May 17, 2010, 12:00am User Submitted
Reporter with Skamania County Pioneer rubs elbows with Secret Service agents and media stars when President Jimmy Carter came to view eruption's impact. Read story
May 16, 2010, 12:00am Clark County News
At 8:32 a.m. on May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens exploded with the force of a 20-megaton bomb. In a matter of minutes, the volcano radically reshaped a 230-square-mile swath of Southwest Washington’s forested landscape. Read story
May 16, 2010, 12:00am Clark County News
The eruption of May 18, 1980, reduced the summit of Mount St. Helens by 1,300 feet. But that was not the only geologic event that has reduced its profile. During its eruptions from 2004 to 2008, Mount St. Helens settled a half-inch because of magma withdrawal beneath the volcano. Those… Read story
May 15, 2010, 12:00am Clark County News
Congressman Brian Baird says he came away from a tour of Mount St. Helens on Friday convinced the Forest Service is capable of managing the national volcanic monument. Forest Service officials showed the Vancouver Democrat a series of new exhibits and additional plans for the Johnston Ridge Observatory, thanks in… Read story
May 13, 2010, 12:00am User Submitted
"I called the local radio station to alert them that the mountain was REALLY erupting, only to be told: 'Oh, that is happening often, and people are always calling us.'" Read story
May 12, 2010, 12:00am User Submitted
"We thought our lives would never be the same, after we had to live with -- and try not to breathe in -- all of the ash for several days and weeks." Read story
May 11, 2010, 12:00am User Submitted
Couple hustled to get an unforgettable view of "The Mountain's" eruption - but had left in such a hurry that they forgot their camera. Read story
May 11, 2010, 12:00am User Submitted
"We arrived at the dock in time that evening to meet my husband, and he was shocked to see the car covered in ash and what I imagine were 'deer-in-the-headlights' expressions on our faces." Read story
May 10, 2010, 12:00am User Submitted
A day after being a few miles west of Mount St. Helens, he took a trip to the coast and didn't hear about the eruption until his return. Read story
May 10, 2010, 12:00am User Submitted
Battle Ground woman witnessed eruptions without worry - until wondering later what might have happened if the mountain had exploded in a different direction. Read story
