Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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For the fourth year in a row, Washington state is participating in the Great Washington ShakeOut “drop, cover and hold” earthquake drill on Oct. 15 at 10:15 a.m. The drill emphasizes the urgent need for people, organizations, schools, communities and businesses to practice what to do to be safe and to be ready before an earthquake strikes. In addition, coastal communities will test their tsunami alert sirens at the same date and time using the real sound of the siren, not the Westminster Chimes that typically happen during the monthly tes...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: September 14 — 11:19 a.m. An individual with a dead battery requested assistance. After a failed attempt to start the vehicle, a representative from an auto repair firm was called and on his way. 12:05 p.m. A deputy and the Puget Island Fire Department responded to the report of an illegal burn on Puget Island and found a person trying to get rid of a hornet’s nest with a fire. He was advised that there wer...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is partnering with the Cowlitz Public Shooting Range to sponsor a free shooting event for youth in celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Day. The event is Saturday, Sept. 26, and will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cowlitz Public Shooting Range, located at 1000 Toutle Park Rd. in Castle Rock (three quarters of a mile east of I-5, exit 52). Youth 17 and under can shoot for free with an accompanying adult. Master hunters and hunter education instructors will be on hand to answer...
Law enforcement agencies in Wash. began using a new notification to alert the public of missing persons who fit the criteria for a “Silver Alert.” A Silver Alert will be activated when a missing person 60 years of age or older, suffering from a form of dementia, is not able to return to safety without assistance. When vehicle information is associated with the Silver Alert the Department of Transportation highway signs and highway advisory radio messages will provide a brief description of the vehicle and license plate number. For more inf...
For the second week in a row, the Wahkiakum Mule football team fell hard to a top-ranked Class 2B football team. Last Friday, the Adna Pirates beat the Mules 39-0. The young Mules, with a majority of the starters being underclassmen, struggled against the upperclassmen of the Pirates, and injuries took a toll. Zach Brown, the Mules' starting quarterback, sustained an injury to his throwing hand early in the first quarter. Mule coaches moved him to running back and shifted running back Hank Ferguson to quarterback. Soon, 125 lb. freshman James A...
The Wahkiakum Mules Volleyball team won a tournament over the weekend and added to their win column on Tuesday, bringing their record to 3-0 and getting off to a good start for the 2015 season. The Lady Mules traveled to Morton/White Pass on Tuesday and beat the Timberwolves handily in three sets to take the match, 25-21, 25-14 and 25-12. "We started a little slow after the long road trip but came around by the second set," Coach Kayli Hurley said. "Standouts were Macie Elliott and Grace...
WHS Mule Football October 2 Morton/White Pass 9 Onalaska Homecoming 16 at Winlock 23 at Mossyrock 29 Toledo Senior Night November 6 Cross Over To Be Determined Varsity games start @ 7 p.m. Home games in bold face. WHS Mule Volleyball September 24* at Onalaska* 29 Winlock October 1 Napavine 6 at Toutle Lake 8 at Toledo 13 Adna 15 at Mossyrock 20 Pe Ell 22 Morton/White Pass 26 Onalaska Senior Night 28 at Winlock * Denotes non-league contest JV at 5:45 p.m., Varsity to follow. Home matches in bold face. Warrior MS Volleyball September 28 Toutle...
The forecasted run of fall chinook salmon into the Columbia River rose to 1,095,900, more than 15 percent higher than the preseason forecast of 925,300 chinook. Reporting the increase Sept. 17 to the two-state Columbia River Compact, the U.S. v Oregon Technical Advisory Committee said that of the higher forecast, 685,000 fish are upriver bright chinook and 139,500 are Bonneville Pool Hatchery tule chinook. That, said TAC’s Stewart Ellis, is the third largest run of fall chinook and the second largest run of upriver bright chinook on record. P...
