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Rainier News Updated : Likely no fishing for lower Columbia spring chinook in 2009 It's not official yet, but very likely there will be no spring chinook salmon fishing in 2009 in the Columbia River downstream of the Willamette, or in the Willamette River itself. Publ.Date : Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:07:40 GMT Voters OK Mayo measure General contractor Wayne Mayo of Scappoose wrote two anti-illegal immigrant ballot measures. Publ.Date : Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:55:29 GMT Shooter sought after black lab is found shot in the face near Rainier COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ore. A friendly black Labrador Retriever found shot in the face is under care at an animal shelter in Columbia County and animal control officers are looking for the shooters. Publ.Date : Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:55:27 GMT A blight on your town? The waterfront district in historic Olde Towne St. Helens is one of the areas city councilors are considering for an urban renewal district. Publ.Date : Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:05:13 GMT Ore. man known for nudity heading to jail ST. HELENS, Ore. A Rainier-area man some called the "Naked Neighbor" for his public displays of nudity on his property will be going to jail in relation to child pornography. Publ.Date : Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:12:51 GMT Bridge inspection restricts loads The Highway 433 Lewis & Clark Bridge will undergo a bridge inspection operation this weekend that will make the two-lane bridge too narrow for oversized loads to cross. Publ.Date : Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:40:34 GMT Foss Hybrid Tug in Construction in Rainier In construction at Rainier Shipyard in Rainier, Oregon, Foss Maritime's Hybrid Tug combines batteries, generators and main engines to reduce air pollution and offer greater fuel economy. Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:54:33 GMT Rainier man's murder stuns neighbors "Nice, polite and reclusive" is how Vern McCullough's neighbors describe the 62-year-old Vietnam veteran who was found murdered at his home off Highland Road about four miles north of St. Publ.Date : Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:32:09 GMT Rainier man person of interest in neighbor's murder ST. HELENS, Ore. -- State police detectives named a person of interest in a murder in rural Northwestern Oregon. Publ.Date : Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:30:58 GMT Road trip to Columbia and Clatsop--or how I got to spend Saturday freebasing grassroots campaigning Road trip to Columbia and Clatsop--or how I got to spend Saturday freebasing grassroots campaigning Carla Axtman Last Saturday I was privileged to ride along on a long and energizing day of campaigning down ... Publ.Date : Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:30:37 GMT Drug Arrests Made In Columbia County A Columbia County narcotics team arrested two people during a drug investigation near Rainier on Friday. Publ.Date : Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:42:30 GMT The body of 62 year old Vernon McCullough was found on his property Monday. Detectives from the Oregon State Police, working in conjunction with the Columbia County Major Crimes Team, are investigating a homicide following the discovery of a man who died at his property Monday evening ... Publ.Date : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:31:52 GMT Ore. Hood to Coast Relay victim expected to survive Family members say a Lincoln High School student hit by a car during the Hood to Coast relay has a broken leg and serious internal injuries but is expected to survive. Publ.Date : Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:31:39 GMT Teen runner hit by car during Hood to Coast Relay Two people were seriously injured during the Hood to Coast relay when a car hit a teenage runner. Publ.Date : Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:28:45 GMT