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If you are giving thought to starting a new business and would like a dedicated space to work, as well as access to expert advice, you might check out the new business incubator space at the Appelo Annex at Vista Park in Skamokawa, developed by Wahkiakum County Port 2 and their Manager Sam Shogren. "We have the four cubicles that are set up as rentals," Shogren said. "The idea is the price point would vary depending on where you are in growing your business." Rates for the dedicated office...
We are very pleased to share that The Eagle has hired a new staff member. Many of our readers know Stacey Lane from her tenure at the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce. Those of you who advertise with us will get to know her as our new ad sales representative. In addition to booking ads, Stacey will work with The Eagle publishers to streamline and improve our advertising communications and customer service. If you wish to advertise with The Eagle, you can email ads@waheagle.com. You can also contact Stacey directly at stacey@wah...
An airport security worker failed to detect a revolver stowed in Longview state Sen. Jeff Wilson's carry-on luggage when he was boarding a flight from Portland to San Francisco on Oct. 20, a federal investigation has found. "We are confirming that a TSA employee failed to detect the firearm on the X-ray image during security screening operations," Lorie Dankers, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, said by email Dec. 9. Dankers said the agency is prohibited by feder...
Although the Wahkiakum County Public Utilities District manages the Puget Island Water System, the water is supplied through a contract with the Town of Cathlamet, which owns a water source in the Elochoman Valley. This source also provides water to the town’s customers. In the last year or two there has been a lot of talk at the PUD about finding a secondary source of water for Puget Island customers and to provide redundancy in the system. It’s not a new subject. As a utility responsible for...
Wahkiakum County Commissioners held their last regular meeting before the Christmas break Tuesday. After weeks of work they approved the county budget for 2024 which included a one percent property tax increase. Increases in the county general fund levy, the county road levy, and the EMS levy would generate an estimated $15,604 for the county, not including new construction. The Sheriff's Department put forth a resolution and the Commissioners approved a declaration of emergency due to the flooding in the Westend last week. If the state of...
THURSDAY Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9:30-11 a.m. Johnson Park advisory board. 10:00 a.m. Great Rivers Behavioral Health Org. Board, 1217 Mellen St. Centralia WA 11:00 a.m. West End Food Pantry, Johnson Park, 1- 5 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Food Addicts Meeting, Hope Center, 3r...
The Coast Guard rescued five people from flooding conditions Tuesday near Rosburg. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a request at 10:20 a.m. by the Cathlament Fire Department requesting helicopter support with a rescue of four individuals who were reported to be trapped in their home with four feet of water surrounding it. Watchstanders directed the launch of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria assist. The aircrew arrived on scene...
Benefactors are coming forward as the Town of Cathlamet contemplates what to do and where to go after receiving a report about the mold, leaks, and other problems plaguing their current Town Hall. Mayor David Olson said the owner of the Scarborough building offered them a potential space to rent in the short or long term at the town council meeting on Monday. “It’s not in the budget, but on the other hand we have a dire situation in our current town hall,” Olson said, adding that the town may h...
During public comments at the Wahkiakum County Public Utilities District Board of Directors meeting Tuesday a community member, Tom Gartski, noted the amount of money spent on tree trimming by the utility this past summer to alleviate problems along SR 4. “Unfortunately mother nature doesn’t listen,” Gartski said. He marked the number of power outages along that corridor east of Cathlamet in the last year at eight. “I used to be a volunteer firefighter for District 4,” he said. “I was out there...
On Nov. 29, in the early morning hours, while most of Cathlamet slept, a Rosedale resident called 911 to say his water pressure was almost gone. A little later, another caller living nearby reported low water pressure. Then, dispatch received a call from a resident living at the intersection of Columbia Street and SR 4 on the east end of town. He said there was a major leak nearby. Water was flowing across the road and flooding his yard. “We do not have an explanation for why the pipe r...
Wahkiakum PUD has received a clean, unmarked audit of its accountability audit and of its financial statements from the Office of the Washington State Auditor (SAO). A report from the SAO has revealed that the examination of the PUD’s financial statements for the period of Jan. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2022 resulted in a clean, unmarked audit. Commissioner Dennis Reid, General Manager Dan Kay, and Auditor Erin Wilson attended the SAO exit conference. The SAO audit team reported that they found no issues with district processes, no instances of n...
Candidates interested in joining boards for the Grays River Flood Control District or Diking District 1 can file for positions opening up in the coming year by stopping by the Wahkiakum County Auditor’s office or filling out a form available on the auditor’s website. The forms must be filled out during the week of Dec. 11-15 and costs $10 to file. Open positions for the GRFCD include Commissioner 1, currently held by Stephanie Sotka; Commissioner 2, currently held by Judy Johnson; and Com...
Hundreds of election workers in Washington state's second-largest county were busy opening mail-in ballots earlier this month when one of them came across a plain white envelope. As she cut it open, white powder leaked out. She carefully took off her gloves, put them down, backed away and called her supervisor. Workers evacuated the building and waited for the Tacoma Fire Department to arrive. While first responders tested the substance, Democratic and Republican observers gathered at the emergency management center looking at security feeds...
The Naselle/Grays River Valley school board added Robert Torppa and Natasha Crater to the board at their most recent meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 21. Even though Torppa won the election, he applied for appointment and could therefore start in November instead of December when new Board members are sworn in. Crater was the only volunteer from the Parpala Road area who stepped forward to serve in the position Amy Chadwick filled before she resigned at the September meeting. The board now has members from all the school district’s areas. Prior to t...
THURSDAY Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9:30-11 a.m. Port District 1, 500 2nd St. Noon Eastside play and learn group, St James family center 1:30-3 p.m. West End Food Pantry, Johnson Park, 1- 5 p.m. Johnson Park Community Center Library & Computer Center noon—5 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire D...
By Laurel Demkovich People in Washington often face high costs for ambulance rides, despite not having a choice about the service, an October state Office of the Insurance Commissioner report found. State lawmakers and health officials are now looking at ways to change that, including by prohibiting ambulance operators from billing consumers for costs their insurance doesn’t cover or by setting fixed reimbursement rates for service. “I fully expect this will be a focus in the upcoming session,” Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, told the S...
The Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Government (CWCOG) has been awarded funding for four years to continue operating a program to improve transportation accessibility in Wahkiakum, Pacific, and other neighboring counties. The grant funding will support and sustain the operation of the Regional Mobility Management program to improve accessible transportation in the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Planning Area (SWRTPO), as well as the Longview-Kelso, and Rainier, Ore., Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA). Program leaders seek to...
Wahkiakum County commissioners met Tuesday to approve some routine expenditures, but the majority of the meeting was focused on public comment. Town Council member Jeanne Hendrickson came to the meeting to tell the commissioners that she has found a way to eliminate the fee for library cards in Cathlamet. Commissioner Hendrickson asked the commissioners to step up and assist her new program by allocating $1,500 from the County budget to assist the new library program. The other comment came from a county resident who felt unsafe at a recent...
Grays River gorge, seen from Fossil Creek Road. Photo by Ian Brandon....
Votes were certified on Tuesday and results remained unchanged. Joe Baker held off challenger Michael Severson in the closest race. Appointed during the last term, Baker will continue his position on the Cathlamet Town Council with 91 votes to Severson’s 85. Patty Anderson held on to her seat on the Wahkiakum School District’s Board of Directors after besting challenger Kandice Merz, 935-434. Voters chose Brian Heston to replace outgoing Director Paula Culbertson on the Wahkiakum School Dis...
Rising costs of transportation projects. Using artificial intelligence in Washington classrooms. Preserving affordable housing. Spending proceeds from the state’s new capital gains tax and recent cap-and-trade auctions. Those are a few topics state lawmakers will delve into when they return to Olympia for committee days, an annual fete in which they get schooled on issues that may arise in an upcoming session. In this case, it’s the 60-day session that begins Jan. 8. Senators will gather this week with 14 committees holding work sessions Thu...
The story of Geri Florek is a story of the Wahkiakum County Eagle. Or perhaps, the story of the Eagle is a story of Geri. After 30 years, it's hard to tell anymore. Their tales are too intertwined. It's also a story of three publishers. It's Rick Nelson's story, and Bob Nelson's story before him. It's the beginning of Brandon J. Simmons' story. And it's mine. Geri's life encompasses the chapters of so many who have walked through the Eagle's doors these last 30 years, all sharing a common love...
A Pacific County judge has sentenced a recreational fisherman to 50 days in jail, fined him $1,500, and imposed a five-year fishing license suspension for repeat salmon snagging violations, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today. WDFW Police investigated the latest snagging case in August 2023. David Gretzner, 66, from Long Beach, was sentenced Nov. 16 by Pacific County District Court Judge, Nancy McAllister, after pleading guilty to one count each of Unlawful Recreational Fishing in the first degree and Unlawful...
There was a lot to unpack at the Town of Cathlamet’s meeting last week. It began with one resident venting her frustrations about the town’s response to her earlier request to add more chickens, geese, and ducks to the five chickens now allowed in city limits, thanks to an ordinance passed just last year. Crystal Baker asked for the council’s justification, and wanted to know what they had against sustainable foods or children participating in 4-H. She claimed that larger communities like Seatt...
