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Saturday Dec 27 | The Columbian

A driving nightmare before Christmas

Traffic moves slowly in a light snow near the Interstate 5 Bridge in Vancouver on Wednesday morning.

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Related Topix: Portland Metro, Vancouver, WA, Clark County, WA, Weather

Thu Dec 25, 2008

The Columbian

Amboy Baptist Church plans new building

Amboy Amboy Baptist Church has submitted early plans for a new 9,000-square-foot church.

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Related Topix: Clark County, WA

Wed Dec 24, 2008

The Columbian

In winter's icy grasp

Motorists take advantage of a wide shoulder area to take chains off their vehicles Tuesday morning on I-5 near the 39th Street exit in Vancouver, Washington.

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Related Topix: Vancouver, WA, Blizzard, Weather, Portland Metro

Sun Dec 21, 2008

The Columbian

County crews undertake marathon road clearing effort

The Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency reports that county public works crews are continuing a marathon effort to deal with snow and icy roads in higher elevations in the north, eastern and southeastern ...

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Related Topix: La Center, WA, Hockinson, WA, Battle Ground, WA, Camas, WA, Washougal, WA

Fri Dec 19, 2008

The Columbian

Battle Ground schools announcement

Battle Ground Public Schools statement: The following Battle Ground schools will be closed Friday, December 19: Battle Ground High, Summit View alternative High School, Tukes Valley schools, Yacolt and Amboy ...

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Related Topix: Battle Ground, WA, Yacolt, WA

Sun Dec 07, 2008

The Columbian

Costs grow for farmers as Christmas tree sales hold steady

Daybreak U-cut is among a number of Clark County Christmas tree farms being affected by the economy.

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Related Topix: Clark County, WA, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Battle Ground, WA, La Center, WA, Vancouver, WA

Fri Dec 05, 2008

The Columbian

Breaking Down the Budget: A quick look at Clark County's 2-...

Network administrator Rick Schnelle monitors computers throughout Clark County's offices.

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Related Topix: Clark County, WA, Orchards, WA

Sat Nov 29, 2008

The Columbian

Free turkey dinners on menu

Free Thanksgiving dinners are on the menu in the Amboy-Yacolt area today. The community is getting together to offer the meals from noon to 3 p.m. at the Mountain View Valley Grange, 40107 N.E. 221st Ave.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Yacolt, WA, Clark County, WA

Thu Nov 27, 2008

The Columbian

Boy suspected of wielding blade on school bus

A 14-year-old boy was taken into custody Tuesday evening after he allegedly threatened a girl on the Amboy school bus with a scissor blade.

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Related Topix: Clark County, WA

Mon Nov 17, 2008

The Columbian

A fleet of classic cars falls to the auctioneer's ...

Kids play on a rusty classic car Saturday at an estate sale in Brush Prairie. The barn fresh, as folks call it, was an auction of 20-some vintage vehicles collected by the late Bob Dempsey.

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Related Topix: Brush Prairie, WA, Home Listing, Home

Fri Nov 07, 2008

The Columbian

Clerk threatened as man robs Mini Mart

A knife-wielding man who robbed the Evergreen Mini Mart Wednesday night threatened to kill a female clerk, police reported.

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Related Topix: Vancouver, WA, Portland Metro, Klickitat County, WA

Mon Oct 27, 2008

The Columbian

Man rescued after fall into ravine

A 53-year-old Amboy man was taken to a hospital Sunday evening after falling 60 feet down a ravine near Lake Merwin in north Clark County.

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Related Topix: Clark County, WA, Fire, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Washougal, WA

Mon Oct 06, 2008

The Columbian

Liquor licences

The following have applied to the Washington state Liquor Control Board: David Zine and Margaret Stroebe, for a license to sell spirits at Mt.

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Related Topix: Vancouver, WA, Portland Metro

Fri Oct 03, 2008

The Columbian

Battle Ground knitting group gives more than 200 hats to those battling cancer

Cancer patient Lauren Bowles, left, and her boyfriend Jake Taylor wear hats they picked from hundreds brought to the Vancouver Cancer Center Thursday by a Battle Ground knitting club.

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Related Topix: Battle Ground, WA, Life, Hobbies, Knitting, Vancouver, WA, Portland Metro, Health, Lung Cancer

Sun Aug 24, 2008

The Columbian

Panel urges fewer rural restrictions

Could it be the formula for a farming renaissance? Or a recipe for rural sprawl? Whatever might happen, a group of rural residents handpicked by Clark County's commissioners last spring are calling for a strong ...

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Related Topix: Hockinson, WA, Vancouver, WA, Portland Metro, Camas, WA, Clark County, WA

Fri Aug 22, 2008

The Columbian

Man dies after vehicle smashes into tree

A man was killed early Wednesday morning when his vehicle went off a rural road in Amboy and hit a tree.

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Related Topix: Clark County, WA

Wed Aug 20, 2008

The Columbian

Voters rescue East County Fire

Despite a flagging economy, East County Fire & Rescue and Clark County Fire District 10 appear to have won their bids to secure and improve emergency response capabilities.

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Related Topix: Clark County, WA, Washougal, WA, Fire, Camas, WA

Mon Aug 04, 2008

KREM-TV Spokane

Autistic boy safe after three nights in the woods

The 11-year-old autistic boy who disappeared Saturday while hiking with his family outside Amboy found his own way to the trailhead after spending three nights in the woods.

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Related Topix: Skamania County, WA

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The boy was hiking on Siouxon Trail east of Amboy, Washington when he became lost.

Saturday night, a father from Portland called Skamania County 9-1-1 to report his 11 year old autistic boy was missing on the Siouxon Trail east of Amboy Washington.

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Related Topix: Skamania County, WA

Sat Jul 26, 2008

The Columbian

District 10 asks again to staff fire crews

Here's food for thought for the 8,800 folks who live in the greater Amboy area - including Chelatchie Prairie, Fargher Lake, View and Cedar Creek.

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Related Topix: Clark County, WA, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Kelso, WA

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