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Clark County News

Fourth Plain standoff ends peacefully

October 4, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

Vancouver Police, including SWAT officers, blocked off a section of Fourth Plain Boulevard after hearing reports of an armed suicidal man in the area. The standoff ended peacefully about 10 a.m. when the man surrendered. Read story

Shelby Kappler, third from left, sits with her Skyview High School teammates before swim practice at the Propstra Aquatic Center.

Skyview Swimmer Sets Sight on Future

Shelby Kappler, third from left, sits with her Skyview High School teammates before swim practice at the Propstra Aquatic Center.

October 4, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

Shelby Kappler wants to clear something up: She was not ignoring you that day. You looked her square in the eye, gave a friendly wave to someone you thought was a friendly classmate, only to watch her blow you off like you were a yield sign. Read story

Killian Pacific eyeing waterfront property

October 4, 2011, 5:00pm Business

Washougal -- Vancouver-based commercial developer Killian Pacific is reportedly interested in buying the Columbia Riverfront property formerly occupied by the Hambleton Lumber Co. sawmill, earmarked for a $200,000 cleanup grant awarded by the state Department of Ecology. Read story

Number of newcomers down 16.8% in September

October 4, 2011, 5:00pm Business

Clark County -- Clark County welcomed 16.8 percent fewer new arrivals in September, compared with the same month last year, as measured by local driver’s license applications. Read story

Effort to fight tax fraud has skeptics

October 4, 2011, 5:00pm Business

OLYMPIA -- A state and federal effort to fight tax fraud in the construction industry has raised skepticism among some who wonder how effective data sharing will really be at rooting out rule-breakers. Some businesses are cheating by treating their employees as independent contractors or simply not reporting them at… Read story

$1,000 reward offered in stolen tractor case

October 4, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

A Ridgefield man is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for stealing his John Deere tractor. Read story

Talking Points: The Buckner Ball

October 4, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

What's the buzz from the world of sports? Here are some items that will have people talking: Read story

Local notes: Porter fifth at USATF 10-Mile Championships

October 4, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

Sarah Porter of Hockinson placed fifth at the USA Track and Field 10-Mile Championships held Sunday in Minneapolis. Porter finished with a time of 55 minutes, 1 second -- 46 seconds behind race winner Janet Cherobon-Bawcom of Rome, Ga. Read story

Athletes of the week

October 4, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

Athletes of the week for Sept. 26-Oct. 1 Read story

Smoke permeates a mixed-conifer forest at the Sawtooth Huckleberry Fields as fire from a controlled burn spreads to a tree.

Huckleberry fields benefit from flames

Smoke permeates a mixed-conifer forest at the Sawtooth Huckleberry Fields as fire from a controlled burn spreads to a tree.

October 4, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

SAWTOOTH HUCKLEBERRY FIELDS -- On a blue-sky late September afternoon high in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, firefighters from the Forest Service and the Yakama Tribe waited, drip torches in hand, for the state to give the go-ahead so they could set the woods on fire. When the green light… Read story