Skamania County News

A few days ago I wrote about the growing problem of Burmese pythons in South Florida.

The county auditor in Washington's Skamania County - who made news last week for travel expenses that nearly exceeded his annual salary - has accepted a job with Clackamas County.

Skamania County Auditor J. Michael Garvison , who earlier this year sought appointment to a state House seat in the 15th District, is under investigation by the state Auditor's Office for his use of county funds.

There are thousands of miles of railroad track in Washington State. From those rails came the sparks that started hundreds of fires.

A 77-year-old Vancouver man was killed Tuesday after his motorcycle crossed the centerline on state Highway 14 in western Skamania County and collided with an oncoming car.

Embattled Skamania County Auditor J. Michael Garvison notified the Skamania County Board of County Commissioners Monday that he will resign his elected office effective Sunday.

Rep. David Taylor didn't meet his campaign fundraising goal; then again, his opponent dropped out following the primary so he didn't really have to.

The state auditor's office launched an investigation of Skamania County Auditor J. Michael Garvison this week after the county's former prosecuting attorney released expense reports that he said showed Garvison has billed county taxpayers for tens of thousands of dollars in questionable travel expenses in recent years.

A late-season wilfire is burning north of Camas on steep timberland in the Jones Creek Campground area near the Clark and Skamania county line.

Metro's growth projection for the Portland area -- often summarized in news reports as "a million more people" -- has been difficult to track.

This way to the beer garden... Celebrate the end of summer and the beginning of a beautiful autumn season in the spectacular Columbia River Gorge at Walking Man Brewing's ninth Annual Hoptoberfest in Stevenson, Washington, featuring live music, handcrafted microbrews, bratwurst and games for all ages.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife authorities are requesting assistance in identifying a person they said may be involved in illegally netting salmon and steelhead in the Clark and Skamania County areas.

Skamania County sheriff's deputies eradicated an estimated 6,000 marijuana plants Monday, the second time in August that deputies uncovered a growing operation in eastern Skamania County.

For a school founded in the middle of the Great Depression, it was fitting that Clark College debuted its newest location last week in east Vancouver during another prolonged - albeit less cataclysmic - economic downturn.

Skamania County sheriff's deputies turned their hands to agriculture this morning as they began eradicated at least 10,000 marijuana plants discovered in the Columbia River Gorge.

Skamania County is proving to be a popular place for mexican drug cartels. For the second time this month, deputies found a large pot grow in Dog Creek about 10 miles east of Stevenson.

The 1980 eruption destroyed Mount St. Helens' previous symmetry, blowing out the roughly 4 billion cubic yards of rock, ash and magmatic material from the mountain's northern flank.

THE REGION Cleaning of Puget Sound brings tribes full circle: The Nisqually tribe's dive team is part of a $4.6 million stimulus-financed effort to remove fishing nets that were lost or discarded decades ago but can still kill fish, birds and other animals.

John Gotts, who filed as a candidate for the 15th legislative district but never campaigned, has changed his mind about his political future.

Plans for a wind farm on some state land in Skamania County are on hold because it's spotted owl habitat.