Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Starting today (Thursday), Wahkiakum Dollars for Scholars will host an online auction to help support the Wahkiakum High School (WHS) class of 2022. In their 20 years of fundraising, the local Dollars for Scholars chapter has raised over $513,825.00 and hopes to continue assisting WHS graduates with their college education or vocational pathways through scholarships. Historically the local Dollars for Scholars chapter has organized in-person events such as sturgeon derbies and car shows (remember Rods and Reels?). After a 40 percent deficit in...
Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners handled a variety of business at their meeting Tuesday, including: --Commissioners had planned last week to act on a resolution supporting federal recognition of the Chinook Tribe; however, the resolution hadn't been finished, so action will be delayed to next week. --Commissioners asked that the prosecuting attorney's office provide more information about three claims for damages; one from 2018 for $300.05, another from 2019 for $500, and a third from 2020 for $900. The damages resulted from road...
On Monday, the Washington Department of Ecology launched a new statewide safety and litter prevention campaign with its partners from the Washington State Patrol, the Washington State Department of Transportation and the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. The We Keep Washington Litter Free campaign’s first initiative focuses on alerting Washingtonians that unsecured vehicle loads are a safety hazard for drivers and a significant contributor to litter on state highways. The safety and environmental impacts of unsecured loads carry heavy c...
The Cowlitz Wahkiakum Council of Governments (CWCOG) requests assistance from Microenterprise businesses (businesses of 5 employees or less) in Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Counties to understand your unique recovery needs. Complete this brief survey by June 6, 2021, regardless of business stage (idea, operating, or temporary or permanent closure due to the pandemic). The results will help the CWCOG develop Microenterprise-specific programming for the region. Stay tuned for upcoming opportunities. To complete the survey, visit www.cwcog.org and click...
The Lady Mules ran into a little competition this week, winning two of three games. Last Thursday, the Lady Mules hosted a 2A Tumwater team after Adna had to cancel because of covid-19. The Lady Mules lost 57-40. "We lost the Adna game with a day's notice," Coach Rob Garrett said. "I was able to get ahold of the coach from Tumwater and they were awesome enough to make the trip down on short notice. We were grateful to be playing a game and even more grateful for the challenge they presented....
The Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team only played one game last week after a couple schools in the region had to cancel games because of covid-19. On Friday, Wahkiakum hosted Rainier and won 67-49. The Mules got off to a hot start in the first quarter, Coach Todd Souvenir said, outscoring the Mountaineers 22-7, and shooting 42 percent from three point range. "Their press kind of allowed us to get out and transition," Coach Souvenir said. "The guys wanted to play man to man, and we gave them...
Several members of this year's Wahkiakum High School baseball team were selected to Central 2B all-league teams, following a vote by coaches in the league. Beau Carlson and Ashden Niemeyer were selected to the Central 2B league first team, while Brody Carlson and Tristan Collupy made the second team. Chance Cothren and Jake Leitz received honorable mentions. Niemeyer was also selected to play in the 43rd annual Senior All Star Game at Wheeler Field in Centralia on June 5, a nine inning game...
Two more Wahkiakum County residents have tested positive for covid-19, according to a press release from Wahkiakum Health and Human Services on Thursday. This brings the cumulative total of covid-19 cases in the county to 131, with 15 considered potentially active. The two are in self-quarantine. There is a connection to Wahkiakum School District, but no known connection to St. James Family Center. Because of the close cooperation between the health department and the school district, as well as the significant protective measures in place,...
On Friday, two more Wahkiakum County residents tested positive for covid-19, according to a press release from Wahkiakum Health and Human Services. This brings the cumulative total of covid-19 cases in the county to 133, with 16 considered potentially active. The two are in self-quarantine. There is no known connection to Wahkiakum School District or St. James Family Center. WHHS is working to identify people who may have an exposure risk and will be notifying anyone who is determined to have had close contact. Vaccines are available to anyone...
