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| Officers hoping nothing big happens » Mon, December 1 When the first big call comes in, Sgt. Phil Sample starts counting backwards.On Nov. 19, the first call came at 2 a.m., just as the first swing-shifters were clocking out: 82-year-old man missing from retirement home. |
| Motorcyclist's condition good after critical crash » Mon, December 1 A Vancouver motorcyclist was in good condition this morning, more than a week after a crash near Vancouver Lake sent him to the hospital with critical injuries. |
| ‘How lovely are your branches’ » Mon, December 1 There were so many fantastic sights at the Festival of Trees — from the classy to the gaudy — that one could get confused on what to truly study.But that was no problem for 4-year-old Grace Garver of Washougal. |
| Weather buffs warm to tales of tornados » Mon, December 1 In January, after a tornado spun and danced its way across Vancouver Lake and ripped into Hazel Dell, someone spray-painted “tornado alley” on a piece of plywood along its path. |
| K9 killing sentence will come Dec. 12 » Mon, December 1 Sentencing for a Brush Prairie man who got his “third strike” for killing police tracking dog Dakota has been set over to Dec. 12. |
| Off beat: Chair is an oasis of serenity in cacophony of shopping hubbub » Mon, December 1 ‘Shop till you drop” isn’t just a figure of speech these days.Most people wait until they get home before crashing on the couch. But some exhausted shoppers were nodding off this weekend in a local music store. |
| Missing fisherman, 70, found safe » Mon, December 1 A 70-year-old fisherman who went missing Sunday night was found safe overnight, the U.S. Coast Guard reported this morning.Jerald K. Posey was found in his boat on the Columbia River near St. Helens, Ore., just before 1 a.m. |
| Weak economy delaying Felida green home project » Sun, November 30 The soft economy is delaying the construction of a hyper-green home in Felida. |
| Early Christmas decorators say they spark neighbors into action » Sun, November 30 We went scavenging for the Griswolds. Craned our necks out the car for those grizzled dads and their prized trees and lights, competing to suck the juice from Clark Public Utilities sockets. |
| Alleged courtroom ‘table flipper’ faces assault charge » Sun, November 30 A defendant who allegedly overturned a heavy wooden table in a courtroom and injured a Clark County deputy prosecuting attorney will face a felony assault charge. |
| Grant to help buy greener buses » Sun, November 30 The Washougal School District has received $60,000 from the Washington State Department of Ecology toward purchase of three new buses. |
| Firefighters seek coats for needy » Sun, November 30 Vancouver firefighters are trying to ease the bite of approaching winter for needy people.For a fifth consecutive year, firefighters are collecting clean, usable coats of all sizes. |
| WeatherEye: November drier than normal » Sun, November 30 November will go into the record books as a drier and warmer-than-average month. This continues the basic trend over the past two years. |
| Humane Society benefit set » Sun, November 30 The Evergreen High School DECA (marketing) club will host a fundraiser at two Burgerville restaurants Wednesday night to benefit the Humane Society for Southwest Washington. |
| Public meetings Nov. 30 » Sun, November 30 MondayClark County commissioners, 2 p.m., sixth-floor hearing room of county Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.: budget hearing with all elected officials and department managers. |
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