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Cathlamet City Council meetings have been available via Zoom and, until recently, on YouTube following the proceedings. During the March 3 session, Mayor David Olson, Cathlamet City Councilmembers and the public discussed the possibility of bringing the sessions back up on YouTube. Citing a prepared address to begin the topic, Mayor Olson said, "The recording and archiving of video recordings at Town Council has never been an official Town's means of communication to which citizens are entitled... No other governing body of Wahkiakum County mai...
Gary Raymond Tischer (GTO Gary), 81 passed away February 28, 2025, at Chaplaincy Hospice Kennewick, WA. With his family by his side. Gary was born October 11th, 1943, in Breckenridge Minnesota to Raymond and Artyce Tischer- Quigley Gary graduated from Naselle High School class of 1962; he then joined the US Air Force Reserves. He married Sharon Bunn June 4th, 1966, in Skamokawa WA. She preceded him in death in 2004. Also preceding were his brother John, sister Janine, nephew Jeff Pummell and...
Hello from your Sheriff! We certainly had a wild and windy day last week. The Sheriff’s Office, including myself, Undersheriff Howell and Deputy Getman, and the Washington State Patrol Naselle detachment were out and about assisting our great PUD with traffic control for the majority of dayshift on Tuesday March 25th. Trees blown down from the storm took out power lines and blocked roadways in multiple locations. The response from the PUD, local Public Works, and DOT was much appreciated as many of them worked tirelessly to restore power and c...
To The Eagle, I am happy to respond to Mr. Keith Johnson’s letter about Town of Cathlamet finances published in the Feb. 27 edition of The Eagle. Regarding Town finances, I am proud to report that the Town of Cathlamet has a balanced budget and more than $3 million in the bank. Any other allegation about Town finances is likely a result of misunderstanding of information presented at Town Council meetings and/or misrepresentation on social media. However, the Town’s current financial health cannot continue and will be severely challenged if...
February 24 9:38 a.m. Eden Valley Road was closed due to high water. 10:54 p.m. A caller requested a welfare check on their elderly relative on Puget Island whom they had not been in contact with for more than four weeks. Deputies made contact with the elderly resident who did not appear to be in any distress. 11:19 a.m. A caller on W SR 4 near Wold Rd. in Skamokawa reported an eight-inch hole they believed highway workers left because they were concerned it could create a sinkhole. Traffic Management arrived on the scene and was taking care...
WILD AND MISERABLE. After I turned in my column last week, the storm that we were expecting definitely showed up and boy did it ever pack a wallop. For many, there was plenty of wind and rain, but you didn't get the brunt of it like most of us did that were west of Cathlamet, as a major power line lead came down and kept a good chunk of us without power for twelve hours. This is one of those times when you get to test out just how prepared you are for a situation like this. We have been warned repeatedly to "be ready" but are we really? Being...
Despite a #2 seeding entering tournament play, the Clatskanie High School girls basketball team's season concluded last Saturday against Halsey's Central Linn High School. Being outscored 21-13 in the first quarter, Clatskanie went into halftime down 39-22. Not gaining any ground in the third, Clatskanie was outscored 18-15 in the fourth to bring the final score to 65-45. Central Linn senior Raegan Day led all scorers with 22 points, going 6 for 16 from the field. Junior Addie Wolff added 17 points, followed by junior Peyton Gaskey and...
Sewing is a useful skill that somehow seems to be unknown by kids today. For that reason, high-school teacher Amanda Tomkins, in the winter of 2024, started her own sewing class for the students at Clatskanie Middle High School (CMHS). Mrs. Tompkins said she put up a notice for donations regarding the sewing expenses, which got her more than she could handle. A sewing machine is about $150 dollars, and she recieved about $2,000 in donations. She hasn’t had to pay for supplies out of her own pocket, all thanks to the considerate community of C...
On Saturday, Feb. 15, Clatskanie High School junior Joey Sizemore scored career point 1,000 in a girls basketball game against Faith Bible in Hillsboro. Hitting 1,000 career points, Joey said, is “a milestone that not many people reach.” In fact, only two other female Tigers, Shelby Blodgett and Olivia Sprague, are on record for achieving this mark; both graduated in 2021. How does one reach this career milestone? Scoring that many points in basketball involves lots of training and pra...
During last month's City Council meeting, Clatskanie City Manager Greg Hinkelman gave a lengthy report, citing several items. The first of these was an update on the recruitment of a Public Works Director. Hinkelman noted they had "two bites" and that recruitment will close on March 8. Hinkelman then mentioned that he and Councilmember Russel Finney-Leggroan went to the legislature and “rattled the cages of the House and Senate" regarding grant money. According to Hinkelman, he and Finney-Leggroan focused on representatives working on c...
The long-term impacts of recent staff cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are still unknown, but fishery managers on the West Coast called the situation troubling. On Thursday, NOAA laid off more than 800 workers as the Trump administration continues its push to reduce the federal workforce. West Coast lawmakers have warned that the cuts — and the potential for more layoffs in the future — could endanger lives and threaten maritime commerce and the fishing industry. NOAA manages federal tribal, commercial and rec...
Friends of Skamokawa Organization is celebrating 40 years in 2025. A special thanks goes out to all community members throughout the years who have made this all possible. Our mission is "to promote, support and enhance the Skamokawa Historic District through the interpretation of its natural and human history." Over the years volunteers, grants, membership, the Road Scholar Program, and public support have kept this mission alive. We are here to share local history with pictorial displays and reflections of a rivertown. Thank you for your patr...
Before I get started this week, I'd just like to once again thank the folks who have come up and said how much they enjoy the new column. Not that my 'journalistic ego' needs stroking, but it is nice to know that (1) people are reading the pieces and (2) for some of them, it's apparently dredging up some fond memories from back in the day. A time when things were simpler; not necessarily easier, but simpler. Before Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Al Gore's Internet, and the time, as Merle Haggard...
I recently interviewed Ken Johnson of Wahkiakum West for our fourth installment of Reader's Fave. This casual chat allows a community member to talk about their favorite book and share what they like about it. Ken shared that, as a boy, he'd read books such as the Hardy Boys series. However, he had never read a long novel, preferring works that immerse the reader in the book and its mood. Ken remembers that it must have been around eighth grade in Ohio when his older brother introduced him to...
Wahkiakum's journey through the 2025 1B Boys State Basketball bracket came to an end on Feb. 28, as the Mules were narrowly defeated by Summit Classical Christian 55-49. It was a tight game throughout, and though the Archers carried a 43-33 lead into the final period, the Mules made a fight of the fourth quarter. The Mules put together an impressive run to start the fourth and bring them back within a single possession, and the rest of the game remained tight. With little time in the game and...
This page was created in response to Gov. Inslee's amending proclamation to the Open Public Meeting Act and Public Records Act: "Whereas, transparency in state government and all of its political subdivisions is an important state policy, such that all statutes related to open public meetings and public records are the business of the state; and there are a plethora of electronic, telephonic and other options that make it possible for the public to attend open public meetings remotely." Teleconf...
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