Morning Press: Manhunt, salmon slide, shallow channel, Wilson visit, Gifford Pinchot move

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Vancouver police capture homicide suspect

A daylong dragnet for a homicide suspect in west Vancouver on Thursday ended about 8 miles away on the porch of a mobile home on the east side of town.

The arrest of Jack Raymond Yancey, 57, ended a 20-hour investigation and manhunt that began with the reported stabbing of Gary L. Adams in Vancouver’s Hough neighborhood.

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Salmon slip, slide on wild ride in ‘cannon’

WASHOUGAL — It’s known as the “salmon cannon,” but Vincent Bryan III has another way of describing the latest technology being used to move migratory fish in Washington.

Sandra Jonker, regional wildlife program manager for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, said state crews will remove the old launch and replace it with new planks.

There will be additional intermittent closures for installation of the boarding float, piling and asphalt paving. All work will be done by Dec. 15.

But boaters using Langsdorf Landing also are aware that portions of Fishermen’s Slough — the name given the small amount of the Columbia River that flows between Caterpillar Island and the Washington shore — is very shallow in late summer and early fall, down to 2 to 3 feet, or less.

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Young Seahawks fan who received new heart meets idol

On June 14, 7-year-old Jack Conover received a new heart.

But on Tuesday, the Ridgefield boy’s wish came true. That’s when the young Seattle Seahawks fan met his team’s star quarterback, Russell Wilson.

“He’s so excited,” Jack’s mom, Kelly Conover, said after the visit.

Jack was star-struck initially, hiding behind Kelly as Wilson walked past his room at Seattle Children’s Hospital. At Kelly’s urging, Jack ran back into his room, threw on his No. 3 jersey and waited for Wilson to emerge from another patient’s room.

Wilson shook Jack’s hand and said “hi.” He gave the boy an autographed picture, a Seahawks yearbook and a high-five. The pair posed for a quick photo, and then, Wilson was off to continue his rounds.

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Gifford Pinchot to move headquarters

Vancouver’s national park will become the home of another federal agency when the Gifford Pinchot National Forest moves its headquarters to Vancouver Barracks.

Fort Vancouver Superintendent Tracy Fortmann said Monday that the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service have agreed on a lease. The Gifford Pinchot National Forest will be headquartered in a historic infantry barracks building across the street from the O.O. Howard House.

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