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B.G. man arrested in identity thefts
Battle Ground police detectives have arrested Bryan D. Beam of Battle Ground on suspicion of multiple counts of identity theft.
Police Sgt. Jason Perdue said in a Thursday news release that Beam was arrested after detectives searched his home and vehicle and recovered victims’ identification ... |
Clark County at Work: Uskoski Seal Coat has it covered
 Business name: Uskoski Seal Coat.
Owner: Joe Uskoski.
Address: 14712 N.E. 259th St., Battle Ground.
What the business does: Apply seal coat on private roads and asphalt driveways to protect and prolong the life of the paving. The... |
Hottest day of year today
Are you ready for the much-anticipated scorcher? If you thought yesterday was hot, try today.
The hottest weather of the year starts just in time for the weekend with temperatures peaking at 94 degrees today, according to the National Weather Service. Sunny, warm weather will stretch into Saturday ... |
Stove fire causes $60,000 house damage
An unattended stove caught fire and the flames spread early today, causing $60,000 in damage to a house in the Lincoln neighborhood, fire authorities said.
Just before 2 a.m. Friday, crews of Vancouver Fire Department and Clark County Fire District No. 6 responded to the fire... |
Growth board rules in favor of preserving farmland
 A state board sliced 1,620 acres from Clark County commissioners’ ambitious urban growth plan Thursday, echoing environmentalists’ claims that it would pave useful farmland.
The La Center interchange, the Lagler dairy farm south of Brush Prairie, the Jennings Road area northeast of Wash... |
Things are sure to heat up today
It is going to be a hot one today folks as the well-advertised heat wave peaks today. East winds that brought 100 degree readings to Brookings on the Southern Oregon Coast yesterday are now upon us and will be pushing the mercury toward the upper 90s locally. It will be windy as well, with low humid... |
Moeller ‘thrilled’ with court’s decision on gay marriage
State Rep. Jim Moeller, D-Vancouver, said he was “thrilled” with Thursday’s California Supreme Court ruling overturning the state’s ban on gay marriage.
“It marks a giant leap toward the day when all people in this country will have equal treatment under the law,&rdquo... |
BMX rider dies of injuries
A bicycle rider critically injured last week at an east Vancouver BMX facility has died.
David Stellpflug died at 3:09 a.m. Tuesday as a result of blunt head trauma, said Tony Lopez, an investigator at the Clark County medical examiner’s office.
Stellpflug, 28, was listed as a resident of We... |
Former logger harvests CCC memories
 Harry “Pat” Sutherland was a new Vancouver High School graduate in 1939 when he signed up for the Civilian Conservation Corps and instantly became a logger.
Suddenly, he found himself stumbling out of bed at 4 a.m., jumping into caulk boots and pegged pants, riding a crummy into the woo... |
25 years of helping students refine skills
 No, it’s not “billions and billions served,” ala a certain fast-food chain.
But surely the 18,000 or so graduates of the Clark County Skills Center, celebrating 25 years on Saturday with public tours and a reunion bash, have touched a vast number of Southwest Washington li... |
Snowmelt new hazard on road to St. Helens
State highway workers went to considerable lengths so the last nine miles of the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway to Johnston Ridge could be reopened today to the public.
Now, the onset of warm weather is prompting the state Department of Transportation to reconsider the planned 7 a.m. opening time. Th... |
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