Troopers slap 41 drivers with fines for cell phone violations

Pamplin Media Group Fri, Feb 5, 2010

Oregon State Police cited 41 drivers and warned 250 others across the state since the beginning of the year for violating Oregon's new hands-free …

Police nab alleged laundromat flasher in St. Helens

By Stover E. Harger III /
The South County Spotlight
Wed, Feb 3, 2010
Updated Feb 3, 2010

On Wednesday Police arrested the man they believe is responsible for a series of flashings and sex abuse last month at a local laundromat. Ian …

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State plays 20 questions with hospital district

By Darryl Swan /
The South County Spotlight
Wed, Feb 3, 2010

The state agency responsible for regulatory oversight of the proposed Columbia River Community Hospital on Friday returned a list of 20 questions …

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Rampaging dogs kill baby goat and its mom By Stover E. Harger III / The South County Spotlight Wed, Feb 3, 2010 April Wedgworth thought it would be OK if she took a quick nap after two long days of caring for her baby goat. But she awoke to the horrific sight …

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Legislative leaders start special session with simple goal: jobs, jobs, jobs

By Steve Law /
The South County Spotlight
Wed, Feb 3, 2010
Updated Feb 3, 2010

Democratic legislative leaders promised Monday to work on job creation and aiding struggling families and small businesses, as state lawmakers …

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Warren store offers new, but familiar, feeling By Stover E. Harger III / The South County Spotlight Wed, Feb 3, 2010 After The Ruby Ranch Cookhouse closed its doors in early December, the mother and son team of Rozetta and Tommy Elstoen decided to expand their local …

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PCC commits $25,000 to aid county outreach

By Erica Ryberg /
The South County Spotlight
Thu, Feb 4, 2010

Portland Community College’s Rock Creek Campus has earmarked $25,000 for an account to aid college initiatives in Columbia County, an effort to …

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- Man files suit against St. Helens over water trouble

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- Convicted dogfighter’s pit bulls on death row

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- Police nab alleged serial graffiti tagger in the act

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- Miss Oregon's CC Barber gets Miss America swimsuit win

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- CC Barber vies for Miss America crown

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- CC Rider starts Saturday Portland rides

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Locals examine fallout from Measures 66/67

By Erica Ryberg / The South County Spotlight
Wed, Feb 3, 2010

Last week, Columbia County voters, and the state as a whole, approved keeping the tax increases defined by Ballot Measures 66 and 67. The legislature …

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Fish preserve By Darryl Swan / The South County Spotlight Wed, Feb 3, 2010 Deb McQueen knows fish. In a subculture dominated by men, the independent-thinking 47-year-old Scappoose woman not only holds her own, but is a …

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Around the region

The South County Spotlight
Thu, Feb 4, 2010
Updated Feb 4, 2010

Rainier A class for parents with young children begins in Rainier on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 9 a.m. at the Rainier Head Start Center. ‘Make …

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Neither side budges in water tug of war

By Erica Ryberg / The South County Spotlight
Wed, Jan 27, 2010

The city of St. Helens and the McNulty People’s Utility District remain deadlocked in a battle over who will serve a potentially dense customer …

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- Voters say ‘yes’ to tax increase measures

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- Around the region

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- CRPUD to award students with electrical dreams

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- Developer of Havlik Road properties files bankruptcy

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- Second Street, as envisioned, will unlock Scappoose neighborhood

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- Former St. Helens official hired to county economic development post

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- Brown Gold

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- ‘Race to the Top’ grant brings dollars, controversy to schools

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