Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: March 6 — 9:47 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a resident on East Valley Road who was having a seizure. 7:03 p.m. A caller reported that a youth had been assaulted by a Wahkiakum teen in a Spokane hotel during the state basketball tournament. The victim had been taken to the hospital, and the Spokane Police Department had been contacted as well. 10 p.m. Emergency personnel in Skamokawa responded to a S...
Sheriffs across Washington have started a campaign to collect material and equipment that can support police in beseiged Ukraine, Wahkiakum County Sheriff Mark Howie announced this week. Sheriff department and retired Washington State Patrol officers have identified specific ways that agencies in your communities can assist Ukraine and help provide medical supplies and other equipment. Retired Mabton Chief Raul Almeida has worked with the Ukrainian Police as an international trainer and has communicated with his contacts in the Ukraine about...
Gov. Jay Inslee said lawmakers delivered on his call to take “big, bold, action,” after the 60-day legislative session came to a close March 10 in Olympia, working until the midnight deadline to push through a $64.1 billion supplemental state budget. In addition to boosting spending by $5 billion in the current two-year budget cycle, legislators approved the first major transportation funding package since 2015. The Democratic majority in both the House and Senate outlined priorities in the beginning of the year including addressing hom...
The $17 billion transportation package dubbed “Move Ahead Washington,” is on its way to the Governor’s office for final signature. House legislators passed the 16-year plan on a pair of votes of 54-44 and 57-41 on the final day of the 2022 legislative session. State Senators voted an hour later, passing the package with a 29-20 and a 30-19 vote. One of the package’s sponsors, Sen. Marko Liias, D-Everett, said in a news release: “We’re investing in projects from rural to urban areas across our state, letting kids ride free on buses, ferries and...
Makayla Davis, who participates in WAHSET, the Washington High School Equestrian Team, is state bound in two events and has the potential to qualify for a third. She earned three firsts last weekend at a district meet, winning the barrel event with a time of 15.159, pole bending with a 21.589, and the figure eight event with an 18.339. Competitors must finish in the top three in the same event at two district meets during the season or break a record to qualify for state. Davis, who had already...
Commissioners of Port District 2 covered a variety of business when they met Tuesday in Skamokawa. Commissioners quickly adopted resolutions formally appointing Terina Davis as interim manager. Former Manager Jeff Smith resigned the day after the commission's January meeting, and Davis, then assistant manager, has handled managerial duties since then. The commission began advertising for candidates to fill the manager's job in February and has received only two resumés. Commissioner Allen Bennett recommended the advertising be expanded to...
Wahkiakum County Commissioner Dan Cothren feels seven years of work has gone down the drain. Cothren has been a leader in an effort involving Wahkiakum, Pacific and Skamania counties, the state Department of Natural Resources, and a couple non-governmental resource agencies developing a proposal that would enlarge the timber trust holdings of the three counties and compensate them for their trust land encumbered from harvest because of endangered species habitat restrictions. The goal, Cothren has said, has been to give Wahkiakum and the other...
Washington fishery managers unveiled on March 4 salmon run forecasts for state waters in 2022, with many forecasts looking similar to last year’s predictions, and some slight improvements or declines by area. Cooperatively developed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and tribal co-managers, these forecasts mark the launching point for the annual North of Falcon process to develop Washington’s salmon fishing seasons. The forecasts cover expected returns of Chinook, coho, sockeye, and chum salmon in Puget Sound, the Col...
People with mental health problems and juveniles can be detained or restrained by law enforcement, according to new legislation on the use of force. The new law, House Bill 1735, passed the Washington State House with a 90-5 vote, and passed in the Senate 49-0. It was signed into law Friday, March 4 by Gov. Jay Inslee. The bill was drafted to end confusion caused by the adoption of a law last year that prevented crisis responders from receiving police assistance. “It adjusts 2021 police reform legislation by clarifying when an officer can u...
NICE START--As I begin this column, the air is crisp at just 27 degrees and the ground is white with thick frost but the sun is shining and it looks like this Super Bowl Sunday is going to be a really pretty day. Unfortunately the work week looks to start out pretty wet and so does the coming weekend, but at least a few days in there should be dry, so it looks like we’d best hurry and take advantage of these dry spells while we can. SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from Feb. 17-23 are Vickie Reid, Jade Mahitka, Alyssa Stratton, N...
