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 Updated August 08, 2008
Forecast: Sunny for a short while
The sun will peek through the clouds later today, but only for a short while. Cloudy skies and some drizzle are in the forecast for Saturday, the Nat...

Robbery suspects apprehended
Police arrested two suspects Thursday in connection with a series of armed street robberies in June and July.  Isaac L. Watson, 18, an...

Vacuum cleaner salesman ordered to leave Clark County Fair
A traveling vacuum cleaner salesman who had a booth at the Clark County Fair was ordered to leave Wednesday after officials learned he’d previou...

Small Steps Make Fair Eco-friendly
ZACHARY KAUFMAN/The Columbian<p>
Zolynn Hawk, 10, spins a conservation-themed dial before answering a prize question inside the Sustainable Futures exhibit at the Clark County Fair on Thursday. Fair vendors and management have adopted earth-friendly practices to curb waste and cut costs.
Clark County’s fair is greener this year.   A bit more corny, too. We’re not talking lush lawns or buttered ears. Fair directors,...

Vancouver woman hit, killed by van on Interstate 5 offramp
A Vancouver woman was struck and killed early Wednesday while lying in the middle of the Highway 14 ramp off Interstate 5. Rebecca J. Hagge, 46, died...

No charges yet against elderly shooting suspect
Clark County prosecutors will grant a defense attorney’s request to hold off on filing charges against a 75-year-old Hazel Dell woman arrested l...

Sheriff’s budget takes shot from ammunition costs
<p>N. Scott Trimble/The Columbian<p>

Sgt. Randon Walker of the Clark County Sheriff’s Office takes aim at the county sheriff’s firing range this week in this photo taken using a remote controlled camera.
Sgt. Randon Walker sets his legs shoulder-width apart, raises his pistol to the target and squeezes the trigger. Blam! Blam! Twenty-five cents. Fift...

Good Samaritans' heroics comforting to family Video File Attached
Dan Szmania of Brush Prairie suffered burns as a result of trying to save a man from a burning Jeep Aug. 2. He and three other bystanders tried to rescue James Skelton.(Photo by Steven Lane/The Columbian)
Beyond the glow of flames, Dan Szmania could make out a face inside the overturned Jeep.

The man’s brown eyes appeared lifeless;...

Weather Eye: Humidity makes heat a little annoying
Temperatures for the first seven days of the month ranged from a high of 69 degrees to a high of 97 degrees bringing our average mean temperature more...

FYI August 8
MISCELLANY KITTY PALOOZA, kitten and cat adoption opportunities, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Clark County Fair. * 3...

Local News from the Past Week

Thursday, August 07
 » Firefighters honor comrade from Pierce County
 » Clark County slightly more diverse
 » 18th District race catches parties’ attention
 » Judicial candidate underreported income in divorce
 » Local wage growth matched by inflation
 » Tips from experts make the fair more fun
 » Video image shows Fritz Mechanical burglary
 » Missing woman returns home safe
 » Suspects in brass thefts arrested
 » Firefighters contain potentially disastrous warehouse blaze
 » Vital statistics August 7
 » FYI August 7
 » Clark County Fair results August 7

Wednesday, August 06
 » Four teens hurt in B.G. crash
 » Cantwell: Regulators asleep as speculators manipulate oil markets
 » Community of Christ’s fair booth has been satisfying palates for almost 50 years
 » Bush deems new I-5 bridge national priority
 » Students at Clark see loans drying up
 » State spruces up Welcome sign along I-5 after newspaper article
 » Murray: Highway Trust Fund in fiscal peril
 » Courtroom assault case sent to attorney general
 » 'Waddling Bandit' admits bank heists
 » Christian bands gathering in Camas
 » Fire does $200,000 damage to Carter Park-area home, contents
 » Around the Area August 6
 » Clark County fair results August 6
 » Vital statistics August 6

Tuesday, August 05
 » Woman hurt in duplex fire
 » Heat advisory issued for Vancouver area
 » Murray: Federal highway fund imperiled
 » Unusually hot fire razes Carter Park house
 » Gregoire: Bridge is for the whole nation
 » Hazel Dell woman who allegedly shot neighbor posts $25,000 bail
 » "Welcome to Washington" sign will put down roots
 » Scares mined at fair's Wild West attraction
 » Gregoire extols state’s work at labor forum
 » 11-year-old autistic boy found safe after 2 nights in wilderness
 » Woman, 78, hurt in duplex fire
 » Weather Eye: Things are sure to heat up around here again
 » Clark County Fair results August 5
 » FYI August 5
 » Vital statistics August 5
 » Correction August 5

Monday, August 04
 » Fire heavily damages Carter Park home
 » Blog details teen's cancer fight
 » Program lets medically fragile children enjoy rare day trip with family
 » Battle Ground I-5 interchange to open early
 » Donation arms police in Woodland
 » Off beat: Students in Olympic orchestra learn new skill: improvisation
 » Fire ravages meat company's building
 » FYI, Aug. 4, 2008

Sunday, August 03
 » Columbian.com blogger appears on CNN
 » Olympic fame hits U.S. javelin thrower Patterson
 » Local Special Olympics effort sees hard times
 » Haugen challenges Zarelli's bid for fourth term
 » Say cheese
 » Nobody jumps at offer of money to pay for cleaner wood stoves, fireplaces
 » Sustainability conference goes easy on city's budget
 » Weather Eye: Look for a three-day heat wave this week
 » FYI, Aug. 3, 2008
 » Public meetings for the week of Aug. 3

Saturday, August 02
 » Charter pilot’s family remembers: ‘He loved the freedom’
 » ‘Nacho Libre’ rules the roost
 » County candidates tackle range of topics
 » Guard members to provide air traffic control in Iraq
 » Haagen Park project to be dedicated Sunday
 » To make wildfire feel unwelcome
 » Visitors must use north entrance at city hall


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Rural life isn't all peace and quiet
STEVEN LANE/The Columbian<p>
Tom  Hyde lives near the Jones Creek ORV area and has had problems with vandalism on his property and is concerned about underage drinking and wildlife poaching in the remote area north of Washougal.
LIVINGSTON MOUNTAIN — When Tom and Toni Hyde fled Camas’ Prune Hill neighborhood four years ago, they were looking to escape the noise and...
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Clark County Fair results, Aug. 8
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»  Edwards admits to affair, denies fathering child
»  Georgia says Russian aircraft bombed its air bases
»  Clinton says she wants Obama to win White House
»  China opens its long-sought Olympics spectacularly
»  Osteen's wife denies assaulting flight attendant
»  US weighs stepped-up military forays into Pakistan
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»  Body found in bag at Tacoma house fire had been killed
»  Seattle high-tech toilets back on eBay
»  Seattle ice machine company rides dollar decline
»  Auburn woman accused of shooting neighbor's dog
»  2-year prison term for Monroe manslaughter
»  Car in Seattle courtroom for murder trial evidence
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