Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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This girl is quick to smile and quick to laugh. The pure and joyful energy is highly contagious and likely to be a great asset in her future career as a psychologist. Katharine Choi is a 16 year old exchange student from Jinju, South Korea. She's chosen Katharine as her English name, but at home she is called Choi Ho Jeong. Her friends call her Ho Jeong--ah or Won Joong, a nickname she was given because she looks like a male model named Kim Won Joong. Jinju is in the most southern part of the...
Last Friday at sub district in Napavine several members of the Wahkiakum Mules track and field team qualified for another post season event and kept their hopes alive for state competition. According to Coach Eric Hansen, the top four placers in the running events as well as the top six in the field events qualified for the district meet, which will be held Friday (tomorrow) in Raymond. The only two events that don’t fit this general rule are the 1600 and the 3200, which take the top six c...
Thirteen health insurers have filed 154 individual health plans for 2017 both inside and outside of the Exchange, Washington Healthplanfinder. The average requested rate change based on enrollment is 13.5 percent. Nine of the 13 insurers intend to sell individual plans inside the Exchange and four will only sell plans outside of the Exchange. “The requested rate changes are not a surprise, as we expected insurers to make adjustments based on their earlier predictions compared to who actually signed up and what services they used,” Ins...
Editor’s note: Wahkiakum County and the Town of Cathlamet have been working on updates to their Shoreline Master Programs (SMP), and citizens have raised concerns about the effects of the program on various activities. The county Public Works Department provided the media some responses and explanations to the concerns. Here is the second of two articles. Will there be 200 foot setbacks from SMP streams where development is prohibited? Answer: Two hundred feet is the minimum jurisdictional distance landward from SMP streams, not a ‘no bui...
Cowlitz County and the Washington Department of Ecology last week published a draft study evaluating the potential environmental impacts of a proposed coal export terminal near Longview. The study is available for public review through June 13. The 45--day public comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement includes three public hearings: May 24 in Longview, May 26 in Spokane, and June 2 in Pasco. Comments may be submitted online and by mail anytime during the comment period. Millennium Bulk Terminals--Longview is proposing to...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 9 - 1:25 p.m. A caller reported that locks had been cut at a fish hatchery in the Elochoman Valley. 2:51 p.m. A Skamokawa resident reported that a fence had been installed on his property by a neighbor, cutting off access to his water tank. He also reported that his neighbor had been using the front yard to gain access to his own property, claiming it was...
Public meeting to discuss senior citizens’ needs set for June 2 Wahkiakum County Health & Human Services, Wahkiakum County Aging Well Committee and the Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities of Southwest Washington’s Wahkiakum County Advisory Council members invite all interested parties to attend a Community Conversation about how to work together to keep Wahkiakum County a place where growing older is a life journey that promotes choice, independence and dignity. Conversation topics include transportation, housing, home care/facility care and...
According to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association website, this is the first time since 2006 that the Wahkiakum Mules baseball team has advanced to the state tournament, which begins this weekend. The Mules clinched their berth to the state tournament on Friday with a win against Napavine, 4--3. Pitcher Zach Brown got the win, coming in the third inning to replace James Anderson. Z. Brown pitched six innings, allowed three hits and no runs. He struck out eight and walked one. In...
Wahkiakum Mule sophomore golfer Bryce Good shot 92 and was one of 12 players who made the cut to continue playing on day two at Newaukum Valley Golf Course in Chehalis on Tuesday. The top eight players and one alternate go to State. Bryce is currently in eighth place and has a three stroke lead over two players tied for ninth. Bryce had a solid ball striking day but never made a putt over four feet. Also golfing for the Mules in their first trip to the post season were Sophomore Connor Thompson 124, Freshman Zach Johnston 114, and eighth...
