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Clark County News

Sweep is part of Camas’ plan at 3A district track

May 9, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Andrew Kaler led a 1-2-3 Camas sweep Wednesday in the 3,200 meters. Not that he expected anything less. Read story

Faceoffs help turn tide against Winterhawks

May 9, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Faceoffs, Edmonton Oil Kings coach Derek Laxdal said, are a big battle within the battle between his team and the Portland Winterhawks for the Western Hockey League championship. Read story

Physical science technician Kate Norton prepares to photograph a sediment sample Tuesday. Norton is studying how asbestos levels in the Sumas River in northern Washington and British Columbia affect movement of sediment through the river. The Cascades Volcano Observatory has one of eight sediment labs in the United States. Although the 1980 Mount St.

Keeping a pulse on volcanoes near, far

Physical science technician Kate Norton prepares to photograph a sediment sample Tuesday. Norton is studying how asbestos levels in the Sumas River in northern Washington and British Columbia affect movement of sediment through the river. The Cascades Volcano Observatory has one of eight sediment labs in the United States. Although the 1980 Mount St.

May 9, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Cascades Volcano Observatory's name suggests an entirely Northwest focus. The file cabinets in John Ewert's office suggest otherwise. Read story

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Carole Axford, a secretary at the Clark County Prosecutor's Office, chats Wednesday with Deputy Prosecutor Michael Dodds. After 50 years, Axford is the longest-serving county employee in recent memory.

Secretary forges half-century legacy

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Carole Axford, a secretary at the Clark County Prosecutor's Office, chats Wednesday with Deputy Prosecutor Michael Dodds. After 50 years, Axford is the longest-serving county employee in recent memory.

May 9, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

When a fresh-faced, 20-year-old Carole Axford started work at the Clark County Prosecutor's Office, she used an IBM electric to type court filings. Read story

Passengers board a TriMet MAX light-rail train at the Delta Park/Vanport light-rail transit station. A Cowlitz County judge Wednesday delayed until March a decision on a lawsuit over a state law that says if a person signs a petition more than once, all their signatures must be rejected.

Light-rail funding studied

Passengers board a TriMet MAX light-rail train at the Delta Park/Vanport light-rail transit station. A Cowlitz County judge Wednesday delayed until March a decision on a lawsuit over a state law that says if a person signs a petition more than once, all their signatures must be rejected.

May 9, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

A state-appointed transit panel on Wednesday cautioned C-Tran leaders against banking too much on fares to pay for operating light rail in Vancouver. Read story

Port of Vancouver incident leaves 2 cranes damaged

May 9, 2012, 5:00pm Business

Port of Vancouver incident leaves 2 cranes damaged Read story

Rumor has it that Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

What’s up with new Walmarts in Clark County?

Rumor has it that Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

May 9, 2012, 5:00pm Business

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has still not set a start date for its planned Vancouver store at the corner of Northeast 143rd Avenue and Fourth Plain Boulevard, despite the "coming soon" sign that has sat there for years. Read story

Man receives 30-year sentence for 2010 shooting

May 8, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

A man suspected in a shooting at an Orchards apartment complex in 2010 followed by a shootout with Portland police was sentenced Wednesday to about 30 years in prison. Read story

Firefighters set up rope rescue for man who fell down incline

May 8, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Firefighters set up a rope rescue late Wednesday morning in Camas after a 35-year-old Department of Corrections inmate fell about 20 feet down an embankment. Read story

A sinkhole closed a main entry to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center on Wednesday in Vancouver,

Sinkhole reroutes traffic at PeaceHealth hospital

A sinkhole closed a main entry to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center on Wednesday in Vancouver,

May 8, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Ambulance and vehicle traffic at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center is being rerouted due to a growing sinkhole. Read story