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Clark County News

Clark County's drinkers, in search of lower prices, are pouring across the Washington border into Oregon's government-supervised stores, overwhelming the Hayden Island liquor outlet and emptying some of its shelves.

Liquor costs are driving drinkers to Oregon

Clark County's drinkers, in search of lower prices, are pouring across the Washington border into Oregon's government-supervised stores, overwhelming the Hayden Island liquor outlet and emptying some of its shelves.

June 11, 2012, 5:00pm Business

There are more places than ever to buy booze in Clark County -- about 76 stores in all. Read story

Community Foundation gives $257,000 in grants to 21 groups

June 11, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Community Foundation for Southwest Washington is awarding $257,000 in grants to 21 nonprofit organizations and schools in the region. Read story

Sex offender update

June 11, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Sheriff's deputies say a high-risk sex offender who has targeted women and young girls is living on the 200 block of Northeast 73rd Street in Hazel Dell. Read story

Australian mining giant BHP Billiton has agreed to split the $5.6 million cost of an electrical substation three ways with the Port of Vancouver and Clark Public Utilities, even though BHP Billiton has not officially signed on to occupy the port's Terminal 5, where it would build a facility to export potash fertilizer.

Port plans $5.6 million substation for terminal

Australian mining giant BHP Billiton has agreed to split the $5.6 million cost of an electrical substation three ways with the Port of Vancouver and Clark Public Utilities, even though BHP Billiton has not officially signed on to occupy the port's Terminal 5, where it would build a facility to export potash fertilizer.

June 11, 2012, 5:00pm Business

Development plans for a $5.6 million electrical substation near the Port of Vancouver's Terminal 5 suggest the port may be close to signing a lease with Australian mining giant BHP Billiton. Read story

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Fed: Recession shrank U.S. wealth to 1992 levels in 2010

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June 11, 2012, 5:00pm Business

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Great Recession shrank Americans' wealth so much that in 2010 median family net worth was no more than it had been in 1992 after adjusting for inflation, the Federal Reserve reported Monday. Read story

Parcel adjacent to I-5 being sold by competitive bid

June 10, 2012, 5:00pm Business

LaceyLacey -- A 215-acre site in Lacey zoned for mixed-use development is being offered for sale by the Kidder Mathews commercial real estate firm. Read story

Dump truck flips on Highway 14

June 10, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

A minor-injury crash involving a dump truck and another car clogged state Highway 14 for a few minutes Monday morning. Read story

Unattended item on stove causes fire near WSUV

June 10, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

An unattended item cooking on a stove top sparked a fire midday Monday at a house near Washington State University Vancouver, officials said. Read story

Vancouver firefighters knocked out an attic fire in a central Vancouver home Monday morning.

Crews knock out attic fire in Central Vancouver

Vancouver firefighters knocked out an attic fire in a central Vancouver home Monday morning.

June 10, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Vancouver firefighters on Monday morning knocked out an attic fire in a Maple Wood neighborhood house. Read story

Camas' Amee Aarhus is The Columbian's All-Region softball player of the year.

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Camas' Amee Aarhus is The Columbian's All-Region softball player of the year.

June 10, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Amee Aarhus, Camas' lead-off hitter, batted .495, scored 49 runs in 28 games, drove in 20 runs and also hit two home runs. Read story