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Thursday Jul 2 | The Columbian

Volcano Rescue Team locates injured climber

A climber was in good condition after he was found by rescuers late Tuesday night on a main route of Mount St.

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Related Topix: Yacolt, WA

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Oregonlive.com

Greater Portland-Vancouver jobless jump leads nation

Job searcher Deborah Clark, 41, of Hillsboro, seeks employment earlier this month at WorkSource Oregon in Hillsboro.

1 comment

Related Topix: Portland Metro, Vancouver, WA

Wed Jun 24, 2009

The Columbian

Proposed wind farm intrusion to hikers?

A National Park Service official says a wind project proposed for a Skamania County site just outside the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area would intrude on the experiences of people traveling two national historic trails.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Lewis And Clark National Historic Trail, Bingen, WA, Underwood, WA

Thu Jun 11, 2009

The Columbian

Carson man's body recovered from river

The body of a 27-year-old Carson man who was swept away in a fast-moving current of the Wind River last month has been recovered, the Skamania County Sheriff's Office reported Thursday.

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Related Topix: Carson, WA

Tue Jun 09, 2009

Yakima Herald-Republic

NEW Lost climber on Mount Adams walks out on his own

YAKIMA, Wash. - A climber who became separated from two companions and got lost in whiteout conditions on Mount Adams walked out on his own Monday, the Yakima County Sheriff's Office said this morning in a news release.

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Related Topix: Yakima Metro, Yakima, WA, Yakima County, WA

Mon Jun 08, 2009

KGW-TV Portland

WA state biologist: wind project could pose risk

A Washington state wildlife biologist says a proposed wind farm in a forested ridge in eastern Skamania County could harm bats, raptors and other wildlife.

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Fri Jun 05, 2009

Yakima Herald-Republic

Rep. Taylor to host three town hall meetings

New state Rep. David Taylor, R-Moxee, announced Thursday that he'll hold three town hall meetings later this month in far-flung areas of the expansive 15th Legislative District he represents.

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Related Topix: Moxee, WA, Sunnyside, WA, Goldendale, WA, Klickitat County, WA, Stevenson, WA

Thu Jun 04, 2009

The Columbian

Fire engulfs Skamania County home, spreads

As Thursday's storm passed through Southwest Washington, a fire reported to be caused by a lightning strike engulfed a home in western Skamania County and spread to dry brush.

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Related Topix: Weather, Washougal, WA, Clark County, WA

Wed Jun 03, 2009

Oregonlive.com

Greater Portland posts nation's biggest jobless jump

Unemployment jumped more during a year's period in greater Portland-Vancouver than in any of the nation's large metropolitan areas.

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Related Topix: Portland Metro, Vancouver, WA

Wed May 27, 2009

The Columbian

Tom Koenninger May 27: Clark College set to enter a new era

A sparkling gem in Clark College's educational tiara prepares for its first rush of students on Sept.

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Related Topix: Camas, WA, Washougal, WA, Stevenson, WA, Klickitat County, WA, Clark County, WA, Opinion

Fri May 22, 2009

KOMOradio

Boeing subsidiary gets big contract

In this Thursday, April 23, 2009 picture, Jim McClanahan assembles an unmanned surveillance aircraft at their production facility in Bingen, Wash.

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Related Topix: Bingen, WA, Yakima Metro, Yakima, WA, Klickitat County, WA

The Oregonian

Mount St. Helens information center to reopen

A volunteer work party gets Pine Creek Information Center ready to open. Pine Creek Information Center on Forest Service Road 90 in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington is scheduled for a grand re-opening on Saturday, May 23, 2009.

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Related Topix: Stevenson, WA

Wed May 20, 2009

KGW-TV Portland

Man feared drowned after falling into river in Gorge

A man was feared drowned after falling into the Wind River near Shepherd Falls, not far from Carson, Washington.

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Related Topix: Carson, WA

Tue May 19, 2009

KEX-AM Portland

Search for missing man in Skamania County

A search will continue Tuesday for 27 year old Dustin Ferguson. He fell into the Wind River near Shipherd Falls in Carson, Washington.

1 comment

Related Topix: Carson, WA

Mon May 18, 2009

Daily Journal of Commerce

Discovery II Industrial Building

Bid Date/Time: June 4, 2009, 2 p.m. POSTED: 03:56 PM PDT Monday, May 18, 2009 BY DJC STAFF Project consists of the construction of the Discovery II Industrial Building at 390 Evergreen Drive in North Bonneville, Wash., for the Port of Skamania County.

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Related Topix: North Bonneville, WA

Sat May 16, 2009

The Columbian

Our readers' views May 14

Natural beauty should win every time The May 11 editorial, "Zero, Nada for Zips," reinforced that the zip line park in Skamania County is being squashed because of Gorge and Forest Service guidelines.

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Related Topix: Camas, WA, Clark County, WA, Battle Ground, WA, Immigration Reform, Vancouver, WA, Opinion

Thu May 14, 2009

KGW-TV Portland

Stevenson man pleads not guilty in wife's death

A man from Stevenson in southwest Washington has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

KNDO - Yakima

Drones play big role in Columbia Gorge economy

A company that started out in a garage 15 years ago has turned into a major player in the Columbia Gorge economy - making drone surveillance aircraft for the military.

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Related Topix: Yakima Metro, Yakima, WA, Klickitat County, WA

Wed May 13, 2009

Yakima Herald-Republic

Home of the Drones: Bingen, Wash.

Think of it as Bingen's Boeing. Insitu, the firm that started in a garage 15 years ago, last year generated $148 million in revenue and provided more than 500 jobs, mostly in rural Klickitat and Skamania counties.

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Related Topix: Bingen, WA, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Doc Hastings, Klickitat County, WA, US Military, US Navy

Mon May 11, 2009

The Columbian

Bail at $1 million for murder suspect

'She might be in the bedroom,' That was the response Darcy Wayne Banaszek reportedly gave deputies who arrived at his house in Stevenson early on May 8 after receiving a tip that Banaszek killed his wife.

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Related Topix: Stevenson, WA, Criminal Defense Law, Law

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