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Veterans Needs Drive set for Saturday in Longview posted on Monday, 2012, May 14 - 14:44 LONGVIEW, Wash. -- Cowlitz AmeriCorps Network and Longview Housing Authority's Veteran Integration Program are partnering together to refurbish the Stratford Arms Apartments for a new housing project... read more...
'Stamp Out Hunger' today posted on Saturday, 2012, May 12 - 07:33 PORTLAND, Ore. – If you’re feeling charitable, you can help "stamp out hunger" on Saturday. “Stamp Out Hunger” is the annual food drive by the Oregon Food Bank and... read more...
Beech Street Streetscape Improvement Project open house set for May 16 posted on Thursday, 2012, May 10 - 09:35 LONGVIEW, Wash. -- Officials from the City of Longview are invited to a May 16 workshop to provide feedback about streetscape improvements planned along Beech Street between 21st and 28th avenues.The... read more...
'It absolutely smells. I can't even describe it' posted on Thursday, 2012, May 10 - 09:27 LONGVIEW, Wash. – A private landfill on Mount Solo has been closed for years but it's not empty and neighbors say the smell coming from it is unbearable. Cowlitz County wants it cleaned up, too... read more...
Longview man with windmill takes city to task over charges posted on Wednesday, 2012, May 9 - 15:04 LONGVIEW, Wash. – Ken Spring of Longview says he does everything by the book. He said all the buildings on his neatly tended property in Cowlitz County are permitted and he always tries to... read more...
Brickey appointed to State Electrical Board posted on Wednesday, 2012, May 9 - 08:00 LONGVIEW, Wash. -- Washington Governor Christine Gregoire has appointed Community Development Director John Brickey to the Washington State Electrical Board, effective July 8.Brickey currently serves... read more...
Friends of the Longview Library Book Sale set for later this month posted on Tuesday, 2012, May 8 - 09:39 LONGVIEW, Wash. -- Hop into summer reading with books at bargain prices, thanks to the Friends of the Longview Library who are hosting its spring book sale.The sale will be held in the Longview... read more...
Where are you headed for Cinco de Mayo? posted on Saturday, 2012, May 5 - 16:46 PORTLAND, Ore. -- Cinco de Mayo is an annual tradition that is once again upon us. Several events throughout the Portland-Vancouver area are happening in the days leading up to Cinco de Mayo, along... read more...
City scores $169K to 'green-up' Tennant Way entryway posted on Friday, 2012, May 4 - 09:00 LONGVIEW, Wash. -- Officials from the City of Longview announced recently that the Washington State Legislature included a $169,000 grant in the capital budget for the Tennant Way gateway streetscape... read more...