September 28, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
The question of whether a biomass plant can be built in downtown Vancouver was one that the project's proponents, Clark County and its private partner, and the project's opponent, the city of Vancouver, argued late into Wednesday night. The city denied an application by the county and the proposed operator… Read story
September 28, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
OLYMPIA -- A new electronic tracking system for certain over-the-counter cold medicines will go into effect Oct. 15, though a Vancouver-based pharmacy director fears it could be more time-consuming than filling a prescription. The Washington State Board of Pharmacy has adopted new rules that will replace written logbooks of sales… Read story
September 28, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
A landmark center for children opens a new chapter Thursday when Clark College dedicates Phase I of the Oliva Family Early Learning Center. Phase I augments facilities built in the 1970s for Clark's Child and Family Services department. At the time, it was hailed as the only parent-participation preschool operated… Read story
September 28, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
Expect to see streets ripped up and in various stages of repair if you travel through downtown Vancouver the next few days. Motorists traveling on Columbia Street between Eighth and 15th streets will encounter paving equipment and detours beginning Thursday, barring wet weather, Vancouver officials said. Read story
September 28, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
Kelso, WA - Last night deputies arrested Conner S. McCLEOD, age 38, of Rainier, for Criminal Trespass 2nd Degree, Obstructing or Blocking a Train, Burglary 2nd Degree, and Sabotage. Read story
September 28, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
Close to 800 job seekers crowded into the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay Wednesday, many with resumes in hand, hoping to match their skills with the job openings that nearly 70 participating companies were looking to fill. Read story
September 28, 2011, 5:00pm Business
Medford, Ore. -- Not long after Interstate 5 pierced Southern Oregon's Rogue Valley, supplanting U.S. 99, Rod Witham and his father, Harlan, built a truck stop on 20 acres near the north Medford interchange. Nearly 50 years later, Witham Truck Center, a multigeneration family business, is becoming part of Ridgefield-based… Read story
September 27, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
Vancouver police are asking the public to help find Jesse Klein, 29, who was last seen leaving Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital on Aug. 25. Klein is white, 6 feet 2 inches tall and 220 pounds, with hazel eyes and dark hair. Read story
September 27, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
A man was taken to an area hospital with significant injuries after being hit by a car on Mill Plain Boulveard early Wednesday, officials said. Read story
September 27, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
The Longshore union has filed a recall charge against Cowlitz County Sheriff Mark Nelson. Read story
