September 9, 2013, 5:00pm Business
NEW YORK -- Umpqua Holdings Corp., Oregon's biggest bank, is in advanced talks to buy Sterling Financial Corp., the lender backed by Warburg Pincus and Thomas H. Lee Partners, said people with knowledge of the discussions. Read story
September 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
Students in Camas and Washougal have posted gains on several state tests recently released as part of an overall Washington State Report Card. The 2012-13 results include the Measurements of Student Progress, the state's exam for third- through eighth-graders. Students are tested in reading and math, with fourth- and seventh-graders… Read story
September 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
Washougal voters will have an opportunity during the Nov. 5 General Election to decide whether they want the city to continue its current mayor-council with a city administrator form of government or change to a council-manager form. Committees were recently appointed by the City Council, to write statements for and… Read story
September 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
WASHOUGAL -- Efforts to permanently merge Camas and Washougal's fire and EMS services continue in earnest, with fire officials believing a contract between the cities could be signed by the end of the year. Read story
September 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
The Camas City Council has unanimously approved an agreement that will guide development of 460 acres north of Lacamas Lake in the years to come. That development could include a variety of uses, from commercial and industrial to residential. According to the comprehensive plan amendments, which were also approved on… Read story
September 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
A retired Camas paper mill employee recently had an opportunity to visit several sites in Washington, D.C., as part of the Honor Flight program. Wilbert Kalmbach, a World War II veteran, and his daughter Maria Dunn saw The Lincoln Memorial, Air Force and Marine Corps memorials and a Vietnam memorial… Read story
September 9, 2013, 5:00pm Business
Cowlitz Indian tribal officials announced their opposition Monday to a proposed coal export terminal at Longview. Read story
September 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
A mixed-use development, along with trails, public access to the Columbia River and possibly housing, are expected to be among the components of the former Hambleton Lumber Sales LLC site. The Port of Camas-Washougal and Parker's Landing LLC are requesting the Washougal City Council consider a development agreement for the… Read story
September 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
Two Camas residents were among three people injured in a head-on traffic crash in Oregon on Friday. According to a press release from the Oregon State Police, at approximately 8:30 p.m. police responded to a report of a wrong-way vehicle heading eastbound in the westbound lanes of Interstate 84 near… Read story
September 9, 2013, 5:00pm Business
A series of lane reconfigurations this week will mean big changes near the junction of Interstate 205 and state Highway 500, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. Read story
