be best described as “Crabgrass” with a...

Georgia-Pacific has announced a new investment of more than $150 million to rebuild a 1965 vintage paper machine at the Wauna Mill. The mill, which employs more than 700 workers, produces retail bath tissue, paper towels and napkins used by...

The Wahkiakum High School Key Club is raising money for the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. The Key Club, which is associated with Kiwanis International, will be having a pasta dinner and auction on April 23 at 6:00 p.m in the gym. Tickets are...

ENJOYING THE WEATHER? Well, I certainly hope you've been enjoying this dry spell as it certainly has made it nice for all of those who have been eagerly awaiting a time like this so that lawns can be attended to and flower beds cleaned up, etc. Of...