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Longtime wildlife manager to retire
Looking head to July 1, Guy Norman suspects he’ll be mowing his lawn. He might also play some with his grandchildren. What he won’t be doing — for the first time in more than two decades — is managing...
View ArticleEmergency services fair set for Saturday
Skamania County Emergency Medical Services will host its annual open house and street fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 253 S.W. First St. in Stevenson. The event gives emergency responders from...
View ArticleSalvation Army plans new office building in Washougal
The Salvation Army has proposed demolishing its office building north of downtown Washougal and replacing it with a larger modular building. The current building next to the chapel is 1,766 square feet...
View ArticleWeather Eye: Bring umbrella or poncho to the Hazel Dell Parade of Bands
Last month at this time I was writing about sitting in the shade and having a cold ice tea. Nope, not this time. Cool showery weather is with us for several days, maybe longer. It looks like the cool...
View ArticleVancouver gets grant to inventory park trees
The city of Vancouver Urban Forestry Division was awarded a grant from the Washington Department of Natural Resources to inventory the trees in the city’s neighborhood parks. A private contractor will...
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Union Ridge Elementary School hires new principal
Kelly Macdonald will take over as Union Ridge Elementary School principal starting July 1. She is currently the vice principal at Hockinson Middle School. Macdonald has been in education for 17...
View ArticleBonneville Dam fish count 5/19
Wednesday — 2,963 adult spring chinook, 588 jack chinook, 62 steelhead, 1,741 shad. Water temperature: 58.6 degrees. Visibility: 5 feet. Streamflow: 276,000 cubic feet per second.
View ArticleThursday morning house fire displaces 4 adults, 3 dogs and cat in east Vancouver
A house fire Thursday morning in east Vancouver displaced four adults along with three dogs and a cat, according to the Red Cross, which responded to provide temporary housing and other basic needs....
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Police seek paintings stolen in burglary
Police have arrested a Vancouver man suspected of burglarizing a Hayden Island home, but they still haven't recovered two paintings stolen in the incident. Ryan Stephen Hentz, 32, was arrested by...
View ArticleBoys allegedly start fire in Frontier Middle School restroom
Three boys may face consequences after allegedly starting a fire in a restroom at Frontier Middle School on Thursday morning. Fire officials were dispatched to Frontier Middle School, 7600 N.E. 166th...
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Lawyer: Frahm not to blame for death
A Vancouver man on trial for allegedly causing a sequence of crashes on Interstate 205 that led to the death of a good Samaritan should not be held criminally responsible for the man's death, his...
View ArticleOfficers praised for aid to Columbia River High student
A Clark County sheriff’s deputy and a security guard are being commended for their quick response after a teenager collapsed at Columbia River High School on Wednesday afternoon. School Resource Deputy...
View ArticleMan accused of voyeurism at Vancouver Mall
A Vancouver man appeared Thursday in Clark County Superior Court after allegedly following two women into a bathroom and snapping photos of them under the door of their restroom stall. Tomas Bulux...
View ArticleTrout Unlimited schedules introductory meeting
Trout Unlimited has scheduled a no-host meet-and-greet beginning at 6 p.m. Monday at Round Table Pizza, 13009 N.E. Highway 99. Officials will discuss TU’s activities in Southwest Washington to protect...
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Hazel Dell Parade of Bands pays tribute to a big backer
The late Dick Streissguth spent most of his life serving Hazel Dell, the community he called home, so it's fitting that the first local parade to proceed without him is themed "Celebrating Service."...
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Excellent diner-style dining at Nayhely’s Place
Why: Nayhely's Place is family-owned and operated by the Neteo family. The family-style restaurant has been in business for just over a year. Located in an unassuming strip mall off Highway 99, it is...
View ArticleBonneville Dam fish count 5/20
Thursday — 2,295 adult spring chinook salmon, 349 jack chinook, 58 steelhead, 2,347 shad. Water temperature: 59.2 degrees. Visibility: 4.5 feet. Streamflow: 241,000 cubic feet per second.
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Sky Zone park growing in old Albertsons
"Take the leap!" It's a three-word phrase that turns up in a lot of places. At corporate retreats. Classrooms. Career counselor offices. Fund raisers. Even living rooms. And, by mid-summer, people will...
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$500K from state boosts Woodland park
LONGVIEW -- Woodland's $10 million parks and sports complex project got a big boost recently when the state awarded it $500,000. The money will more than double the $200,000 or so that had previously...
View ArticleColumbia River Gorge bus trips start Friday
The Oregon Department of Transportation is launching a new round-trip bus service linking the Gateway Transit Center at 9900 N.E. Multnomah, Portland, with Rooster Rock State Park and Multnomah Falls,...
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