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Cowlitz County, Washington, Selects Intergraph®'s Comprehensive Public Safety Solution
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:59:00 -0800
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cowlitz County, Washington, recently selected Intergraph®'s public safety software to reduce emergency response times and streamline operations for police, ...
Washington: Sales of homes up but prices down
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:23:51 -0800
Sales of existing homes in Washington rose in the final quarter to 2011, but prices continued to drop.
Local government entities reach deal on future of Kelso airport
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:09:41 -0800
After nearly two years of haggling, the cities of Kelso and Longview, Cowlitz County and Port of Longview have reached an agreement about how to govern, finance and improve the Kelso airport.
Group pushing E-Verify hits wall in Wahkiakum County
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:47:02 -0800
A Wahkiakum County commissioners meeting Tuesday became a shouting match when strongly worded testimonies from a group seeking restrictions on employing illegal workers prompted an accusation of racism.
Students diagnosed with whooping cough in Cowlitz Co.
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:20:57 -0800
Health officials in Cowlitz County are trying to control an outbreak of whooping cough that is already affecting students at two different schools.
Some local homeowners should get boost from major mortgage settlement
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:37:24 -0800
Hundreds or even thousands of Cowlitz County borrowers and home owners are eligible for help under a settlement of the nation's largest mortgage fraud case, the state attorney general's office announced Thursday.
Washington State: Love for All March for Marriage Equality Planned for Next Week
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:39:27 -0800
Same-sex marriage supporters will march in Cowlitz County Saturday and Sunday as part of a longer march from Vancouver to Olympia. The Love for All March for Marriage Equality is to express support for legalizing gay marriage in Washington and will cover a total of 100 miles.
Federal settlement could help troubled area homeowners
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:20:45 -0800
Hundreds or even thousands of Cowlitz County borrowers and home owners are eligible for help under a settlement of the nation's largest mortgage fraud case, the state attorney general's office announced Thursday.
Sheriff, police chief violated state law with liquor initiative ads
Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:28:33 -0800
Cowlitz County Sheriff Mark Nelson and Castle Rock Police Chief Bob Heuer violated state election law in a television commercial opposing a state initiative privatizing liquor sales last year, according to state documents and the men themselves.
Injured Cowlitz PUD lineman improving
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:20:58 -0800
A Cowlitz County PUD line foreman who was seriously injured Wednesday is making good progress, said PUD spokeperson Dave Andrew.