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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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By Kirk McKnight The votes for the general election were most recently tabulated last Friday, Nov. 7, at 10:45 a.m. As of Friday, a total of 1,998 ballots were counted out of 3,661 registered voters in Wahkiakum County, with only an estimated 40 ballots left to count. The voter turnout of 54.58 percent was greater than that of neighboring Pacific County, which had 41.23 percent voter turnout. The ballots for both of these counties included Joint Resolution 8201. According to the Washington State Legislature website (leg.wa.gov), Joint...
Clatskanie's perfect season continues, as the Tigers held off Colton 22-20 at home last Friday. The Vikings were the first of the two teams to reach the scoreboard, courtesy of a 40-yard touchdown pass. The ensuing two-point conversion attempt failed, leaving the score 6-0 Colton. Clatskanie would respond with a 25-yard touchdown throw from sophomore quarterback Will Van Voorst to senior wide receiver Daylon Gutierrez. Junior kicker Gunner Engen's point after attempt was no good, so the score would remain 6-6 going into the second quarter. A tw...
For the first time in the school's history, the Clatskanie girls volleyball team made it to the championship match at state. Though they would fall in three straight sets (19-25, 10-25, 8-25) to Turner's Crosshill Christian Eagles, the Tigers had two hard-fought matches in both the quarter and semi finals to set up their unprecedented arrival at the championship match. Facing off last Friday against Myrtle Point, Clatskanie was able to sweep the Bobcats in three straight sets (25-23, 25-17,...
Naselle’s girls volleyball team had two impressive wins to begin its postseason last week, starting last Wednesday. Hosting Willapa Valley, Naselle was able to win in three straight sets (25-20, 25-22, 25-17). Jessie Smith led the way with 34 assists and five aces, while Sophia Colombo led the team in digs with 21. Mylee Dunagan had 13 kills to lead the team, while Haylee Rose and Kaitlyn Steenerson co-led the team in blocks with three each. Rose also had nine digs, while Steenerson managed six kills in the win. Rounding out the stats for N...
On Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 8:04 p.m., the Washington Secretary of State’s website released the results, thus far, for the general election. According to the website, 1,492 ballots had been counted and an estimated 400 ballots were left to be counted. In the race for Mayor of Cathlamet, Nicholas Sevald has 65.99 percent of the votes (130), and Laurel Waller has 33.5 percent of the votes (66). Prior to the election results, Sevald said, “Come what may, I love this community. Win or lose, I always will. I promise to keep striving to help this tow...
Following public comment at the Nov. 4 Wahkiakum County Commissioners’ weekly meeting, Public Works Director Chuck Beyer brought before the commissioners a request for an easement on county-owned parcel PID #1490 on Clover Street. As the item was simply a request, no motion was made, but the commissioners expressed their approval for the easement. The appreciative owner of the parcel said she will talk with her attorneys and bring it back before the commissioners at a later date. Julie Johnston from Health & Human Services then requested the p...
Clatskanie High School's varsity football team ended its regular season last Friday, beating Nestucca 18-6. Senior running back Lucas Andreasen led off the game's scoring with a 17-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Sophomore quarterback Will Van Voorst would extend the Tigers' lead with a four-yard rush in the third quarter. Clatskanie's 12-0 lead entering the fourth quarter was certainly uncharacteristic for a team that averaged over 42 points a game all season. Nestucca cut the lead in...
The Clatskanie Tigers girls volleyball team suffered a three-set sweep (17-25, 20-25, 14-25) at the hands of Astoria last Tuesday, but they quickly shrugged it off Saturday with a three-set sweep of their own (25-15, 25-9, 25-12) over the 11th seeded Oakridge Warriors. "I am so proud of the team and how they played tonight," said Head coach Amanda Baker. "An all around team effort on defense is exactly what we needed to play at this next level. They cleaned up and toughened up on serving a team...
Naselle’s girls volleyball had a good start to its postseason run with a three-set sweep (25-14, 25-13, 25-11) over Battle Ground’s Firm Foundation Monday, Nov. 3. “[The] girls came in and executed well,” said Assistant coach Hanna Higginbotham. “Sets were moved around to all our threats and it was a complete team effort.” Naselle was led by Jessie Smith, who had 26 assists, four aces, and three digs. Haylee Rose led the team with six aces and co-led in kills with Mylee Dunagan, as each managed six. Rose, along with Brooke Davis, co-led in bloc...
During the Monday, Oct. 20 session of Cathlamet Town Council, Town Clerk/Treasurer Sarah Clark presented a preliminary budget proposal for 2026. The proposed budget totals $3,726,265, which, according to Clark "is approximately 16 percent lower than the comparative adopted budget" for the current year. "Budgeting is a comprehensive planning process for the future of the Town, setting forth the maximum expenditures of a particular fund while ensuring that expenses do not exceed revenues," stated Clark. "A conservative budget supports the fiscal...
During their meeting Tuesday, Oct. 28, the Wahkiakum County Commissioners had plenty of new business on their agenda. The first item was a claim for damages sustained by John Dent’s 2020 Toyota Tundra in the amount of $3,409.32. The truck was damaged while on the ferry, and the total included $2,988.81 in auto body damages and $420.51 paid by Dent for vehicle rental. The motion to approve was seconded and voted unanimously. The commissioners were then presented with Amendment No. 6 to the Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board Interlocal A...
After being swept in three sets by Portland Christian, the Clatskanie girls volleyball team won its final two matches to end the regular season as district champions. The first win came at home against Gaston on Friday, Oct. 24, as the Tigers swept the Greyhounds in three straight sets (25-23, 25-14, 25-15) in a #2 vs #3 district playoff match. Senior Joey Sizemore led the team in kills with 20 and co-led the team in blocks with junior Lacey Willis as the pair managed one apiece. Willis also...
Clatskanie remained undefeated following its 21-14 victory last Thursday at Knappa. Quite the contrast to last week's 55-26 victory over Neah-Kah-Nie, all three of Clatskanie's scores came through the air. The first score of the game by way of a 26-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Will Van Voorst to junior wide receiver Michael Simpson in the first quarter. Van Voorst would connect on a 17-yard touchdown pass with senior wide receiver Daylon Gutierrez in the second quarter to...
Naselle’s girls volleyball team split its two games last week, first sweeping Lake Quinault in three straight sets (25-12, 25-14, 25-10) and then falling in five sets to Neah Bay (21-25, 26-28, 25-23, 25-22, 4-15) on Saturday, Oct. 25. During their victory over Lake Quinault on Thursday, Oct. 23, Jessie Smith led the team in assists with 17 and digs with eight. Smith, along with Brooke Davis and Sadie Kilponen, co-led the team in aces with four. Along with Hayley Rose, Smith co-led in blocks as well with one. Rose also led the team in kills w...
The Wahkiakum County Commissioners held their weekly meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 21. During public comment at Tuesday's meeting, Elochoman Valley resident Rick Selby spoke on road safety. Recently while driving, Selby's vehicle was struck by a person riding an electric scooter who had veered over the double yellow line into his lane. Citing Washington State laws regarding pedestrians, Selby noted the person riding the scooter did not receive a citation. "Are we warning these people to commit suicide or die at the expense of the motorist," said Sel...
Going into last Friday's game at Portland Christian, the Clatskanie girls volleyball team had lost only twice all season, and both losses were to non-conference opponents. The perfect 21-0 conference would finally get a blemish with a three-set sweep (24-26, 18-25, 14-25) at the hands of the Royals. In a losing effort, junior Lacey Willis led the Tigers with 15 kills and four blocks. She also had an ace and three digs to round out her night. Senior Joey Sizemore had 11 kills, 10 digs, two...
Clatskanie continued its tear through Oregon 2A 9-man football with a 55-26 whooping of Neah-Kah-Nie last Friday. After the Pirates opened the scoring with a 21-yard touchdown pass, Clatskanie senior running back Lucas Andreasen countered with an 87-yard touchdown run. Junior Gunner Engen's kick gave the Tigers a lead they would not relinquish the rest of the game. Following Andreasen's second touchdown of the game, a 10-yard run, the Pirates countered with an eight-yard touchdown pass. However, the team came up short of their ensuing...
Prior to their tournament last weekend, Naselle’s girls volleyball team had a three-set sweep (25-8, 25-13, 25-22) over Elma’s Mary M. Knight Tuesday, Oct. 14. Jessie Smith led the team with 26 assists and 12 aces, and Sophia Colombo led the comets with 11 digs. Hayley Rose and Brooke Davis each had six kills to lead the team, and Mylee Dunagan and June Miller had a block each to lead the team. Emma Kragerud rounded out the offense with five aces. Following the match, Coach Rebekah Wirkkala said, “What a fun group to coach. They support each...
The candidates for Wahkiakum County Assessor, Wahkiakum County Sheriff, Mayor of Cathlamet, Wahkiakum County Clerk, and Naselle-Grays River Valley School Board District #4 were all on hand Tuesday, Oct. 14 at the Grays River Grange to discuss their platforms. Each candidate was given 15 minutes to present and answer questions. Topics ranging from budgets to transparency and clear communication were addressed among the candidates. Running unopposed were two candidates: Natasha Crater for the...
With Medicare enrollment having begun Oct. 15, local Farmers Insurance Agent James Sorensen also serves as a broker for the program. Having worked with Medicare the past three years, Sorensen, understanding the difficulty enrollers face, said, "The biggest problem with Medicare is that these people who are getting into it, they are so overindundated with information. They're bombarded with emails and phone calls...It can be extremely overwhelming, but I'm here in this community. I have been...
According to the Town of Cathlamet’s website, Cathlamet Town Council adopted Resolution No. 463-25, which “placed a property tax levy lid measure on the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot.” If approved by voters, this measure (Proposition No. 1) “would allow the Town to increase its property tax levy to provide additional funding for services such as police and fire protection, road maintenance, parks and recreation, pool, library, and general administrative operations.” Washington State law (RCW 84.55.010) dictates local governments “are generally l...
It took top-ranked (4A) Marist Catholic of Eugene to end the Tigers' girls volleyball 16-game winning streak at last weekend's Seaside Tournament. Going 5-1 against 4A schools, Clatskanie, the only 2A school in the tournament, defeated Washougal, Banks, North Bend, Century and split with Caitlin Gable before falling in the championship to Marist Catholic (12-25, 17-25). "The scores don't quite reflect the competitiveness and excitement of the match which was full of long rallies, outstanding...
Clatskanie's varsity football team had to rely on the defensive hands of senior Quinten Combs in order to hold off Harrisburg last Friday. Breaking up a couple of pass attempts by opposing quarterback Owen Hay, Combs preserved the Tigers' 20-14 late to move the team to 6-0 on the season. With neither team scoring in the first quarter, Clatskanie took the lead in the second with a 53-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Will Van Voorst to senior wide receiver Daylon Gutierrez. The...
The Naselle Comets girls volleyball team had a pair of wins last week, beginning with Wishkah and concluding on senior night against Valley. Last Tuesday, Oct. 7, the girls completed a three-set sweep (25-7, 25-11, 25-15) over Wishkah. According to Coach Rebekah Wirkkala, Jessie Smith “set the tone,” going 37-0 at the serving line. Smith led the team in assists with 15, aces with 20, and had the lone block for the team. Haylee Rose led the squad in kills with eight, and Maddie Dielman contributed four assists as well. “[It was a] fun night...
During its session Tuesday, Oct. 7, the Wahkiakum County Commissioners voted unanimously on a proclamation approving October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Prior to the vote, Commissioner Gene Strong read the proclamation in its entirety. The document states, “Domestic violence affects more than just one group of people. It is a crime that harms individuals of all races, genders, sexual identity, ages, and socioeconomic levels. Domestic violence is a cycle of abuse and places a huge burden on its survivors with impacts that can be f...
