Morton NewsLocal news for Morton, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Better numbers for steelhead, but weather bringing mixed results- February 14, 2008 It seems like the reports have been matching the weather, some brights spots and some still clouded over. via The News Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/morton-wa/2008/02/better-numbers-for-steelhead-but-weather-bring... Shutdown ordered at Longview Simpson mill- February 7, 2008 "As we take downtime, that affects inventory. It just depends on where prices are in the marketplace" Tacoma-based Simpson Timber is curtailing its Longview sawmill operations this week in response to the slumping housing market and low lumber prices. via Daily Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/morton-wa/2008/02/shutdown-ordered-at-longview-simpson-mill?from... Tax time - Love it or hate it- February 4, 2008 "I love the tax season, because I get earned-income credit." Do you love or hate the tax season and why That's the question The World asked people around the greater Wenatchee area last week. via Wenatchee Worldhttp://www.topix.net/city/morton-wa/2008/02/tax-time-love-it-or-hate-it?fromrss=1 P-I is looking for Jefferson nominees- February 2, 2008 "Our annual Jefferson Awards campaign, and the civic celebration luncheon where the awards are presented, are favorites for those among our readers who like to learn about the good things that go on around us" Mark Boyar spearheaded an effort to clean up and help preserve the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, which had become little more than a garbage dump east of North Bend. via Seattle Post-Intelligencerhttp://www.topix.net/city/morton-wa/2008/02/p-i-is-looking-for-jefferson-nominees?fromrss=... White Pass Stays Busy- February 1, 2008 "They're a mess right now but, we're working on it" Trucks were rumbling over White Pass Wednesday and this morning after the state's main east-west highway over the Cascades at Snoqualmie Pass was closed for the second time this week by avalanche dangers. via The Chronicle, Centralia, WAhttp://www.topix.net/city/morton-wa/2008/01/white-pass-stays-busy?fromrss=1 |