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September 19, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

Classes and events Chuck's Produce & Street Market: Call or check website for schedule of free classes. 13215 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., Building B, Suite 2. * 360-597-2711 or http://chucksproduce.com. Read story

WSUV rally will encourage voting, offer comedians, music and food

September 19, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

Because college students aren't big voters, the Associated Students of Washington State University Vancouver have cooked up a rally to help change that. Read story

High school scoreboard 9/20

September 19, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

Monday's high school sports results Read story

C-Tran is again asking voters to raise the local sales tax by 0.2 percentage points to pay for basic bus service.

Voters face a familiar scenario in C-Tran vote

C-Tran is again asking voters to raise the local sales tax by 0.2 percentage points to pay for basic bus service.

September 19, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

Voters may know the story by now: Citing dwindling reserves, a beleaguered C-Tran comes to voters asking for a 0.2 percentage point sales tax increase to make ends meet and keep bus service intact. Sound familiar? Read story

Will Lafrance, left, pulls vegetation with Lew Montgomery, right, and one other person during Saturday's Beach and Riverside Cleanup in Southwest Washington and Oregon on Saturday.

Many hands help with cleanup at Vancouver Lake, Riverside

Will Lafrance, left, pulls vegetation with Lew Montgomery, right, and one other person during Saturday's Beach and Riverside Cleanup in Southwest Washington and Oregon on Saturday.

September 19, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

It sounds like a bad yard sale inventory: a busted pool table, a pickup truck bed liner, and an old toilet. And don't forget the twisted piece of a Volkswagen Beetle -- seat belt still attached. None of those treasures went home with anyone Saturday. Instead, each was pulled from… Read story

Clark County Fire District 3 Chief Steve Wrightson talks about the condition of a private bridge in Hockinson. Some bridges on private roads are so bad, fire districts won't drive their biggest vehicles on them.

Fire officials reluctant to use some privately owned bridges

Clark County Fire District 3 Chief Steve Wrightson talks about the condition of a private bridge in Hockinson. Some bridges on private roads are so bad, fire districts won't drive their biggest vehicles on them.

September 19, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

Years before he became a policymaker and was asked to balance property owners' rights with public safety, Clark County Commissioner Marc Boldt experienced firsthand why people should care about placing load requirements on privately owned bridges. In the 1970s, Boldt was driving a concrete truck for Aphis Ready Mix near… Read story

Sen. Joe Zarelli, R-Ridgefield, left, looks at Sen.

Zarelli eyes proactive approach to budget woes

Sen. Joe Zarelli, R-Ridgefield, left, looks at Sen.

September 19, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

Lawmakers learned last week that the state of Washington is facing another budget crisis, and state Sen. Joe Zarelli, R-Ridgefield, thinks it's worth borrowing an idea from that other Washington to help address it. Actually, Zarelli said his proposal -- that the Legislature convene a bipartisan group to get a… Read story

Clark County Fire &amp; Rescue Firefighter-paramedic Robert Harvey checks a pickup Monday after it collided with another truck at 5001 N.E.

Crash on 259th St: Seat belts did their jobs

Clark County Fire &amp; Rescue Firefighter-paramedic Robert Harvey checks a pickup Monday after it collided with another truck at 5001 N.E.

September 19, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

Firefighters rushed to 5001 N.E. 259th St. on Monday afternoon to help drivers of two pickups involved in a collision. Read story

An Amtrak train collided with a 2005 Lexus SUV Monday afternoon at a private crossing, west of the Interstate 205 Bridge and south of Southeast Evergreen Highway in east Vancouver.

Longtime local lawyer hospitalized after train hits SUV

An Amtrak train collided with a 2005 Lexus SUV Monday afternoon at a private crossing, west of the Interstate 205 Bridge and south of Southeast Evergreen Highway in east Vancouver.

September 19, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

Longtime Vancouver attorney Michael Langsdorf was in satisfactory condition at PeaceHealth Medical Center Monday night after an Amtrak train hit his 2005 Lexus SUV. Read story

In August, 511 new and existing homes sold in Clark County, compared with 375 sales in August 2010, .

County home sales climb in August for 2nd straight month

In August, 511 new and existing homes sold in Clark County, compared with 375 sales in August 2010, .

September 19, 2011, 5:00pm Business

Home sales were on the upswing in August for the second month in a row as first-time buyers rushed to lock in low mortgage loan rates and take advantage of shrinking prices. Local experts aren't ready to declare that the battered housing market has hit bottom, but prices are low… Read story