ELECTION: Incumbent commissioners to battle Maygra and Mayo in November

Earl Fisher and Tony Hyde win the most votes for their Columbia County Commissioner seats

By Stover E. Harger III / The South County Spotlight Wed, May 16, 2012

Columbia County Commissioners Earl Fisher and Tony Hyde won the most votes in the May 15 primary election, but because they failed to secure a …

St. Helens Post Office shoos ‘Buddy Poppy’ vets

By Darryl Swan /
The South County Spotlight
Wed, May 16, 2012

Some veterans and their supporters are feeling cast out after their discovery the longtime practice of using the St. Helens Post Office lobby to hand …

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Scappoose answers UGB critics in state filing

By Stover E. Harger III /
The South County Spotlight
Wed, May 16, 2012

In its formal response to land use advocates’ objections that Scappoose’s ongoing urban growth boundary proposal was based on faulty …

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Vernonia woman killed in Thursday crash The South County Spotlight Wed, May 16, 2012 A Vernonia woman was killed Thursday afternoon when the car she was driving traveled off the right shoulder of Highway 47 and crashed head-on into …

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City gets 71 applications for vacant administrator post

The South County Spotlight
Wed, May 16, 2012

The city of St. Helens received 71 applications for its vacant city administrator position. A planned public meeting for city council to pare …

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Safe driving fair a dream realized By Stover E. Harger III / The South County Spotlight Wed, May 9, 2012 When 17-year-old Taija Belwood died in an accident off Cornelius Pass Road on Dec. 31, 2007, her family made it a priority to see the busy …

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Suspected St. Helens shooter charged with murder

By Stover E. Harger III /
The South County Spotlight
Mon, May 7, 2012
Updated May 9, 2012

A Portland man arrested after a double shooting in St. Helens Sunday has been charged with murder following the death of one of his alleged …

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- State shortfall yields sweeping court cuts

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- Candidates file lawsuit against Port president in campaign sign squabble

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- Group pitches disc golf course in St. Helens

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- Bandages from Scappoose to India

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FBI: Officer deaths up 22 percent

By Stover E. Harger III / The South County Spotlight
Wed, May 16, 2012

The number of U.S. officers feloniously killed last year jumped by 22 percent over 2010, according to preliminary statistics released May 14 by the …

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Not a bad day's work The South County Spotlight Wed, May 16, 2012 Scappoose’s own Caleb Pentecost won nearly $27,000 in cash and prizes during an appearance on Wheel of Fortune, which aired Monday. …

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Emergency likely cause of fatal crash

By Stover E. Harger III / The South County Spotlight
Wed, May 9, 2012

Police believe a medical emergency may have caused a May 7 crash that resulted in the death of a 52-year-old St. Helens man on Highway 30. Robert …

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May 15 primary election guide: Part 1 The South County Spotlight Wed, May 2, 2012 Earl Fisher - Incumbent JOB: Columbia County Commissioner. Elected in 2008. BACKGROUND: Fisher, a retired Clatskanie educator, has served on a …

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- Primary election guide: Part 2

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- County sees year’s first whooping cough case

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