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Stories by Heather Acheson

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July 3, 2012

Two-alarm fire at dairy farm in Washougal

Emergency crews responded to a two-alarm fire early Monday morning at Stauffer's Dairy Farm in Washougal. East County Fire and Rescue was dispatched to 541 S.E. Blair Road at approximately 12:30 a.m., and arrived to find a loafing shed and milking shed fully involved with fire, said ECFR Public Information Officer Rick Knapp Monday morning. The approximately 60 by 80 foot loafing shed, where cows are collected prior to milking, was the largest of the two structures destroyed. Fire crews from ECFR, Camas, Washougal and Vancouver battled the fire, which also threatened other structures on the property.

June 29, 2012

Blue-green algae found in Lacamas and Round lakes

The public is being advised to avoid contact with Lacamas Lake and Round Lake in Camas, including swimming, wading and jet skiing or water skiing, due to high levels of blue-green algae in its waters.

June 26, 2012

Time will tell if new fireworks laws make a difference

Fireworks. Some people love them, others absolutely hate them. It's a touchy subject for many. The issue typically comes to a head right around this time of year as fireworks sales begin in preparation for the Independence Day holiday, and the community is forced to deal with those who use the explosives both wisely, and not-so-wisely.

June 26, 2012

Camas marks first Fourth of July with new fireworks laws

In the wake of concerns about fireworks misuse and noise, in May 2011 the Camas City Council approved an ordinance with a more restrictive discharge and sale policy. Because the law didn't take effect until one year from the day it was approved, the upcoming Fourth of July holiday will be the first under the new rules. Deputy Fire Marshal Randy Miller said he has been working to get the word out.

June 19, 2012

Lighting the way toward a cure

Cancer. It's a word describing a disease that has unfortunately crept its way into nearly every person's life in one way or another. Some have battled the disease themselves, others have supported a family member or friend going through treatment, and others have tragically lost a person close to them to one of the hundreds of forms this disease takes.

June 19, 2012

Circular intersections are designed to make roads safer

How about those roundabouts? Since the four roundabouts were completed in Camas and Washougal, two at Union Street and two at Second Avenue, drivers have been adjusting to navigating the area in a whole new way. And the transition hasn't always been easy.

June 19, 2012

Union Street will close to traffic at night

Placement of bridge girders will cause the nighttime closure of Union Street in Camas this week. According to the Washington State Department of Transportation, full nighttime closures of Union Street at state Route 14 will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Second and Sixth streets will remain open.