Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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When it comes to bicycle education, advocacy, planning, policy and programs, Washington state still leads the pack. For the eighth consecutive year, the League of American Bicyclists has named Washington the top ranked “Bicycle Friendly State.” The league annually ranks all 50 states on how “bikeable” they are and announces the ranking “report cards” as part of national Bike Month. Governor Jay Inslee earlier this month officially proclaimed May as Bike Month in Washington and described the many benefits of bicycling. “Bicycling plays an impo...
A LifeFlight helicopter lifts off to transport a patient on May 3....
Barry Aiton, Steve Sharp and Richard Erickson from Drop Anchor Brewery attended the CBC in Portland on April 14-17. "It was a fun and exciting 4 days for us," Erickson said. “There was so much to learn, people to meet, and classes to take that it was a bit overwhelming. There were about 11,000 people from all over the world at this conference. The one thing that was the most talked about was how craft beer was growing." The Brewers Association reported that craft beer produced 22.2 million barrels and saw an 18 percent rise in volume in 2...
Washington state’s taxable retail sales grew in the fourth quarter of 2014, rising 7.1 percent over the prior year. Taxable retail transactions between Oct. 1, and Dec. 31, 2014, increased to $33.4 billion. Retail trade, which is a portion of all taxable retail sales, jumped 5.4 percent to a total of $15.5 billion. A roll-up of all taxable retail sales for 2014 is expected to be available mid May. The figures are from a quarterly report prepared by the Washington State Department of Revenue. The Quarterly Business Review details the fourth q...
The Wahkiakum Mule Track and Field team competed with six other teams in the Pacific County Invite on May 5 in Ilwaco. The boys team took fifth with 17 points, and the Lady Mules placed fourth with 24 points in girls competition. Nevan Bingham finished in fourth place in the 100 meters with a time of 11.94 and third in the 200 meters with a time of 24.21, a new personal record. Bingham, Thong Phan, Ethan Cothren and Ryan Quigley took third in the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 4:23.50. Kai...
Senior golfer Elliot Haney had a one stroke lead after six holes when his drive on the par five caught a tree and landed out of bounds 24 inches from safety. That two stroke penalty cost him medalist honors as he finished tied for second with a 42, losing to Kenneth Sheldon 41. Mule freshman Bryce Good shot 51 and finished sixth out of the 14 players including Ilwaco and North Beach High Schools. The Wahkiakum Mules play in the District Championship (where eight players will qualify for State)...
The Wahkiakum Mules baseball team began district play on Saturday with a win against Northwest Christian in a loser out opening round. Later that afternoon, the Mules faced Toledo and lost, sending the Mules into the loser's bracket. On Tuesday, the boys were scheduled to play Life Christian in Adna, but the game was postponed until Wednesday, due to rain. On Saturday against NWC, Terris Record started on the mound for the Mules and pitched two innings. He struck out five and had one earned...
With spring chinook salmon passing Bonneville Dam in higher numbers than expected, fish managers from Washington and Oregon last week agreed to extend the fishing season on the Columbia River for miles below and above the dam. The decision to extend the fishery was based on a new annual run forecast of 241,000 adult upriver fish past Bonneville Dam - 8,500 more than originally projected, said Ron Roler, Columbia River policy coordinator for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. "This is definitely turning out to be a great year for...
