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Public invited to discuss healthy solutions at community conference
Thu, 17 May 2012 17:45:00 -0700

It's no secret Cowlitz County leads the state in obesity and smoking rates, but Michael O'Neill hopes to do something about it.

Wash. Supreme Court to hear I-1183 challenge
Thu, 17 May 2012 12:06:38 -0700

The Washington Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday over the constitutionality of a voter-approved initiative to privatize liquor sales and dismantle a state-run system that's been in place for decades.

Election Filings: Anagnostou to challenge McCrady for PUD seat
Mon, 14 May 2012 22:31:00 -0700

Kurt Anagnostou, a former Longview mayor, filed Monday to challenge Cowlitz PUD Commissioner Mark McCrady, according to the Cowlitz County Auditor's office.

Opponents make last bid to halt Wash. liquor law
Fri, 18 May 2012 05:33:14 -0700

Opponents of Washington state's liquor-privatization initiative made a final bid Thursday to invalidate the voter-approved law just two weeks before it is set to take effect.An attorney argued before the ...

Opponents make last bid to halt state liquor law
Sat, 19 May 2012 00:31:35 -0700

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Opponents of Washington state's liquor-privatization initiative made a final bid Thursday to invalidate the voter-approved law just two weeks before it is set to take effect.

Clark County honors fallen officers at annual ceremony
Thu, 17 May 2012 18:55:18 -0700

A bagpipe rendition of “Amazing Grace” rang out in front of the Clark County Public Service Center. Police officers with K9s lined the courtyard while a group of Clark County’s top law enforcement officials -- dressed in their best -- watched the honor guard raise an American flag to half-mast.

Liquor privatization sales go to state's high court
Thu, 17 May 2012 06:20:06 -0700

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The Washington Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Thursday over the constitutionality of a voter-approved initiative privatizing liquor sales. At issue is whether the initiative violates state rules requiring measures to address only one subject, because it includes a provision to set aside $10 million for public safety. A Cowlitz County judge in March upheld the initiative ...

Cowlitz County authorities to conduct seat belt patrols beginning Monday
Mon, 14 May 2012 16:45:00 -0700

Local law enforcement agencies will conduct seat belt enforcement patrols between May 21 and June 3, according to the state Traffic Safety Commission.

State report puts Cowlitz County jobless rate at 12 percent for March
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:45:00 -0700

Cowlitz County's jobless rate was 12 percent in March, nearly unchanged from the previous month but almost a percentage point improved from a year earlier, the state's Employment Security Department reported Tuesday.

State Supreme Court hears liquor privatization arguments
Thu, 17 May 2012 18:00:00 -0700

OLYMPIA — Citing state laws that forbid initiatives from including multiple subjects, opponents of liquor privatization urged the Washington State Supreme Court Thursday to overturn Initiative 1183, approved by state voters last fall.