Monitor NewsLocal news for Monitor, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Scientist Monitor Slow Slide Quakes Under Washington- May 23, 2008 Another slow moving quake has been detected in Western Washington University of Washington scientists will be collecting 100 portable instruments from an area near Port Angeles Thursday.http://www.topix.net/city/monitor-wa/2008/05/scientist-monitor-slow-slide-quakes-under-was... Avalanche inundates Icicle Road- May 21, 2008 Forest Service employees check out a huge mudslide that swept down Doctor Creek into the Icicle Creek drainage and inundated Icicle Road far below.http://www.topix.net/city/monitor-wa/2008/05/avalanche-inundates-icicle-road?fromrss=1 Smoke detectors awaken residents, who flee blaze- May 19, 2008 Smoke detectors awakened the residents of a double-wide mobile home late Sunday night, enabling them to escape a fire that heavily damaged their home.http://www.topix.net/city/monitor-wa/2008/05/smoke-detectors-awaken-residents-who-flee-bla... Bridge to stay open during repairs- May 16, 2008 MONITOR &8212 Chelan County commissioners decided on Tuesday they will not close the West Monitor Bridge, but instead keep it open while repairs are made in the coming weeks. via Wenatchee Worldhttp://www.topix.net/city/monitor-wa/2008/05/bridge-to-stay-open-during-repairs?fromrss=1 Chelan commissioners still reluctant to close West Monitor Bridge- May 14, 2008 "It seems like we have this changing landscape that now all of a sudden that (making repairs in October) is not good enough" The Federal Highway Administration last week informed Chelan County the West Monitor Bridge should to be closed immediately until critical repairs can be made to prevent its collapse. via Wenatchee Worldhttp://www.topix.net/city/monitor-wa/2008/05/chelan-commissioners-still-reluctant-to-close... Dateline Earth: Grease bandits strike WA biodiesel maker- May 12, 2008 "There's some piracy that's going on" Support biodiesel, eat more fries. Meryl SchenkerP-I Biodiesel refiners are getting hit by "grease bandits" who steal used cooking oil from restaurants to make the environmentally-friendly fuels. via Seattle Post-Intelligencerhttp://www.topix.net/city/monitor-wa/2008/05/dateline-earth-grease-bandits-strike-wa-biodi... Southcenter prepares to unveil new face, new space this summer- May 10, 2008 "Retail is what it's all about" On July 25, Westfield Southcenter will open the doors to its $240 million addition -- complete with a 90-foot glass facade that lets shoppers and diners see Mount Rainier from inside the building. via Seattle Post-Intelligencerhttp://www.topix.net/city/monitor-wa/2008/05/southcenter-prepares-to-unveil-new-face-new-s... Migrant camps prepare for seasonal tenants- May 8, 2008 "At night, people can sleep without suffocating from the heat" Roberto Jimenez, a construction worker for Q.V.O., works on the new building at the Wenatchee River County Park migrant labor camp Monday afternoon. via Wenatchee Worldhttp://www.topix.net/city/monitor-wa/2008/05/migrant-camps-prepare-for-seasonal-tenants?fr... |