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Extreme heat expected through the week
…ay of this week, with predicted daytime temperatures in the 90s or over 100 degrees in some places. Cooling centers considered a key tool in preventing illness for people without air conditioning.
Saturday accident in Hazel Dell claims the life of driver
…American Medical Response personnel were dispatched to the 3900 block of NE 78th Street on the report of an injury collision.
More days added to Columbia spring Chinook fishery, which marks its best return since 2015
…2 to 180,000 adults, up from the pre-season forecast of 122,900
Commerce grants fund infrastructure at two VHA projects
Fourth Plain Community Commons in Vancouver received $345,900 and Weaver Creek Commons in Battle Ground received $1,335,605 through the Connecting Housing to Infrastructure program.
Opinion: Emergency powers reform killed by lawmakers
…res tactics used by House Democratic leadership to kill SB 5909.
Spring Chinook salmon fishing season set for Columbia River
The 2022 forecast for upriver spring Chinook numbers is 122,900 fish, which would be the highest return since 2016 and above the 91,756 fish that returned last year.
Senate passes emergency powers bill without Republican amendments
…ders issue statement in response to passage of Senate Bill 5909.
DOH traces COVID-19 outbreak to high school wrestling tournaments
…a Dec. 4 event in Puyallup, and the DOH says between 80 and 90 wrestlers throughout the state tested positive for COVID-19
Washougal students enjoy Pumpkin Patch field trip at Hathaway Elementary playground
Nearly 90 students took part in the ‘at-school pumpkin patch,’ including kindergarten, dual language kindergarten and transitional kindergarten cla…
Fire District 3 officials address increased call volumes, fire loss and future growth
…es challenges to continue to serve its 40,000 residents and 90 square miles of service area.
Street preservation projects underway in the city of Battle Ground
…on this year’s Street Preservation Program. Approximately $900,000 is being invested in 2021 to improve pavement conditions in neighborhoods throughout the city. Six locations are scheduled for Mill…
Interstate Bridge reached peak capacity in early‐1990s and the Glenn Jackson Bridge did so in the mid‐2000s
Transportation planners fail to add vehicle capacity in their 20-year plans while saying vehicle miles traveled will increase substantially.